This won’t help Turnbull’s public trust issuesIf Godwin Grech turns out to be the long-suspected Treasury mole, the Opposition’s problem won’t be one of political ethics so much as public trust, says Possum. Malcom Turnbull should be worried.
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Despite what you read, the Qld polls were spot on
The MSM is filled to brim with absolute horsesh-t about the reality of the Queensland election polling results, writes Possum Comitatus.
Kevin Rudd, growth and the ‘you too’ campaign
It’s not the narrowing, but nor is it annihilation. It is an election in Australia, writes Christian Kerr.
The mystery of the conflicting polls
Yesterday, as part of our ongoing campaign to restore balance and accountability to the Senate, GetUp released a Galaxy poll showing the Coalition ahead of Labor (35% to 33%) for the first time this year in the Senate primary vote.
The insider’s guide to election pollwatching
There will be too many published polls to count, from various outfits, over the next six weeks. Most will be conducted with great professionalism, only a few will wear Mickey Mouse ears, and some will sit in between, writes Peter Brent.
Tax and churn and spend wears thin: Galaxy
I made a brave call last week – that the Government can win if it gets its economic pitch right. They don’t seem to be having much luck, writes Christian Kerr.
There’s only so much mileage in being the underdog
It’s deja vu all over again. Almost two months ago, the prime minister warned his colleagues that they were facing electoral “annihilation”. This week his tone was more plaintive, but the message was the same.
Holy psephology! News Ltd pollsters at odds
What’s this? Internecine warfare at News Limited over public opinion polls? It sure looks like it.
Be very qwiet, he’s hunting wabbits
Plan C, anybody? It appears that the Prime Minister wasn’t exaggerating when he told the government party room he didn’t have any rabbits to pull out of a hat. Indeed, today’s Galaxy polling published in the News Limited tabloids leaves the PM looking like a bunny.
Galaxy and the “bounce” that never was
Today’s opinion poll is from those wild and crazy folks at Galaxy. Published in the Murdoch tabloids, its results are unremarkable: Labor leads by 55-45 two-party preferred, off a primary vote of 46% to 41%. That’s a swing of just under 8%, slightly less than other polls in the last fortnight.
