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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia’s opposition Labor party is on course to win power at this weekend’s national election, a widely watched poll showed on Thursday, as conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison fails to woo voters with his promise of economic stability.
An Essential Poll for The Guardian newspaper showed Labor ahead of Morrison’s coalition government by a margin of 51.5-48.5 on a two-party preferred basis where votes are distributed until a winner is declared.
The poll is one of the last barometers of Morrison’s standing with voters, who have largely been unswayed by his campaign message that Labor would damage Australia’s economy, which has recorded 28 years of consecutive growth.
Morrison has centered his campaign on his government’s projection to deliver Australia’s first budget surplus in more than 10 years.
Labor, which has lost the last two elections in 2013 and 2016, has promised to match the government’s 2019-20 surplus and then deliver a bigger surplus in 2020-21.
Labor leader Bill Shorten has also appealed to disillusioned voters, both young and old, promising to make the country’s taxation system fairer and to fight climate change.
Morrison and Shorten will on Thursday deliver speeches in last-minute pitches to undecided voters.
The speeches come as the Australian Financial Review newspaper endorsed Morrison, joining nearly all of the country’s largest newspapers in supporting the conservative prime minister.
originally posted by: Sabrechucker
a reply to: harold223
How does it make you feel that your forced to choose a side/party...rather than have collective thoughts..as citizens that may not meet a provided narrative?
Same goes for me here in the US, I don't like it. How do we abolish "Parties" AKA coordinated division.
originally posted by: Sabrechucker
a reply to: harold223
How does it make you feel that your forced to choose a side/party...rather than have collective thoughts..as citizens that may not meet a provided narrative?
Same goes for me here in the US, I don't like it. How do we abolish "Parties" AKA coordinated division.
Labor, which has lost the last two elections in 2013 and 2016, has promised to match the government’s 2019-20 surplus and then deliver a bigger surplus in 2020-21.
originally posted by: DanDanDat
Labor, which has lost the last two elections in 2013 and 2016, has promised to match the government’s 2019-20 surplus and then deliver a bigger surplus in 2020-21.
Is this just shoddy reporting; or is this really what is driving the election?
I mean ... you know... if you vote for me I promise to not only match the government's 2019-20 surplus, but I plan to deliver an even BIGGER surplus in 2020-21.
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Good luck with your election
originally posted by: DanDanDat
a reply to: chr0naut
Personally I'd vote for the party that was being honest; if that means they are telling me I'm $hit out of luck I can live with that.
originally posted by: EmmanuelGoldstein
a reply to: harold223
Sounds like it could be legalization time!