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Is Crean running for leader?

Written by Graham Young Monday, 01 April 2013 01:24

Is Simon Crean positioning himself for a leadership challenge? Today's Australian carries the story "Simon Crean to fight plan for superannuation tax changes as internal rift deepens".

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-3 #1 RE: Is Crean running for leader? — peter williams 2013-04-02 00:46

Simon Crean's treachery is an example of the big lie - ie a lie so big that it evades notice. He is close to retirement and sees a last chance to top up his super by being either deputy leader or even leader. His Trojan horse (Rudd)ran dead on him but he hasn't given up - indeed he will stoop to anything. For a man who bleats about party solidarity; traditional labor values; the need for unity etc he continues to destabilize the government despite just bringing on a farcical leadership spill. He as I see it is driven entirely by personal ambition and I for one have lost all respect for him.

-1 #2 Rubbish news — A. Cooper 2013-04-02 05:56

In the absence of news this is dragged up again. unless nth korea lets loose you will have to find some real news, because it seems obvious that julia gillard is a great leader in her own right. Anyway cream can't do it. Haven't you heard him speak? Isn't a working class accent a negative in a pm? And I wonder if he's got a big arse?

-1 #3 RE: Is Crean running for leader? — ross 2013-04-03 12:31

Forget Labor.Concentra te on the platitudes from Abbotts mouth.Today he said they may not be able to wind back the taxes on your super.Previous to this he said that they may not be able to abolish the Carbon Tax.

What's the difference between Juliar and Abbott's equivocation

We need a new party that truely represents the people.

0 #4 Dr — Chris 2013-05-18 08:20

The comment by Peter Williams is beneath contempt. As a great king once said when seen wearing a garter Honi soit qui mal y pense. If that's what you think then it reflects your own mucky mind! There is no evidence for the Crean smear and I for one am prepared to believe that politicians behave ethically most of the time.

+3 #5 Mr — Dallas Beaufort 2013-05-18 09:27

Crean has respect while nothing will save the Green Labor banshees,

+5 #6 RE: Is Crean running for leader? — Farmer Ted 2013-05-18 11:03

Simon Crean, at considerable risk to himself, stopped the speculation. That is surely not dishonourable.

-2 #7 RE: Is Crean running for leader? — Grumpy Granny 2013-05-19 03:00

Where did this one come from ?

I respect Simon Crean but can't see him as a Leader. I was disappointed by his resignation & felt it hurt the party. But am sure he has no thought of challenging for Leadership. Go Julia ! If only you can find some decent reporters to actually report instead or muck raking, and some good marketers to put the policies into 3 letter words, Labor might just have a chance.

0 #8 RE: Is Crean running for leader? — B Harrison 2013-05-20 05:48

Crean has set himself up as an alternative leader no doubt. Now that Rudd has been eliminated as the "peoples choice" by Crean who basically told him to put up or shut up (with the caveat of being Dep. P.M) he has cleared the decks if Gillard cannot get the polls above 30%. I believe that self preservation will ultimately kick in (for the backbenchers) and while many thought what Crean had done was a "kamikaze" he also is seen by many as an honourable man and the only one capable of pulling Labor out of the mire it finds itself in. He has to the end of June to make it so and Julia has the same time frame to lift the vote above the low thirties.

0 #9 RE: Is Crean running for leader? — Paul Parker 2013-05-20 08:21

Guess like many am so tired of listening to both sides, is hard to believe either.

Our vote does not decide what is the best solution.

We elect representatives to negotiate the best solution.

It's time to elect our Governor-Genera l to do this.

0 #10 Is Crean running for leader? — Paul 2013-05-20 11:47

Simon Crean would make a good leader of the ALP as he could cut through where Julia Gillard no longer can. He would be able to get peopel to listen to the ALP again whereas they have stopped because of her. And as opposed to K Rudd he is not a phoney

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Western Australia - the qual

Written by Graham Young Tuesday, 12 March 2013 21:24

The issues in this election were fairly clear. As noted in the quants, there was strong support for the direction in which the state is heading. The qual shows that this is largely because of the state's booming economy, with the only negatives being around flow-on issues such as increased traffic congestion.

WA Election Quants

Written by Graham Young Monday, 11 March 2013 20:52

There were few surprises in the quantitative results from our Western Australian survey. It was a clear case of a popular government versus an opposition that was never really in the game, with huge expectations of a Liberal win about its only lever.

Preferred leaders - the quants

Written by Graham Young Tuesday, 05 March 2013 00:39

For the second year running we have conducted one of our detailed surveys into preferred leadership of the two major political parties, and there are some surprising twists and turns. If politics was a popularity contest, then Malcolm Turnbull would be the next Australian PM, but it isn't.

January Omnibus - the quants

Written by Graham Young Monday, 11 February 2013 12:41

Our January 2013 results were in line with the results at the end of last year - the government has improved, but not enough. As noted earlier, subsequent quantitative polling by Newspoll and Galaxy suggest that once Australians returned from holidays the mood changed.

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Polls in the News

ANZ Job Ads September 2011

Written by Graham Young Monday, 10 October 2011 01:17

The ANZ Job Ads Index for September shows a decline month-on-month and a deceleration in growth year on year. If you're wondering how this could be, it means that year-on-year only looks good because of the growth in the earlier part of the year.

A more likely Katter figure

Written by Graham Young Wednesday, 07 September 2011 05:07

"Win over Ashgrove voters? Can Do" according the the Brisbane Times and a poll by ReachTEL, meaning that Campbell Newman is likely to win Ashgrove with a substantial margin.

Polling question concocted to show Katter on 25%

Written by Graham Young Tuesday, 06 September 2011 21:12

A Galaxy poll reported in The Courier Mail yesterday said that Bob Katter's Australian Party could possibly score 25% of the vote at the next state election. The question is poorly worded and the result almost certainly wrong.

Home loan arrears

Written by Graham Young Saturday, 02 July 2011 22:25

My colleague John Black has done some interesting analysis of home loan arrears which could go some way to explaining why Labor is in trouble in Queensland more than most other states - because it picks Queensland as a home arrears hotspot.

Federal leaders strongly supported for positions - A C Nielsen

Written by Graham Young Monday, 18 April 2011 10:12

The latest AC Nielsen poll shows Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott are both quite safe, at least from a polling point of view, as leaders of their respective parties. You could be pardoned for not knowing this, as the media has been reporting the opposite.

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