Campaign commentary live III
I’ll be on the ABC’s The World Today program on radio at 11am this morning (Brisbane Time) talking to Annie Guest about the leaked polling discussed in this post.
View ArticleThe Official Crikey Election Tipping Competition!
OK Sportsfans, here it is – the official Crikey Qld election tipping comp. The winner will not only receive the resentful opprobrium of the losers, not only will they receive bragging rights to belt...
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Newspoll 49.9/50.1
Newspoll [pdf] is out [hat tip to Oz in comments on a previous thread]. The poll, taken on Wednesday and Thursday with a weighted sample of 1328, suggests a very evenly poised contest. Labor’s primary...
View ArticleQueensland Election 2009 Live
Welcome to Pineapple Party Time’s live coverage of the Queensland election. The PPT crew – Mark Bahnisch, Possum Comitatus and William Bowe – will be live blogging the count in the CoveritLive facility...
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Seat by seat thru Tasmania: Franklin
Franklin is Hobart’s second electorate, consisting of the suburbs east of the Derwent River (Bellerive, Lindisfarne, Lauderdale), plus the outer southern suburbs (Kingston, Margate), plus the rural and...
View ArticleThe Oz’s Matt Denholm loses the plot
“With the South Australian election also on a knife-edge, Labor faces the possible loss of two state governments, potentially creating an irresistible momentum for Tony Abbott and the federal...
View ArticleHow to read Tassie Newspoll
If you read the Australian for the commentary rather than the numbers, you’ll think that today’s Tasmanian Newspoll says that “The most likely result” is “Liberal and Labor stalled on 10 seats each and...
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Seat by seat thru Tasmania: Denison
I’ve left Denison until last, partly because that’s the way I’ve travelled the state, from north to south, but also because it’s possibly the most interesting electorate. Denison is central and...
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As expected, more or less
I’ve just got back from the tally room in Hobart (pictured), so time for a quick summary: for the full version, you’ll have to subscribe and read Monday’s Crikey. Twenty-two seats are decided: nine...
View ArticleWhy I’ve stopped reading News Ltd
My colleague the Poll Bludger drew attention this morning to the latest Newspoll on state voting intention in New South Wales, which shows premier Kristina Keneally with strong personal ratings but...
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