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Thursday, 08 December 2011 17:32 |
Written by Graham Young
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On balance Wayne Swan's sliver of surplus spent far more political capital than it saved. Australians have a nuanced view of government spending, understand that times are difficult, and aren't too concerned whether the government achieves a surplus or not.
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Thursday, 08 December 2011 16:59 |
Written by Graham Young
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The qualitative research shows respondents very much split between those who think the surplus has to give way to world events, and those who think paying back public debt is more urgent. As we see all the time debt is a concern for Liberal voters, and so not surprisingly they are the ones supporting a surplus on this basis most strongly.
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Wednesday, 07 December 2011 22:36 |
Written by Graham Young
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In last week's Mid-Year Economic and Financial Outlook statement Wayne Swan promised to bring the budget back into surplus. How important is this promise to voters? We asked our panel and had 921 responses and apparently it is not that important at all.
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Tuesday, 15 November 2011 18:01 |
Written by Graham Young
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We decided to do a poll with one of our recent articles. The article suggested that ABC Radio National programmes Sound Quality and Quiet Space should be axed.
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Sunday, 30 October 2011 18:52 |
Written by Graham Young
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As the quants show the best result for the government would be Rudd against Turnbull, but the best result for the opposition would be Turnbull against Gillard. The following Leximancer maps give some clues as to why this would be the case (click on each of the maps for an enlargement).
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Tuesday, 18 October 2011 11:07 |
Written by Graham Young
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Along with How to enjoy ironing in the early morning we ran a What the people want poll to determine how many agreed with the author that ABC Radio National programs Quiet Space and Sound Quality should be retired.
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Monday, 17 October 2011 07:57 |
Written by Graham Young
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It appears to be John Howard, at least on first preferences.
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Monday, 17 October 2011 07:48 |
Written by Graham Young
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Our preferred prime minister polling was more detailed this time as we tested not just Abbott and Gillard, but Rudd and Turnbull as well. The table below summarises the results.
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Monday, 17 October 2011 06:50 |
Written by Graham Young
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Stephen Smith is the preferred leader of the Labor Party, while Malcolm Turnbull is the preferred leader of the Liberals. The tables and some analysis are below and further analysis is also available at Present pollies fail the voter connectivity test.
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