The weekend before the party launches Coalition primary support was unchanged on 39% while Labor’s was up three points to 48, according to the latest face to face Morgan Poll, writes Christian Kerr.
Heading in the right direction
Rates rise, Coalition vote dives: Morgan Poll
The first major poll since this week’s interest rate rise shows a two point drop in the Coalition’s primary vote, writes Christian Kerr.
Coalition closes the gap: Morgan
With four weeks to go before the federal election, the latest face to face Morgan Poll show Labor 12 points ahead of the Coalition on a two party preferred basis, 56 to 44%, writes Christian Kerr.
Government regains some ground: Morgan poll
Coalition support is up, according to the latest face to face polling from Roy Morgan Research, but there won’t be much in the way of celebrations. They’ve only regained some lost ground. The Coalition camp is still besieged, writes Christian Kerr.
ALP vote at highest level under Rudd: Morgan
Labor’s primary vote has reached its highest level since Kevin Rudd took over the leadership last year – 54%, a rise of 4.5 points – according to the latest poll from Roy Morgan Research. Support for Coalition has dropped 3.5 points to 36%, writes Christian Kerr.
How soft is soft?
The Roy Morgan Research Centre has suggested that the Coalition should concentrate on “soft Labor voters” in its campaign strategy. Morgan might be right. But there are a number of other possible stories that could be written, write Irving Saulwick and Denis Muller.
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.
Labor leads 60/40: Morgan Poll
After last week’s swerve to the right, the latest Morgan Poll has Labor heading towards a solid election win.
First Kath & Kim, now Denis Shanahan
On Sunday the IR policy that dare not speak its name turned those aspirationals from Fountain Gate against John Howard. Today, the Newspoll has made Denis Shanahan bluntly warn: “John Howard has run out of time”.
Leadership tension sinks government vote: Morgan
Coalition primary support is down significantly in the wake of leadership sniping and the recent interest rate rise, according the latest face to face Morgan Poll.
Rates up, government vote down: Morgan
The Labor Party would win in a landslide if an election was held now, according to the latest telephone Morgan Poll. Morgan’s is the first major polling since Wednesday’s interest rate rise. Christian Kerr investigates. Meanwhile, here also is Richard Farmer’s Crikey Federal Election Indicator.
ALP lead steady despite Haneef: Morgan
The numbers are in, but what do they tell us about today and the future? Well, the government’s primary votes support remains unchanged on 40.5%, six and a half points behind the ALP (47%, down 0.5%), according to the latest face-to-face Morgan polling.
4.5% gain: Morgan Poll puts government on the up
While it might offend our subscribers’ sensibilities, Crikey understands that Coalition polling has indicated the Haneef affair has been playing well with punters. That’s been backed up by the latest poll from Roy Morgan Research.
Howard’s real emergency: Morgan Poll down 1%
The government’s primary vote has dropped 1% to 36%, in the first face-to-face Morgan Poll since Prime Minister John Howard declared indigenous child abuse in the Northern Territory a “national emergency” has found. Primary support for the ALP has risen 2.5% to 50.5%.
