For the first time the ABS has released a monthly underemployment estimate, with total hours worked dropping for the 13th month in a row. So the economic narrative continues, good news but things remain fragile.
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Why Roy Morgan is like Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi
Roy Morgan Research is like the Soup Nazi, says Pacific Magazines’ Nick Chan: “the service is crap but the soup is the best.”
Industrial peace in our time?
As Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard turns up the pressure on the Coalition in an attempt to swiftly usher Labor’s industrial relations laws through parliament, new Roy Morgan research shows Australians expect little trouble at t’mill in the year ahead, writes Christian Kerr.
Confidence in jobs market poses IR reform challenges
Record numbers of Australians say they could find a new job quickly, while four out of five say their job is safe, according to a new survey by Roy Morgan Research on employment, writes Christian Kerr.
Health the issue, says Morgan. Over to you Kevin
Green voters are most concerned about… No, not the environment. Nor water. But health. As are Coalition, Labor and supporters of independents and the minor parties, or so Roy Morgan Research polling shows, writes Christian Kerr.
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.
Australia Revealed: Posh, pub or pizza and the polls
Could pub diners decide the next election? Today, we’re looking at what diners matter – the ones who go posh, the ones who go to the pub or the ones who go for pizza, writes Christian Kerr.
Australia Revealed: posh, pub or pizza and the polls
Could pub diners decide the next election? Crikey is digging into Roy Morgan Research data to pull out different demographic groups to find out what seats they’re located in and how they are going to vote.
Today, we’re looking at what diners matter – the ones who go posh, the ones who go to the […]
Where will rate rises bite most?
Who wins from the rates rise? Who loses? It mightn’t be quite as obvious as we’re lead to believe, writes Christian Kerr.
Australia revealed: Punters pals
Today, we thought we’d drilling down into data from Roy Morgan Research to see which politicians are the punters’ pals – to see how the race-going public votes and compare their voting intentions with people who chose other entertainment option, writes Christian Kerr.
Australia revealed: TV watching
Which electorates are our biggest commercial TV watchers? Thanks to Roy Morgan research we now know.
Australia revealed: You are what you eat
You are what you eat? Do voters who like to have traditional meals at home live in National Party territory where they like their beef? That’s what Crikey has set out to analyse today in our demographic snapshot of Australia.
Australia revealed: Interest rates and financial security
Crikey is mining into Roy Morgan Research data to pull out different demographic groups to find out what seats they’re located in and how they are going to vote. With inflation figures out today, we thought we’d look at voters’ views on interest rates and financial security.
Debate Reactor: slow and steady wins the race?
The polls are still good – but Kevin Rudd has five weeks, 16 seats and a Prime Minister who finishes strongly, according to Roy Morgan’s Reactor.
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.
Crikey/Morgan Reactor: There’s hope for Cossie yet
Australians have reacted positively to Peter Costello’s interview with Laurie Oakes on the Sunday program in which he outlined his views on a vision for the country and the need for concrete policies and a plan, according to the Crikey/Roy Morgan Reactor – the online real time reaction device based on an Australia-wide sample of 483 electors.
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.
Morgan Poll: another take on Eden Monaro
Eden Monaro got a new MP in 1972. It changed hands in 1975. In 1983. In 1996. You get the drift. That’s why it was let leak yesterday that internal Coalition polling has the government ahead in the electorate.
Business owners will hire less under Labor: Morgan Poll
Business owners say that Labor’s IR policy will stifle growth. They see sacking off the agenda, but also say that hiring staff would be too difficult under a Rudd regime.
Election 2007: an IR referendum?
The federal election could end up being a referendum on industrial relations and the union movement, according to qualitative research from Roy Morgan Research.
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.
Where do we get our news from?
Television remains the main source of international and domestic news and current affairs for Australians, according to Roy Morgan research, although the internet is creeping up.
