Category Archives: Polling

Are Australian voters mis-aligned? How badly?

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

A recent survey in the US presented voters with three different plans with regard to the looming “sequestration“, without telling them which political party was behind each plan.  47% of Republican voters preferred a plan called The Balancing Act.   This … Continue reading →

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Virtual democracy inevitable?

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

A key member of Australia’s Inner Commentariat, Rob Burgess, recently wrote a column Should Australia try Democracy.  To which one Frank Aquino responded: Back in the day, it was the obvious approach to take give that we couldn’t all fit … Continue reading →

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How we can save democracy – a response to letters to The Age, 12-13 May 2012

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

On 11 May, I had an opinion piece published in The Age under the title ‘How we can save democracy’. On 12 May, in the Saturday paper, there were four letters in response. They took issue with different things the … Continue reading →

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Changing our minds about polls

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Essay co-authored with Paul Monk.  Cross-posted on the YourView blog.  Over half of Australians are dismissive about global warming.  That’s the apparent message from a survey on the ABC website, part of its “I can change your mind about climate” programming … Continue reading →

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