Q. Currently political parties and candidates receive public funding for election campaigning based on their votes at elections. They can also receive funding in the form of donations from individuals, organisations (including […] Read more
Q. How much trust do you have in the following institutions and organisations? Total trust 26 Sep 11 Total trust 12 Jun 12 Total trust 22 Oct 12 Total trust 18 […] Read more
Q. Thinking about the last 12 months, has it been a good or bad year for each of the following? Total good (Dec 10 Total bad (Dec 10) Total good (Dec […] Read more
Q. How much trust do you have in the following institutions and organisations? Total trust 26 Sep 11 Total trust 12 Jun 12 Total trust 22 Oct 12 A lot of […] Read more
Before you read the thoughts of Janelle, Kathy, Andrea, Ewen and Penelope, you should prepare the right way: in the sixty seconds, whatever you do, under no circumstances should you think of PINK ELEPHANTS. NO PINK ELEPHANTS. Of course, if you are human, your mind was immediately flooded with nothing but images of pink elephants. Read more
Lewis and Woods talk through this week’s polling numbers: voting intention, approval of Gillard, approval of Abbott, troops in Afghanistan, unions in Australia, and more… Read more
Austerity is a bad thing. As I’ve pointed out before, when an economy is suffering from lower demand, the last thing you want to do is squeeze the pocketbooks of the very people who you want to have out there spending money. But, here’s another thing: it makes you sick. Literally. Read more
Think “juicy steak”. Unless you are a vegetarian, your mouth watered or your stomach told you were hungry. “Juicy steak” are also coded words that trigger physical and emotional reactions; the phrase will blind you from thinking clearly about anything else…at least for a minute or two. CEOs who run around tossing out phrases like “surging labour costs” and “lower productivity” are using the “juicy steak” strategy—they want to trigger emotional responses that blind people. Read more