Two more grim poll results send Labor further south in the latest weekly poll aggregate, writes Poll Bludger’s William Bowe.
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Newspoll quarterly aggregate: January-March
The latest Newspoll quarterly aggregates have Labor down three points in Victoria, two in New South Wales and Western Australia, and one in Queensland and South Australia, writes William Bowe.
READ MORETips and rumours
Boned ACT Liberal Senator poised to fight back … NT Liberal plotting? … telegrams can be sent from WA, too …
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Labor insider: Barnett’s re-election not entirely certain
The Liberal campaign in WA has been a chaotic mess, with Colin Barnett’s Labor challenger Mark McGowan running well. Think the Liberals will be handily re-elected? Look closer, says former Labor adviser Luke Walladge.
READ MORESenate race: polling shows challenge to Greens power
Even on current polling Labor could retain some control of the Senate with the help of the Greens in the balance of power position, exclusive new polling from Essential Research reveals.
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Deconstructing Tony: Abbott and the manufacture of authenticity
Tony Abbott’s efforts to portray himself as an everyday bloke sit uneasily with his previous attempts to be a conservative intellectual.
READ MOREDon’t write Tony Abbott off yet. But if you do …
Tony Abbott only a limited time to turn around his poor personal polling numbers, in order to blitz the election. Is his leadership in trouble?
READ MOREHurricane Sandy didn’t just hit NYC
Crikey readers weigh in on the biggest issues of the day.
READ MOREThe Liberal history of women in parliament
Crikey readers weigh in on the issues of the day: Liberal women in parliament, Radio National and ranking journalists.
READ MOREAnd they’re not just women, they’re lawyers too
Crikey readers weigh in on the issues of the day.
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Where are the women in the Liberal Party?
As the Coalition mounts a rearguard assault on sexism, should the smaller proportion of conservative women in power raise alarm bells? Political watcher Stephen Luntz reports.
READ MORENewspoll: 53-47 to Coalition
Newspoll has Labor up further on a surprisingly strong result a fortnight ago: the Coalition’s two-party preferred lead is down from 54-46 to 53-47, and the primary votes are 35% for Labor (up two), writes William Bowe.
READ MOREAbbott’s budget reply: all values, no costings
Crikey media wrap: Last night Tony Abbott gave his budget reply speech, arguing a Coalition government would focus on business and find an additional $50 billion in savings. Just how his government would find these promised savings wasn’t specified.
READ MORELabor’s 2nd lowest Newspoll ever
Newspoll has the Coalition’s two-party lead out from 56-44 to 59-41.The two-party figure ranks as the Gillard government’s equal worst result, says William Bowe.
READ MOREEssential Research: 56-44 to Coalition
This week’s Essential Research shows no real change in voting intention on last week, with the Coalition up a point on the primary vote to 49%, Labor and the Greens steady on 31% and 11%, reports William Bowe.
READ MOREElectoral funding figures show Labor’s donations collapse
Labor’s donations advantage vanished at the 2010 election, new data from the Australian Electoral Commission shows.
READ MORESock puppets are not real people
Crikey readers have their say.
READ MORENewspoll: Gillard consolidates her lead
The latest Newspoll has the Coalition two-party lead at 54-46, down from an aberrant 57-43 a fortnight ago. The Coalition is down four points on the primary vote to 44%, reports William Bowe.
READ MORENewspoll: 57-43 to Coalition
The latest Newspoll has Labor recovering three points from their record low primary vote last time, but continuing to languish on 29%, reports William Bowe.
READ MORELabor has neither the brains nor strength to fix its problems
Labor’s leaders would have to be political geniuses to manoeuvre themselves out of the current fix — and they ain’t no geniuses.
READ MORENewspoll: disaffection for both parties
Newspoll has the Coalition lead up from 56-44 to 57-43, from primary votes of 27% for Labor (down two), 47% for the Coalition (steady) and a solid 14% for the Greens (up two), reports William Bowe.
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Kroger joins call to ban political donations … it’s prawns, Moet and satire for yachties …
They call him ‘the Pope’, Don Farrell is number six on our list of Political Fixers. Also Michael Yabsley gets the backing of Liberal Party grandee Michael Kroger over banning political donations, it’s prawns, Moet and satire for the yachties at Hamilton and Phil Green’s chance to give back.
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Liberal.org.au publishes calls to violence
There are dangers of a political party publishing comments as if it were a media organisation. On the Liberal Party’s liberal.org.au website, comments inciting violence against the Greens remain, notes Jeremy Sear.
READ MOREReith v Abbott: the early 90s wants its zeal back
The tensions between Tony Abbott and Peter Reith have deep roots in recent Liberal history. The former minister’s eagerness to prevent a return to “the Fraser years”, unencumbered by the party presidency, will be fascinating to watch.
READ MOREWhat will lure people back to political parties?
Until parties empower their members and can convince them they can achieve something positive for society, voters won’t be interested.
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