Turnbull – What are His Policies?; Stone on Budget; Bob Carter
When an Australian PM makes an obviously pre-prepared address during a visit overseas his main object is not so much to inform his overseas audience as to let his supporters and opponents at home know his thinking about those government policies that are in dispute domestically. The address Turnbull made in Washington to the think-tank Centre for Strategic and International Studies was relevant particularly to his government’s policies on Islamic terrorism and our military involvement in Iraq/Syria –and to his own capacity to deliver them.
Coalition TPP Up under Turnbull. Turnbill on 7.30. Environment Threats as Paris Nears. A Greek Victory?
The Coalition’s Newspoll increase from a TPP of 46/54 to 51/49 is encouraging, particularly for Turnbull supporters, although it suggests a “wait and see” picture rather than the establishment of a conclusive electoral position. More encouraging is Turnbull’s improvement in the Better PM verdict from a minus 4% net under Abbott to a plus 34% net. Even here however there is a wait and see element in the 24% who remain “uncommitted”. Roy Morgan’s index of consumer confidence also jumped but only to fractionally above the long term average.
Serious Fightbacks?
There are signs that the Coalition has adopted a more aggressive policy stance particularly in regard to workplace relations and (indirectly) climate... Read More
Shorten at RC; Newspoll bad for Shorten & Abbott; Nobel Prize Winning Physicist Declares G Warming a “Non-Problem”
Shorten at Royal Commission Media commentary on the first day of Shorten’s appearance at the Royal Commission does not imply corrupt or... Read More
Abbott’s Performance, Border Controls Lift, ABC Digs Bigger Hole, Abbott On Terrorism,Climate Policy, Gt Barrier Reef OK
While the state by state Newspoll for the June quarter (published on Tuesday) showed an improvement in the Coalition’s and Abbott’s polling... Read More
Melbourne’s Active Islamists. Union Powers. Budget Policy Politicised. Climate Change. UK Election
On returning after a break in Canberra (according to my taxi driver nothing much happens there), where I was listening to my... Read More
US/Iran Nuclear Negotiations
On Monday I circulated a Commentary arguing that the US should not conclude an agreement on nukes with Iran but should insist that... Read More
Lima Conference & Abbott Government Attitudes
The Australian has today published my letter on Bishop’s comments at the Lima Conference (see below) but it omitted the important last... Read More
G20 Doesn’t Solve Polling Problem
Yesterday’s AFR published a letter on climate change I sent it last week (see below). Surprisingly given the many G20/climate change reports... Read More
G20 Media Reaction – Nov 2014
Below is a selection of today’s media reactions to the G20 meeting. As might be expected, much of the commentary reflects climate... Read More