on 18-05-2014 05:16 PM
Abbott is dead in the water . i doubt he can recover from here. i'm rather pleased
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19-05-2014 11:09 AM - edited 19-05-2014 11:11 AM
19-05-2014 11:13 AM - edited 19-05-2014 11:16 AM
Tony Abbott pays price for broken promises
The harshest and most unpopular federal budget in nearly two decades has slashed support for Tony Abbott's Coalition government before it has even reached its first anniversary, plunging it into a potential poll trough from which it might never recover.
Australians have passed a severe judgment on the Abbott-Joe Hockey formula, branding it unfair, bad for the country and based on broken promises.
The findings suggest the government has made a potentially catastrophic error in gambling that voters would overlook harsh treatment of welfare recipients and lower-paid families if it led to a balanced budget - even if it meant breaking promises.
That decision has instead trashed Mr Abbott's standing and relationship of trust with voters and energised opponents across the political divide, and potentially within his own party.....
The harsh verdict has propelled the ALP to a massive 12 percentage point lead at 56/44 ....Voters agree, with nearly two thirds calling it unfair - 63 per cent, compared to 33 per cent who marked it ''fair''......
....More tellingly, 53 per cent said it would not be good for Australia - the first time in the history of the poll that the budget is regarded as actually bad for the country.....
.....bad as any recorded by Ms Gillard at her weakest point.
Mr Shorten who has surged into positive territory on plus 8 per cent.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-pays-price-for-broken-promises-201...
19-05-2014 11:15 AM - edited 19-05-2014 11:16 AM
on 19-05-2014 11:22 AM
19-05-2014 11:23 AM - edited 19-05-2014 11:24 AM
on 19-05-2014 11:24 AM
I couldn't watch it but from what I've read and seen in photo's and vid he seems to have an attention problem, that and the tongue thing he does (ewwww), petra or whatever her name is seems to be taking her eye off the job.
19-05-2014 11:25 AM - edited 19-05-2014 11:28 AM
on 19-05-2014 11:30 AM
@am*3 wrote:
Icy wrote:Omg now he's actually matching Ms Gillards (dis)approval rating. Geez that is bad....
Why are you surprised at that? People have been predicting that since Sept last year.
and unlike Ms Gillard he has an entire media pack (murdoch) still cheering him along, (although even that is a little limp at the minute).
on 19-05-2014 11:37 AM
on 19-05-2014 11:37 AM
I agree izab....I for one would like to know- all Australians have the right to know
"..... ...one can't help but note what Joe Hockey's wife is involved in...." ????????