NZ opening up - slooooooowly
She's certainly not without fault, and I'm still not sold she didn't know what her dodgy bed-buddy was up to, but in terms of a Covid response, she at least tried to keep things going for the country. Where would we be if Gladys did a McGowan or Anna-Stayaway and shut NSW off to the rest of the world, given nearly 50% of all returning arrivals came through Sydney and god-only-knows the percentage of airfreight?
...she at least tried to keep things going for the country. Where would we be if Gladys did a McGowan or Anna-Stayaway and shut NSW off to the rest of the world, given nearly 50% of all returning arrivals came through Sydney and god-only-knows the percentage of airfreight?
Buzz, can I ask where these “polls” are? Are you’re talking about the straw polls that appear on the West Australian website? A subscription only news site. I only ask because I actually don’t know anyone who pays for it, and they are all anti-McGowan. Just an observation. Make of it what you like.
That's not strictly true. A majority of people in the Perth Metro area voted YES, but an overwhelming majority of people in the country areas voted NO, which was enough to swing the overall vote to NO - the overall result was 55% NO and 45% YES. The large NO vote from the country areas came about because the National Party refused to support the YES vote due to a political dispute with the Liberals over funding for the regions.
Buzz, can I ask where these “polls” are? Are you’re talking about the straw polls that appear on the West Australian website? A subscription only news site. I only ask because I actually don’t know anyone who pays for it, and they are all anti-McGowan. Just an observation. Make of it what you like.
Another poll, conducted by the Augusta-Margaret River Mail, surveyed 2,450 readers in different parts of the South-West and found that overall more than 65 per cent of respondents backed McGowan's decision.
Mail readers show support for WA border decision
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I can assure all of those that have a loathing of Mark McGowan, one thing. You can have as many wet dreams as you like, thinking that the end of Mark is coming because ‘everyone’ in WA hates his border policy….. however Scott from Marketing does NOTHING without referring to Focus Groups and polls, ( especially with an election looming). So there was.no way he would have been on Perth radio this morning telling Western Australia how he gets on really well with “ Mark” and how Mark has done the right thing keeping the border shut, ( a huge back flip… we can see through that one Scott). He was also at pains to emphasise that the Federal Election was a contest between himself and Albo… not himself and Mark ( as he was referring to him through the entire interview).
Why did he say these things? Because Scott’s information from his polling is .. Mark McGowan is sill incredibly popular in Western Australia and so are his closed border policies. And he knows if he says anything against his new mate Mark or his policies, it could very quickly become an election about Scott vs Mark ( if it hasn’t already),….and with some Liberal seats in the balance in WA, WA for a change, may decide the outcome of the election.
Why did he say these things? Because Scott’s information from his polling is .. Mark McGowan is sill incredibly popular in Western Australia and so are his closed border policies. And he knows if he says anything against his new mate Mark or his policies, it could very quickly become an election about Scott vs Mark ( if it hasn’t already),….and with some Liberal seats in the balance in WA, WA for a change, may decide the outcome of the election.
With several marginal seats in WA that could make or break the looming Federal election, you can rest assured that Morrison is VERY aware that he needs to tread carefully when it comes to WA. Why else do you think the Commonwealth withdrew support for Clive Palmer's High Court bid to have the border closure struck down, or that Morrison has suddenly become "Mark's" best friend, at a time when everyone else seems hell bent on tearing him down?
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You seem not to understand something. Whatever your personal opinion on ScoMo reading the room…. We are in election mode. And ANYTHING that he says from now on..is driven by polls… and these are ones you won’t see.. right now both parties are madly polling what works with voters .
Trust me… voters love Mark…and Scott is a worried man. ( and I’m a life long Lib voter )
Trust me… voters love Mark…and Scott is a worried man. ( and I’m a life long Lib voter )
WA will gift ALP Swan and Pearce almost certainly. Taking them to 71 and the Coalition to 73, then another 3 to the ALP on only a very minor swing (about 1%). So they’re at 74 and even if that’s it the ALP will get enough of the crossbench for a minority government. Current polls show a wipeout of over 20 seats.
Now if there are more WA seats that are going to be in play after those two, then we will have the swing so large it’ll take out 17 Liberals MPs including Peter Dutton.
What I mean is that whatever happens in WA is a bit irrelevant to the election result. Like it or not, Morrison’s level of support in WA is not going to increase much at all despite how much campaigning he does.
Trust me, there is a lot of pent up demand for travel to NZ. This side of the world, we have relatives than have not seem family for far to long. I have one grand kid I met when he was 3 months old and now he is his own little man and his sister I have yet to meet.
Yea initially, for a month it will be busy. the same happened here. Family, friends spiked initial demand and it went bat $hit crazy. That has died off now and airports are empty. Friends of mine went to FiJi two weeks ago getting back into Australia was one of the most horrible experiences they have ever had they said, family literally being split up. They want to go to Hawaii next, but wont travel again until this mess is completely over and I would almost be positive that is the general consensus among most ppl wanting to travel. They simply can’t be bothered with Australias BS domestic and international travel requirements.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-...ions/100797420
You do wonder wtf is going on in NZ.. Pandering to those that probably rely on the state to pay their bills no doubt. It appears the tail is wagging the dog with the Kindy teacher leader more concerned with her ego than the good of the country. Economic suicide is being committed slowwwwwwlllllllyyyyy.
You do wonder wtf is going on in NZ.. Pandering to those that probably rely on the state to pay their bills no doubt. It appears the tail is wagging the dog with the Kindy teacher leader more concerned with her ego than the good of the country. Economic suicide is being committed slowwwwwwlllllllyyyyy.
The skills of making quick decisive decisions with imperfect information, or adapting tactics and strategy rapidly to changing situations for example.
I voted for Ardern - and then waited for the results - and guess what - numerous failures.
Over her.
She and her lot couldn't run a bath.
Check out her Defence Minister's `strategy' for God's sake.
Luxon may be a happy clapper - but at least he's run a big, nationally significant organisation.
Ardern's a student politician who's built a cult of personality amongst the naive and gullible, and has only pivoted on COVID when polling and media pressure made it untenable to continue.
I thought the NZ Defence strategy was in the title of the National Anthem.
Seems that also applies to other strategies.
Seems that also applies to other strategies.