Another day, another polling disaster for Do-nothing Malcolm. Via The Guardian this time:
More than 50% of Australians believe the national broadband network will fail to meet the country’s future internet needs, while almost 40% blame the Turnbull government for problems with the network, the latest Guardian Essential poll has found.
The government has also dropped to 46% to Labor’s 54% on the two-party preferred measure, a further two-point drop from the last poll.
The further drop in support followed a week that included Michaelia Cash having to admit her office was responsible for leaking details of union raids to the media and losing Barnaby Joyce to section 44 conflicts, sparking a byelection.
But problems with the NBN, which Labor seized on as an issue in the last sitting fortnight, continue to plague the government, with poll respondents blaming the Coalition for their speed and connectivity issues.
The survey of 1,021 respondents between 26 and 29 October found 39% believed the Turnbull government was to blame for the current problems with the NBN, while just 19% lay the fault with Labor. A further 42% were unsure who was to blame.
Forty-three per cent believed Labor’s NBN plan, which involved fibre to the premises outside of rural areas, a more costly and time-consuming process that would have resulted in higher speeds, was the better plan for Australia.
The Coalition’s switch to fibre to the node was favoured by just 24% of respondents.
But while 54% believed the NBN would fail to adequately meet Australia’s future internet requirements, with just 23% having faith the network would service future needs, 52% believed their internet service under the NBN was better than their previous internet service. Just 17% rated it as worse, while 28% found it to be the same (2% were unsure).
I don’t know why the polls aren’t much worse. It is the worst government I can remember.
