The Government needed to radically change the story of the 2007 election campaign yesterday. However, it was more of the same, writes David MacCormack.
Fortnight
Barns: Oh, what a mess for Keelty and Andrews
The publication of an email in morning’s Australian, which details AFP plans to detain Mohammed Haneef if he was granted bailed, raises a series of questions which must be answered, writes Greg Barns.
Westpac swoops on Rams
Westpac surprised the market this morning with a deal to pick up the brand name, franchisees and future business of the troubled Rams home loan group.
PM says he’s going, Coalition vote improves
The Coalition’s primary vote is up by 3.5 points in the wake of John Howard’s announcement he will hand over the prime ministership at some stage during the next term if he wins the forthcoming election, the latest Morgan Poll has found.
Mixing the polls: Tuesday edition
Today’s poll-mix, of a Morgan, Nielsen and Newspoll over the last fortnight, giving greater weight to the Newspoll because it is most recent (more here on the methodology) shows a 56 to 44 two party preferred in Labor’s favour.
Mixing the polls: Monday edition
Friday’s Morgan poll had federal Labor ahead of the government 59 to 41 two party preferred. Such a result, if repeated at an election – assuming a uniform swing – would translate to… well…you know the rest.
Election timing: the core issue revealed
The Federal election can’t and won’t be held on 20 October because everyone who lives in Bennelong can tell you, that’s the date of the Granny Smith Festival, writes Bennelong resident Andrew Elder.
Poll of polls: entering unprecedented territory
Today’s ACNielsen makes it four in a row. Over the last fortnight each of the big polling outfits has published a set of results which has shown a jump in Labor’s already huge lead compared with the pollster’s previous result. Such unanimity among pollsters is actually quite rare.
Poll-of-polls: ALP gap growing; no nail-biting in sight
Today’s Crikey-Mumble (Crumble?) poll-mix, prompted by the Newspoll, serves as a reminder that that pollster really should take its preferences more seriously.
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Textor poll: someone’s last, deperate throw?
Who leaked the Mark Textor report to the press and why? There are two possible explanations, writes Richard Farmer.
Haneef, Andrews and the web of hypocrisy
Federal Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews’ weekend media performances merely confirmed what must be becoming obvious to any disinterested observer of Mr Andrews’ conduct over the Haneef matter – he lacks the insight and wisdom to be a government minister in a sensitive portfolio where he is dealing with people’s lives.
When it comes to Newspoll the Price is right
“Newspoll’s prognostications are becoming so predictable it must be tempting for the bean counters to avoid the expense of actually ringing people up,” writes Matt Price in The Oz. Once again Crikey’s Pick the Newspoll contest is round about the mark.
Wheatley goes down — who’s next?
The sentence of 15 months in prison for over $300,000 of tax evasion handed out to rock music entrepreneur Glenn Wheatley should not surprise anyone.
Local NT police: we need the permit system
There is a growing groundswell of opinion from bush coppers that the abolition of the permit system on Aboriginal land will be a disaster from a policing point of view, writes Henry Ivey.
