webfact Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 New Australian prime minister faces party popularity slump FILE PHOTO: The new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attends a swearing-in ceremony as his wife Jenny looks on, in Canberra, Australia August 24, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australians' support for the Coalition government has dropped to its lowest in a decade after it dumped Malcolm Turnbull as prime minister and installed Scott Morrison last Friday following a week of chaos, an opinion poll showed on Monday. The latest Newspoll, published by The Australian newspaper, also showed opposition Labor leader Bill Shorten, who had long trailed Turnbull, is now preferred prime minister. Morrison replaced Turnbull in a party-room vote on Friday, taking over as leader of the Liberal party after a week of political turmoil that led to the emergence of Australia's sixth prime minister in less than a decade. The Liberal-National Coalition's primary vote dropped four points to 33 percent, the Newspoll showed, while the two-party-preferred split between Labor and the Coalition blew out from 51-49 in favour of Labor two weeks ago to 56-44. Morrison must call a federal election by May 2019, but could face by-elections in two seats before that as Turnbull has said he plans to leave parliament soon and former foreign minister Julie Bishop, who stepped down on the weekend, could also quit. (Reporting by Sonali Paul; Editing by Chris Reese) -- © Copyright Reuters 2018-08-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Understandable as the Libs have not done themselves any favours with all this. ScoMo has 6 months to try to redeem some credibility as OZ definitely does not need Shorten as PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Even allowing for Shorten' s shortcomings he is infinitely preferable to whomever the Liberals can come up with these days. Morrison has been the chief driver of the tax cuts for the big end of town (the myth that is known as trickle down economics) and will again be on that policy push as soon as it is deemed politically expedient. The only good thing to be said about him is that he prevented the toxic, alt-right conservatives of Dutton, Abbott, Murdoch, et al, from effecting a coup and turning the country into a worse, more divided version of the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 The first polls since the blood-letting show what the Australian public think of the fiasco. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-27/scott-morrison-liberals-voters-deliver-their-verdict/10167902 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoganInParasite Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 At a Federal level I believe Australia has been ill-served by 90% of the politicians in all parties over the last ten years. (I don't bother myself with state level politics but I'm sure it is no different.) At the risk of much criticism on this forum...I miss Keating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad mick Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 fkm liberal nazi party sh- - e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnapat Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 An ""Evangelical Christian "" PM? Asking for trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew65 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Rudd, Gillard, Abbott, Turnbull, not a very inspiring bunch!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 6 hours ago, Jonnapat said: An ""Evangelical Christian "" PM? Asking for trouble. SnM? He'll soon have us whipped into shape ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chassa Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Time for an Army takeover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 9 minutes ago, Chassa said: Time for an Army takeover? Your dream, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Ah politics, ain't it wonderful. Is there anyone around that the masses would love? Mr. Nice hair in Canada? NOT! Mr. blow hard in the USA, Bully!! Anyone in Europe, or Asia? Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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