Global News: May 2019 Archives
"Australian polling is broken: here's how to fix itThe last 50 or 60 Newspolls showed Labor comfortably ahead. What if, in reality, Labor was at best level pegging or even behind? How has this affected our political commentary and political behaviour? Did polling create a parallel universe where all the activity of the past few years, especially the leadership coups and prime ministerial changes, were based on illusions, phantoms of public opinion that did not exist?
"The consequences for our political system is bad enough but when one considers the millions of person-hours the pundits, broadcasters, journos and the average punter have spent analysing a situation that may not have even existed - it's a frightening thought to contemplate."
"A Labor campaign trailer was forced to an abrupt halt on Monday after it drove straight into the pathway of a low bridge - despite the bridge's low clearance being clearly signposted."
We condemn the bridge for non-inclusiveness, and we condemn its hateful, non-inclusive 2.8 m clearance warning sign.
