The latest Galaxy federal poll of Queenslanders sees a two-party preferred of 63-37 to the Coalition. The swing of 8% from the 2010 election would leave Kevin Rudd as Labor’s only QLD representative, writes William Bowe.
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Galaxy: 56-44 to Coalition
The latest Galaxy federal poll echoes other recent polling, with the Coalition leading 56-44 in the two-party preferred. Meanwhile, only 37% support a carbon tax, writes William Bowe.
Galaxy: 61-39 to LNP in Queensland
The Galaxy poll from Queensland published on Saturday shows results very similar to those of last week’s Newspoll: primary votes of 30 percent for Labor and 52 percent for the Liberal National Party, reports William Bowe.
Galaxy: 55-45 to LNP in Queensland
Lost in the excitement of the NSW election has been a breathtaking Galaxy poll showing the Liberal National Party set to sweep to victory under the sort-of-leadership of Campbell Newman, writes William Bowe.
Galaxy: 64-36 to Coalition in NSW
The latest Galaxy poll for New South Wales has the Coalition on 50 percent of the primary vote, down a point on the previous poll, with Labor up three to 23 percent, leveling out to 64-36 two-party preferred, writes William Bowe.
Galaxy: Anna Bligh approval up 35%
The latest Galaxy poll heralds a record shattering turnaround for the fortunes of Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, whose approval rating has surged from 25% to 60%, writes William Bowe.
Galaxy: 50-50 in Victoria
The latest Galaxy poll has the primary vote for Labor in Victoria at 36 percent and the Coalition on 44, leveling out at 50-50, writes William Bowe.
First Gillard polling
The first Galaxy and Nielsen polls of Julia Gillard are out, but they wont be measuring a proper voting intention, but instead measuring an initial public reaction, explains Possum Comitatus.
Mungo MacCallum: A politician is an arse upon which everything has sat except a man
The government is in diabolical trouble. No one gets Rudd’s mining tax and Tony Abbott is now a possibility of becoming PM. Whoever you vote for, a politician always gets in, so why bother?
Leadership polling: a comprehensive rundown
Galaxy, Newspoll and Morgan have all recently released new polls pitting Rudd and Gillard head-to-head, showing Gillard is closing in. But underneath the headline figures, something else is going on, explains Possum Comitatus.
Newspoll and Galaxy: 50-50
The Oz has Newspoll a day earlier than usual, and it confirms the picture of just about every other poll — including Galaxy — in having the two-party vote on 50-50, reports William Bowe.
Galaxy: NSW loves Keneally — but not enough to vote for her
The latest NSW Galaxy poll has Premier Kristina Keneally’s approval rating up eight points to 53%, but the Coalition is still dominating the ALP in the two-party preferred vote 57-43, reports William Bowe.
Liberals take the lead in SA
The latest Galaxy poll has the SA Liberals take a 51-49 lead in the two-party preferred vote for Saturday’s neck-and-neck state election. William Bowe has all the numbers.
Polls turn on Labor
Bad news for Kevin Rudd this morning: two new polls from Queensland and WA show the Coalition leading the government 51-49. Is this election shaping up to be an actual contest?
Galaxy: 56-44 to Coalition in NSW
The first major poll in NSW since Kristina Keneally became Premier finds Labor in familiar dire straits, trailing the 56-44 in the two-party preferred vote. William Bowe has all the numbers.
Greens get the climate poll they paid for
The Greens recently commissioned a Galaxy poll on public opinion to the Government’s ETS and, surprise surprise says Andrew Norton: it found Australians want a more ambitious emissions target.
Anna Bligh’s very bad week
Anna Bligh certainly wasn’t exaggerating when she observed that Queensland Labor had a bad week, writes Mark Bahnisch — nor has this week started off well for her.
Trust in Bligh has dried up
The Queensland state government is in dire trouble, dropping 10% in support since the election and the two-party-preferred now sitting at 41-59. It all comes down to one issue: Queenslanders believe that corruption is again rife.
Galaxy: 59-41 to LNP in QLD
Following a horror week for the Queensland government, a Galaxy survey shows a further plunge in support for QLD Labor, the LNP’s two-party lead opening up to 59-41.
Polls hit Turnbull. Hard.
Newspoll, ACNielsen and Galaxy have all reported in today — and they all report a disastrous tale of Malcolm Turnbull’s Utegate adventures last week. Pollbludger rounds up the numbers.
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