A Roy Morgan survey reported that during the last quarter of 2011, Australia recorded the highest unemployment and underemployment figures on record, writes Ava Hubble, a freelance journalist.
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Taxing credulity on carbon polls
Two pollsters — Roy Morgan and Galaxy — have lowered their colours in recent days with poorly framed questions on the carbon tax, writes William Bowe.
US midterm elections US midterms and more Reactor responses
Roy Morgan Research has run their Reactor technology over another couple of batches of political advertising for US midterms, giving us a look at American audience responses.
Vic election: health could hurt Labor in the bush, says poll
Victorian voters in rural and regional electorates say health services and hospitals are a key concern in the lead-up to next month’s state election, exclusive research commissioned for Crikey has revealed.
Inner-city voters hot under the collar on climate: Vic election poll
Melbourne’s ring of inner-city seats increasingly populated by iPhone-wielding professionals remain a hotbed of climate concern as the fight between Labor and the Greens warms up before next month’s state election, according to exclusive Roy Morgan research released to Crikey.
An election fought on law and order … but nobody gives a damn
Voters in key inner-city Victorian seats up for grabs in next month’s state election couldn’t care less about law and order despite the crimewave apparently engulfing their backyards, research commissioned exclusively for Crikey has revealed.
Unemployment down, but Labor’s marginals have suffered
Many of Labor’s most crucial marginal seats are also among the hardest hit by unemployment, with 14 electorates having unemployment rates over the national average, new data shows.
Consumers shrug off RBA’s rate hikes
Get ready for a rates rise. The level of rising confidence, taken with solid retail sales for November, good car sales, still strong demand for housing finance and surging overseas travel, have increased the odds of the RBA lifting rates.
Which magazines are Australians reading?
Girl With a Satchel combs through Roy Morgan’s latest readership figures to see which glossies Australians are — and aren’t — reading. Better Homes and Gardens continues to boom, while Cleo has taken a caning.
Four million reasons to doubt the jobless data
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.
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.
