“All the pollsters can’t be all right all the time”. Bob Dylan said something like that. So what can we predict about next Saturday’s result based on the most recent polls? asks Paul Comrie-Thomson.
Respondents
How truthful are poll answers?
How do you respond when you are interviewed by a pollster? Do you tell the truth or do you make up a response? And if the latter, how do you decide what to say and why do you do this?
Internet polling comes of age
Mention “online opinion poll” and a certain Disney cartoon character with big ears and red shorts (first name Mickey) comes to mind. And for good reason. Most, particularly of the “click here to tell us what do you think?” variety are just fluff and entertainment. But there are online polls and there are online polls., writes Peter Brent.
Queenslanders waiting with a baseball bat – for the local lad
The row over Queensland local government mergers seems set to flare again this week as the Government rams through changes to the Electoral Act allowing Queensland councils to hold plebiscites on the plans.
Garrett goes to heaven, Howard goes to hell
Politicians who imagine that their public service improves their chances of getting into heaven may get an unwelcome surprise when they stand before the pearly gates, according to a new study published today by The Australia Institute.
