Newspoll has published its first poll of state voting intention in South Australia since Labor’s lucky escape at last year’s election. After limping to a majority at the election, the poll now finds Labor trailing 56-44, reports William Bowe.
SA Liberals
Coming second doesn’t make you a winner
Wow, the Liberals came second in both the Tasmanian and the SA elections! What a great result. Except, that means they lost both elections, not that you’d realise from reading today’s headlines.
Poll Bludger: SA Labor holding on by skin of their teeth
However, the trend to the Liberals which began when Isobel Redmond became leader last July has continued to gather pace, to the extent that Labor now hopes for little more than to hang on as a minority government.
Political snippets: Polls apart!
Today’s Newspoll gives a quite different reading of the state of public opinion to the Morgan Poll from last Friday and yesterday’s Essential Report verdict. Plus, return of the old boys and other political news.
Newspoll: 53-47 to Labor in sexy SA
In the first Newspoll since the Mike Rann sex scandal became public, the SA ALP’s vote is down 4 points to an alarming 37%. Just four months out from the election, can Rann hold onto his high personal approval ratings?
Tips and rumours: Big losers in SA Liberal leadership battle
Anonymous tips hitting the Crikey in-box: The dust has settled on the SA Liberal leadership battle, but there were some big losers in the contest.
Another spin of the wheel for SA Libs
Not much has changed in South Australia since Chris Kenny described the state’s politics 12 years ago as “Melrose Place on ugly pills”.
Tips and rumours: Fridge magnets from federal MP
Nice fridge magnet from Robertson’s member … the SA Libs like 1970s all over again … irony at Media Watch … raids on a private school’s computer
