(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Australia’s upcoming election looks tight but the governing Australian Labor Party (ALP) holds an advantage in the two-party preferred vote system, according to a poll by Newspoll published in The Australian. 42 per cent of respondents would vote for the Coalition of Liberals and National in next month’s election to the House of Representatives, up four points since mid-July.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard insists the race will be tight, but her party could win by a wide margin.
Gabriela Perdomo – Australia has seen a hot winter of politics, shaken by Julia Gillard’s sudden takeover of the governing Australian Labor Party (ALP). The new prime minister—and the first woman to ever fill the post in the country—has now called a snap legislative ballot for Aug. 21. Despite her ruthless manoeuvre to unseat former ALP head and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Gillard appears to be a popular new leader who could carry her party into a solid new mandate.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Almost half of people in Australia say the change in the leadership of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) will not make any difference, according to a poll by Newspoll published in The Australian. 47 per cent of respondents say new leader Julia Gillard will be about the same as her predecessor and former prime minister, Kevin Rudd.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Just as Kevin Rudd stands down as leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and prime minister, the majority of people in the country were expressing dissatisfaction with his work, according to a poll by Newspoll published in The Australian. 55 per cent of respondents were unhappy with Rudd’s leadership, up one point since late May.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Australia’s political scene is definitely experiencing a shift away from the governing party, according to a poll by Newspoll published in The Australian. 40 per cent of respondents would vote for the opposition alliance of Liberals and Nationals.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The popularity of Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has taken a hard blow, according to a poll by Newspoll published in The Australian. 50 per cent of respondents are dissatisfied with Rudd’s performance, up nine points since mid-April.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Australia’s governing party is now trailing its conservative opponents, according to a poll by Newspoll published in The Australian. 43 per cent of respondents would vote for the opposition Coalition of Liberals and National, up three points since mid-April.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – People in Australia believe their government should provide incentives for new migrants to settle in specific regions of the country which need and can cope with higher populations, according to a poll by Essential Research. 55 per cent of respondents agree with this view.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Public support for Kevin Rudd has remained relatively stable in Australia, according to a poll by Newspoll published in The Australian. 50 per cent of respondents are satisfied with the prime minister’s performance.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The governing Australian Labor Party (ALP) is holding on to the top spot in the country’s federal political scene, according to a poll by Newspoll published in The Australian. 43 per cent of respondents would vote for the ALP in the next election to the House of Representatives.
