POLITICAL PARTIES – AUSTRALIA

Clean up unions, shake up ties to Labor: Crean

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Original article by Troy Bramston, Elizabeth Colman
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 8-Jan-16

Former ACTU president Simon Crean says the union movement must address the issue of corruption and criminal behaviour in its ranks, warning that government action will be taken if union fail to do so themselves. He has also urged the Australian Labor Party to review its structural relationship with unions, with reforms such as reducing the number of union delegates who attend Labor conferences. The former Labor leader is not convinced that deregistering the militant Construction, Forestry, Mining & Energy Union is appropriate, as it would affect members who have not been involved in corruption.

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CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. ROYAL COMMISSION INTO TRADE UNION GOVERNANCE AND CORRUPTION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, ACTU, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT, BUILDERS’ LABOURERS’ FEDERATION, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

L-NP increases lead over ALP – now 57.5% cf. 42.5%; biggest lead for Coalition since being elected in 2013

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 15-Dec-15

A multi-mode Morgan Poll on Federal voting intention has found that support for Australia’s ruling Liberal-National Coalition on a two-party preferred basis has risen by 1.5 per cent to 57.5 per cent. The poll, which was carried out on the weekends of 5-6 and 12-13 December 2015, also shows that the Coalition’s primary vote has risen by 1.5 per cent to 48 per cent, but the Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating has fallen by seven points to 115. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan says the scale of the Budget blowout in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook shows that the Turnbull Government faces a challenging 12 months as it attempts to win a mandate in its own right at the 2016 Federal Election whilst also steering the Australian economy through a slowing economy caused by the end of the long-running commodities boom.

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MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, KATTER’S AUSTRALIAN PARTY, PALMER UNITED PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY

Turnbull dodges bullet, Nationals left red-faced

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 15-Dec-15

Liberal Party of Australia backbencher Ian Macfarlane has signalled that he may quit Parliament after his attempt to defect to the National Party was thwarted. The Liberal National Party of Queensland’s state executive voted 14-12 to prevent him from resigning from the federal Liberal Party to join the National Party. Macfarlane was dropped from the frontbench when Malcolm Turnbull replaced Tony Abbott as Prime Minister.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, LIBERAL-NATIONAL PARTY OF QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) scores highly in South Australia while ALP vote down in Victoria but still maintains strong lead

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 8-Dec-15

An SMS Morgan Poll on State voting intention, which was carried out from 4-6 December 2015, has found that support for South Australia’s L-NP Opposition has risen by three per cent to 54 per cent on a two-party preferred basis. Meanwhile, 18 per cent of the state’s electors support the new Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) party, which has been included in the Morgan Poll State voting intention survey for the first time. In Victoria, support for the ALP Government on a two-party preferred basis has fallen by two per cent to 53.5, while support for the L-NP Government in New South Wales is unchanged at 60.5 per cent.

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MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, NICK XENOPHON TEAM, LIBERAL PARTY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL-NATIONAL PARTY OF QUEENSLAND, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, LIBERAL PARTY OF VICTORIA, VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, LIBERAL PARTY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, LIBERAL PARTY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, LIBERAL PARTY OF TASMANIA, TASMANIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, PALMER UNITED PARTY, CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY, COUNTRY ALLIANCE, KATTER’S AUSTRALIAN PARTY, FAMILY FIRST PARTY AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Nats seek more power over policy

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 4-Dec-15

Australia’s former industry minister Ian Macfarlane has resigned from the Liberal Party and joined its Coalition partner, the National Party. Scott Buchholz is also considering a switch to the National Party, which will now press the Liberal Party for an additional minister and an increased role in the federal government. Macfarlane says he is keen to take on a ministerial portfolio again but stresses that any appointments must be based on merit. He lost the industry portfolio in a ministerial reshuffle under new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND SCIENCE, LIBERAL-NATIONAL PARTY OF QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, QUEENSLAND GRAINGROWERS’ ASSOCIATION

The politics of holiday destination preferences

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 1-Dec-15

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that a person’s Federal voting preference seems to influence the places they would like to take a holiday. The survey, which was carried out in the year to September 2015, shows that Australian electors planning to vote L-NP are 25 per cent more likely than the average voter to name both the Murray Mallee-Mildura-Swan Hill and Toowoomba/Darling Downs regions as a potential domestic holiday destination. ALP voters are 24 per cent more likely to nominate areas of the ACT outside of Canberra, while electors intending to vote for the Greens are 128 per cent more likely to prefer Freycinet National Park and 123 per cent more likely to prefer the Mt Buffalo-Mt Baw Baw-Lake Mountain region. Overseas destinations which appeal to L-NP voters noticeably more than the average Aussie elector include the United Arab Emirates (28 per cent more likely) and the Philippines (21 per cent), whereas ALP voters are 15 per cent more likely to nominate India as somewhere they would like to visit.

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS

Federal Voting Intention unchanged. L-NP (56%) cf. ALP (44%); Confidence in Turnbull Government up again – highest since March 2011

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 30-Nov-15

A multi-mode Morgan Poll on Federal voting intention has found that support for Australia’s ruling Liberal-National Coalition on a two-party preferred basis is unchanged at 56 per cent. The poll, which was carried out on the weekends of 21-22 and 28-29 November 2015, also shows that the Coalition’s primary vote has risen by 0.5 per cent to 46.5 per cent, while the Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating has risen by 2.5 points to 122 points. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan says that despite the issues of global warming and terrorism dominating the news headlines lately, Malcolm Turnbull’s most important task as Prime Minister is to ensure a growing Australian economy which provides gainful employment to as many Australians as possible. Ultimately it is job creation and sustainable economic growth in Australia which will decide the success or otherwise of Turnbull’s Prime Ministership.

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MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, KATTER’S AUSTRALIAN PARTY, PALMER UNITED PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Federal Voting Intention virtually unchanged. L-NP (56%) cf. ALP (44%); Confidence in Turnbull Government jumps – highest since March 2011

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 16-Nov-15

A multi-mode Morgan Poll on Federal voting intention has found that support for Australia’s ruling Liberal-National Coalition on a two-party preferred basis has fallen by 0.5 per cent to 56 per cent. The poll, which was carried out on the weekends of 7-8 and 14-15 November 2015, also shows that the Coalition’s primary vote has fallen by one per cent to 46 per cent, while the Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating has risen by 7.5 points to 119.5 points. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan says the strong lift in confidence around Australia gives the Turnbull Government the mandate to make the tough decisions about whether or not Australia should commit troops to any international coalition aimed at defeating the Islamic State (ISIS) and affiliated terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria over the next few months, as Western nations in particular seek to make the most effective and productive response to the horrific Paris terrorist attacks.

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MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, KATTER’S AUSTRALIAN PARTY, PALMER UNITED PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Federal Voting Intention virtually unchanged – L-NP (56.5%) leads ALP (43.5%) – biggest lead for L-NP since April 2013

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 3-Nov-15

A multi-mode Morgan Poll on Federal voting intention has found that support for Australia’s ruling Liberal-National Coalition on a two-party preferred basis is at 56.5 per cent (up 0.5 per cent) compared to the Australian Labor Party’s 43.5 per cent (down 0.5 per cent). If a Federal Election were held now the Coalition would win easily. The poll, which was carried out on the weekends of 24-25 October 2015 and 31 October – 1 November 2015, also shows that the Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating is unchanged at 112, with 48 per cent (up one per cent) of Australians saying Australia is "heading in the right direction" and 36 per cent (up one per cent) saying Australia is "heading in the wrong direction". Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan says the Turnbull Government’s honeymoon continues.

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MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, KATTER’S AUSTRALIAN PARTY, PALMER UNITED PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Union influence out of control: Ferguson

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Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 6 : 27-Oct-15

Former ACTU president Martin Ferguson believes that trade unions have too much influence over the Australian Labor Party. The former federal MP has criticised Labor’s resistance to changes to the industrial relations system. Australian Workers’ Union national secretary Scott McDine has dismissed Ferguson’s criticism as hypocritical. As chairman of Tourism Accommodation Australia, Ferguson represents the interests of employers in the tourism sector.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, ACTU, AUSTRALIAN WORKERS’ UNION-FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIAL, MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING EMPLOYEES, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, TOURISM ACCOMMODATION AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN HOTELS ASSOCIATION