WTF?  :o

Yes ... according to the latest Resolve poll, Angus is leading as Preferred PM over Albo.  33% to 30%

The federal government’s primary vote has slumped 3 percentage points to just 29 per cent after Labor broke a slew of promises on tax policy, but support has flowed to One Nation rather than the Coalition following the release of the pivotal “tough decisions” budget last Tuesday.

The government was marked down by voters for breaking election promises not to touch tax breaks for negative gearing or capital gains, with 36 per cent of people saying their view of Labor had been damaged, 31 per cent saying their view had not changed, just 14 per cent saying it had improved and 18 per cent undecided.

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor will be buoyed by the news that he is now voters’ preferred prime minister, leading Prime Minister Anthony Albanese 33-30, with 37 per cent of people undecided, in a poll conducted by Resolve Political Monitor exclusively for this masthead in the budget’s wake.

As recently as February, the prime minister enjoyed a commanding 38-22 lead over the opposition leader.


https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/labor-s-primary-vote-slumps-after-broken-promise-budget-20260517-p5zxus.html

Must have surveyed some Housos for a packet of Winnie Blues

Anal Taylor is more than half the reason we are in this terrible situation we are in now.

He offers no solutions, he caused half the harm Australia faces.

Labor, LNP, 1Nation, all under 30% primary. Interesting times.

"Pauline Hanson is now the most “likeable” politician in the county, with a net performance rating of plus 12 percentage points. Taylor is in second place with a net rating of plus 11 percentage points.

In contrast, Albanese is languishing on a net likeability rating of minus 13 points, one point worse than last month, while Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ rating took a massive hit, falling from neutral territory to minus 9 points in just one month."


Said it before, will say it over and over ... time for Albanese to retire.

Disturbing stuff.

Very disturbing.

Pauline Hanson and the One Nation Party are now a very real force in Australia politics and I believe that they are going to replace the LNP as the preferred  second party in Australia.

This doesn’t sit well with myself but I understand giving the underwhelming choice of either labor or the LNP why people are rushing to support them.


I don’t believe a far right party is the best option for Australia but on past history and performance o

I can’t mount a case to vote for either labor or LNP.

At this point I  am convinced I will being handing in a blank ballot vote.

Daves2017 wrote on May 17^th, 2026 at 8:12pm:

Pauline Hanson and the One Nation Party are now a very real force in Australia politics and I believe that they are going to replace the LNP as the preferred  second party in Australia. This doesn’t sit well with myself but I understand giving the underwhelming choice of either labor or the LNP why people are rushing to support them. I don’t believe a far right party is the best option for Australia but on past history and performance o I can’t mount a case to vote for either labor or LNP. At this point I  am convinced I will being handing in a blank ballot vote.

Or you could vote for an independent.

I could but with research in the past I found that there  often just  political aids running against their boss and sending preferences to them via  pretending to be an independent.

This  is standard quality of independent options in south east Queensland at least.

Happy to provide examples if anyone needs to know how poorly the voting system is working?

Daves2017 wrote on May 17^th, 2026 at 8:31pm:

I could but with research in the past I found that there  often just  political aids running against their boss and sending preferences to them via  pretending to be an independent. This  is standard quality of independent options in south east Queensland at least. Happy to provide examples if anyone needs to know how poorly the voting system is working?

You can tick your preferences.    ;)

AI mode:


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Which party to vote for in Australian federal election? Deciding which party to vote for in an Australian federal election is a personal choice based on which policies and candidates best align with your values and priorities. Key Considerations for Choosing a Party Labor Party (ALP): Currently in government. Their platform generally focuses on strengthening Medicare, investing in renewable energy, addressing climate change, and strengthening industrial relations. Liberal/National Coalition: The main opposition. They typically focus on economic management, lowering taxes, supporting small businesses, and a stronger approach to national security and border protection. The Greens: Generally push for more ambitious climate targets, increased social housing, free education, and higher taxes on mining and banking corporations. One Nation: Focuses on reducing immigration levels, protecting traditional Australian values, and opposing climate change initiatives. Independent Candidates (including 'Teal' Independents): Often focus on local electorate issues, integrity in politics, and faster climate action, without being tied to a major party platform

Do you think the AI advice is unbiased?
Would you follow it?

tallowood wrote on May 18^th, 2026 at 8:02am:

AI mode: Quote: Which party to vote for in Australian federal election? Deciding which party to vote for in an Australian federal election is a personal choice based on which policies and candidates best align with your values and priorities. Key Considerations for Choosing a Party Labor Party (ALP): Currently in government. Their platform generally focuses on strengthening Medicare, investing in renewable energy, addressing climate change, and strengthening industrial relations. Liberal/National Coalition: The main opposition. They typically focus on economic management, lowering taxes, supporting small businesses, and a stronger approach to national security and border protection. The Greens: Generally push for more ambitious climate targets, increased social housing, free education, and higher taxes on mining and banking corporations. One Nation: Focuses on reducing immigration levels, protecting traditional Australian values, and opposing climate change initiatives. Independent Candidates (including 'Teal' Independents): Often focus on local electorate issues, integrity in politics, and faster climate action, without being tied to a major party platform Do you think the AI advice is unbiased? Would you follow it?

Disapointing that their view on the Liberal position is so wrong.

In fact they all seem pretty wrong. Seems more based on perception or propoganda (positive and negative) Does not seem related to actual supportable fact.

The issue likely is that AI has no option other than to work on primarily misleasing information.

Captain Nemo wrote on May 17^th, 2026 at 6:36pm:

WTF?  :o Yes ... according to the latest Resolve poll, Angus is leading as Preferred PM over Albo.  33% to 30% The federal government’s primary vote has slumped 3 percentage points to just 29 per cent after Labor broke a slew of promises on tax policy, but support has flowed to One Nation rather than the Coalition following the release of the pivotal “tough decisions” budget last Tuesday. The government was marked down by voters for breaking election promises not to touch tax breaks for negative gearing or capital gains, with 36 per cent of people saying their view of Labor had been damaged, 31 per cent saying their view had not changed, just 14 per cent saying it had improved and 18 per cent undecided. Opposition Leader Angus Taylor will be buoyed by the news that he is now voters’ preferred prime minister, leading Prime Minister Anthony Albanese 33-30, with 37 per cent of people undecided, in a poll conducted by Resolve Political Monitor exclusively for this masthead in the budget’s wake. As recently as February, the prime minister enjoyed a commanding 38-22 lead over the opposition leader. https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/labor-s-primary-vote-slumps-after-broken-promise-budget-20260517-p5zxus.html

Not in my books he's not the preferred PM.

However - anyone is a better choice than Albanese & anyone else from Labor or the Greens.

Vic wrote on May 17^th, 2026 at 6:44pm:

Must have surveyed some Housos for a packet of Winnie Blues

That's how Albanese won their vote - with a few other freebies as well.

greggerypeccary wrote on May 17^th, 2026 at 7:27pm:

Disturbing stuff. Very disturbing.

If you don't think Labors direction isn't disturbing then you really are disturbed.

I should have known from the TDS symptoms.  ;D

Daves2017 wrote on May 17^th, 2026 at 8:12pm:

Pauline Hanson and the One Nation Party are now a very real force in Australia politics and I believe that they are going to replace the LNP as the preferred  second party in Australia. This doesn’t sit well with myself but I understand giving the underwhelming choice of either labor or the LNP why people are rushing to support them. I don’t believe a far right party is the best option for Australia but on past history and performance o I can’t mount a case to vote for either labor or LNP. At this point I  am convinced I will being handing in a blank ballot vote.

Oh please Dave not you too?

There are no far right parties in the mainstream mix in this country.

Anyone a degree right of left is far right is a load of bullshyte.

Looks like Albo, Gomer and Tanya are presiding over a dumpster-fire trying to "sell" the budget changes that broke more election promises.

Oh dear.

The incompetant Liberal type Budget nasty to older Australians seriously damaged Labor and put the long term proven incompetant Liberals into the race.

Daves2017 wrote on May 17^th, 2026 at 8:12pm:

Pauline Hanson and the One Nation Party are now a very real force in Australia politics and I believe that they are going to replace the LNP as the preferred  second party in Australia. This doesn’t sit well with myself but I understand giving the underwhelming choice of either labor or the LNP why people are rushing to support them. I don’t believe a far right party is the best option for Australia but on past history and performance o I can’t mount a case to vote for either labor or LNP. At this point I  am convinced I will being handing in a blank ballot vote.

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Pauline Hanson and the One Nation Party are now a very real force in Australia politics and I believe that they are going to replace the LNP as the preferred  second party in Australia.

ON currently hold 2 seats in the HOR. After the next election they will most likely hold 1. They would need another 74 to form Government and about another 25 to become the second party. Either option a million to one.

For ON to get to 5 HOR seats in the next election would be require a miricle.

A 6% uniform swing would see Labor chucked out of government.

I don't see that happening at the next election, but Labor will probably lose a dozen or more seats in 2028.

I think there may well be a coalition of 3 - Libs; Nats and ON eventually to try to hurt Labor.

Can the Libs survive as a going entity?

Maybe not.

Captain Nemo wrote on May 18^th, 2026 at 1:32pm:

A 6% uniform swing would see Labor chucked out of government. I don't see that happening at the next election, but Labor will probably lose a dozen or more seats in 2028. I think there may well be a coalition of 3 - Libs; Nats and ON eventually to try to hurt Labor. Can the Libs survive as a going entity? Maybe not.

Angus has changed the Libbo policies but
he needs to recant for the sins of his party -

the fact that Labor and Libbos secretly agreed to allow
millions of immigrants to come here when they knew there wasn't enough:
housing, schools, hospitals, police, roads and
every possible infrastructure you can think of.

They just didn't care about us at all.

Well - Labrador only snuck in via preference votes - a clear farce and a deep offence against the voting public of Australia - who would have a vastly different house of reps and senate without preference - and one that more accurately reflected the views and desires of the voting public.

Both majors scored around a third of the primary vote... only in a system of 'election' so vastly corrupt to serve the major parties could Labor get its vast majority and set about wreaking the dreadful harm it has been.

Never forget that the government of the day always stacks those courts as well - which is why we have this legacy today of dorks sitting in judgement and doing what mothra spewed at me once - deliberately choosing the most obnoxious and offensive things to create an atmosphere in which it appears that 'real change' is happening, while the reality is that the electorate of The People is therefore thrown continually into turmoil and in some ways under an actual reign of terror.

The ad with the bloke being frog-marched out by security for 'making a bad joke at work' is actually not funny - and when bad-mouthing a person in some way can create hell of their life, remove economic and social and even legal opportunites etc from that person - on the basis that someone claims a 'feeling' - then you know you are living in a despotic state.

An overhaul is desperately needed right NOW, and I'm not sure the libs are really what we want or need, given their track record of equal wrongdoing to the people.

Here's a good time to remind you of Australia's Most Hated Man - let's just call him Deuce -  who is now in the position, with zero convictions against him, of being vulnerable to false complaint weeks after he succeeds in getting laid... because the layee finds out who he is!  Remarkable.. and pure madness.

No Proof Beyond Any Reasonable Doubt In ANY Allegation - NO CONVICTION IN ANY WAY!

Enough of this skirting around the rules of Law by abusing 'civil findings' and 'feelings' as the yardstick, and getting people sanctioned for life over flimsy allegations never proven.

A reign of terror... with every single person at some time potentially available for this public crucifixion.

For the women who doubt what I said years ago - remove the sword and shield of good men with their feet firmly on the ground of reality from a society - and one day they will come for you as well... and it doesn't take a Tickle to make a Giggle out of that...

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Angus is now the Preferred PM

Not sure how accurate this polling is but I suspect if Angus has improved in the polls it isnt that he has become the more prefered but the less unprefered.

However he is still an incurable mean and nasty Liberal.

Grappler Racist Filth wrote on May 18^th, 2026 at 1:53pm:

Well - Labrador only snuck in via preference votes - a clear farce and a deep offence against the voting public of Australia - who would have a vastly different house of reps and senate without preference - and one that more accurately reflected the views and desires of the voting public. Both majors scored around a third of the primary vote... only in a system of 'election' so vastly corrupt to serve the major parties could Labor get its vast majority and set about wreaking the dreadful harm it has been. Never forget that the government of the day always stacks those courts as well - which is why we have this legacy today of dorks sitting in judgement and doing what mothra spewed at me once - deliberately choosing the most obnoxious and offensive things to create an atmosphere in which it appears that 'real change' is happening, while the reality is that the electorate of The People is therefore thrown continually into turmoil and in some ways under an actual reign of terror. The ad with the bloke being frog-marched out by security for 'making a bad joke at work' is actually not funny - and when bad-mouthing a person in some way can create hell of their life, remove economic and social and even legal opportunites etc from that person - on the basis that someone claims a 'feeling' - then you know you are living in a despotic state. An overhaul is desperately needed right NOW, and I'm not sure the libs are really what we want or need, given their track record of equal wrongdoing to the people. Here's a good time to remind you of Australia's Most Hated Man - let's just call him Deuce -  who is now in the position, with zero convictions against him, of being vulnerable to false complaint weeks after he succeeds in getting laid... because the layee finds out who he is!  Remarkable.. and pure madness. No Proof Beyond Any Reasonable Doubt In ANY Allegation - NO CONVICTION IN ANY WAY! Enough of this skirting around the rules of Law by abusing 'civil findings' and 'feelings' as the yardstick, and getting people sanctioned for life over flimsy allegations never proven. A reign of terror... with every single person at some time potentially available for this public crucifixion. For the women who doubt what I said years ago - remove the sword and shield of good men with their feet firmly on the ground of reality from a society - and one day they will come for you as well... and it doesn't take a Tickle to make a Giggle out of that...

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Well - Labrador only snuck in via preference votes

It is the same in pretty much all Australian elections the winner sneaks in on preferences. That is how our system works.

Dnarever wrote on May 18^th, 2026 at 6:36pm:

Quote: Angus is now the Preferred PM Not sure how accurate this polling is but I suspect if Angus has improved in the polls it isnt that he has become the more prefered but the less unprefered. However he is still an uncurable mean and nasty Liberal.

Bingo!

1500% agree.

Not 50% - I'm talking 14-1500%.

Analo is a very big reason why this country is so divided and going backwards under Albo.

It’s a fight to the bottom of the barrel for prime minister of Australia ATM.

And one nation is charging up the outside corner!

Meow…….

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