May 2010 | What The People Want

May 2010

Sunday, 16 May 2010 05:05 \| by Graham Young
TNGrowth is favoured generally but fears of associated social problems and diminished quality of life are widespread 79% of Australians think population growth will change safety in the community for the worse 61% of Australians think population growth will change the sense of community in their local region for the worse 75% would prefer green space maintained and building done in already developed areas meaning higher density housing 63% would prefer to live further out if it means a larger property or in lower density housing Issues currently facing the nation such as housing affordability, housing availability, water supply, electricity supply, and our health system will change for the worse as a result of population growth in the eyes of a large proportion of Australians Global pollster TNS- Global has recently conducted a poll on Sustainable Population Development. Comments (1)
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Saturday, 15 May 2010 00:16 | by Graham Young

The latest Roy Morgan poll shows the Coalition easily winning an election if it were held now by 52% to 48% on two-party preferred terms. (For some reason Morgan says this is "close", in which case they would call just about every federal election "close"). This follows another poll showing the majority of Australians disapprove of Kevin Rudd's performance.

Friday, 14 May 2010 01:04 | by Graham Young

According to the Daily Telegraph, confidential polling shows Abbott leading Rudd in key Sydney marginals. The polling is mostly leaked from the Liberal side, but is apparently confirmed by Labor sources.

Wednesday, 12 May 2010 02:29 | by Graham Young

The ANZ released their job ads data for April on Monday which shows year on year growth of 14% and seasonally adjusted month on month growth of 2.6%.

Sunday, 09 May 2010 22:08 | by Graham Young

Last week Newspoll reported a dramatic slump in support for the government. This week it was Nielsen's turn. Newspoll executives must feel vindicated as many in the political class had suggested their poll was a "rogue" one. The discontent with the PM has been there for a while, but is now readily visible.