It's well known that crises favour incumbent leaders. Oppositions often struggle, with communities looking for leadership rather than partisanship. Even so, the Ipsos poll commissioned byand Nine News is a blow to Mr O'Brien, who has faced some leadership speculation as the party has tried to work out how to respond to the politics of the pandemic.
“The important thing was that the community had to have a change of direction thrust on them, and our only leaders in that situation are the politicians. If they could work together, I think they could reach more people with a more convincing message.” Even among Coalition voters, Mr O’Brien’s approval was just 27 per cent. Victorians were also critical of how the opposition had responded to the pandemic with 16 per cent satisfied and 44 per cent dissatisfied.Paul Strangio, an associate professor of politics at Monash University, said the dire polling for Mr O'Brien suggests that the Victorian community has reacted negatively to perceived attempts to politicise the crisis.
JewelTopsfield This once great party in Victoria is now totally irrelevant. Have missed a golden opportunity. To busy being so negative in every way. Should be ashamed.
JewelTopsfield A bipartisan approach would have been better.
JewelTopsfield Those 15% are easily pleased
JewelTopsfield Oh, ya think?
r_quazzy JewelTopsfield CindyMcLeishMP are you reading this?
JewelTopsfield There’s an opposition? Who knew🤷♂️
JewelTopsfield Federal Labor the same. The difference between being an alternative government and just an opposition is offering alternative policies. Make us voters choose, don't simply point at the ruling party and say it's bad, give us a better option!
JewelTopsfield All he did was whine whine whine!!!!
JewelTopsfield The same goes for the media, which is held in only slightly less awful regard than the Victorian Liberals
JewelTopsfield People were begging for bipartisanship in Victoria. Bipartisanship does not mean an opposition can't offer criticism or alternative ideas. This opposition failed Victoria...on every level. As did most MSM publications. We will remember who betrayed us for a long time.
JewelTopsfield They should've been demanding answers on dodgy PCR tests, & calling them out on their horrific push for mandatory vaccination. Also should've been fighting the implementation of the police/surveillance state. I think libs/labs/greens will suffer blows next election, & rightly so.
JewelTopsfield Many people believe the Opposition has been cynical, partisan and reckless with people's safety and wellbeing... ... along with most of the media and 'business leaders'
JewelTopsfield ‘constructive criticism’
JewelTopsfield O’Brien is so removed from reality. Based on his comments he still thinks we are in 1950s. Trump politics doesn’t work in Victoria, guy is just an attention seeker with no clue what to do, those advising him are doing bad job.
JewelTopsfield If you needed a poll for that, you just demonstrated why we have outgrown you. Oh and case i dont see ya auspol MurdochRoyalCommission AuspolSoCorrupt
JewelTopsfield Because our adversarial Westminster system is really all about oppositions being constructive. Right.
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denniallen JewelTopsfield bleachedaussie the rabble continues and thats why the Libs won't govern Vic for a long time buddy ....
JewelTopsfield Not only not offering any constructive criticism, went on the attack to undermine and white ant everything the state government tried to do. Any messages on health sent out were watered down by the seeds of doubt planted in the community. LNP, IPA, et al.
JewelTopsfield The relentless negativity from the Vic Libs, Hunt, Frydenberg, Tudge, Morrison, Cormann, the business lobby, and 90% of our media, but particularly the slack-jawed drones at Sky After Dark and the Herald Sun, was a complete disgrace and won't be forgotten.
JewelTopsfield Very true.
JewelTopsfield They should have offered 'support' not 'constructive criticism '. We would have been through this wave if the media and Liberal Party were on board, not enticing people to break the rules
JewelTopsfield Every night the former proud national broadcaster would go to this tragic muppet who would blather on about how wrong Dan Andrews was. Stopped listening at his shameless politicisation of a pandemic when I ran out of objects to throw. He does not care for Victorians.
JewelTopsfield Well well, no shit!!!!!
JewelTopsfield Convenient article after all the BS they have written for months. LNPCorruption LNPfail auspol springst
JewelTopsfield The Victorian Opposition, ( did they think they were in lockdown too?) could have possiblyoffered better Hotel Quarantine plans and an earlier review Covid 19 tracing model....
JewelTopsfield The age propaganda at it again! I’m a liberal voter and your so called polls are corrupt! Labor is dead in this state! Stop trying to cause trouble and just deliver a decent newspaper !
JewelTopsfield Make Melbourne it’s own city state separate from rural Vic which is always under control of city centric MP’s out of touch. The Libs sold everything but the lesser of two evils. To still stand bybDan just shows how screwed up society is.
JewelTopsfield VIC Libs are a disaster. They are so on the nose with the electorate, that Morrison is now sucking up to Victorians trying to get support NeverTrustTheRightWing
JewelTopsfield Absolutely. O’Brien was and remains a disgrace.
LNPvoterfail JewelTopsfield They should have tried harder to offer support. If they had stood by the government, in support of the effort, I would have respected them for recognising that this is not a time for political point scoring. There isn’t a decent person in the whole lot of them.
JewelTopsfield Many Victorians would have been happier with a bipartisan approach, where thoughts and efforts for Victorians was front of page rather than political_scoring. Constructive advice/help/empathy would have been nice.
LNPvoterfail JewelTopsfield We also reject the MSM who peddled their misery making. Including The Age, the 7 Network and the hideous, ignorant Sky News.
LNPvoterfail JewelTopsfield Lobsters got a new look !!
JewelTopsfield NotALeaderJustAMoron
JewelTopsfield Should have tried harder to offer 'constructive criticism'? How about they should have tried harder, federally, to provide leadership and a national response? The f*** with this. Even 10 years ago, the response to this would have been federal, regardless who was in govt. auspol
JewelTopsfield Definitely pulled the wrong rein with that adversarial strategy.
JewelTopsfield Try harder? They didn't TRY at all.
JewelTopsfield What rubbish ... who did they actually poll.... it’s a set up
JewelTopsfield The LiberalVictoria leader is rather thin skinned After today’s announcement, I wonder what the leader will whine about now whinewithobrien
JewelTopsfield The Victorian “opposition” are the embodiment of feckless ignorance and directionless social vandalism!
michael47818552 JewelTopsfield Or just a bit of encouragement to all the Victorians doing the right thing for our community.
JewelTopsfield When did MSM draw repeated attention to LiberalVictoria producing econ. recovery plan on michaelobrienmp site? More positive than anything from VictorianLabor :failures = '000000 unemployed + heaps zombie businesses. Poll hard to believe unless Vics love self flagellation.
JewelTopsfield Bit late to the party but you finally got there. ThisIsJournalism
JewelTopsfield A-f***ing-men
JewelTopsfield We believe that the opposition was almost wanting more people to die so that they could score political points. There was no positivity or solidarity - only sniping. Wasn’t helpful or appreciated
JewelTopsfield All their sudden concern about mental health & all they needed to do was stfu
JewelTopsfield Michael OBrien is a tosser
JewelTopsfield That's true, whatever bad things one can say about the Labour goverment in Victoria, the opposition has been even more incompetent. They could not demonstrate to the citizens how the current government has failed Victorians. What a wasted opportunity!
JewelTopsfield O’Brien is NotALeaderJustALiberal
JewelTopsfield Victorian’s received next to no support from the federal gov instead they were subjected to a disgusting amount of media scrutiny.
JewelTopsfield Doesn't surprised me I know many of Vic bagged Daniel Andrews over the mths even a former member of his party bagged him yesterday. Yes mistakes were made but we bloody got there. Just hope the covididiots and maskholes don't run rampant
JewelTopsfield I'm convinced that the LNP obstructionism and criticism of Andrews undermined Victoria's efforts to overcome this virus and encouraged dissent and resistance to the rules, possibly contributing to more infections and even some deaths. Only in Victoria.
JewelTopsfield Why even bother doing the polling? You’re just going to project your LNPCrimeFamily idealogies anyway. Effing waste
JewelTopsfield No they should have supported the government's strategy. A pandemic is no time for grubby politics
JewelTopsfield cough cough, libspill anyone?
JewelTopsfield So should have our crap media, that's you.
JewelTopsfield Neil Mitchell 3AW will be disappointed he supports the liberals and the O’Brien’s attacks on Dan Andrews. Shame on 3AW.
JewelTopsfield Constructive is not Liberal
JewelTopsfield No shit, Sherlock! Not just Victoria either. The rest of the country has been watching on in horror as the media and the fed government has piled on trying to undermine everything the Premier and Victoria has done! NotALeaderJustALiberal
JewelTopsfield it's time for TimSmithMP to shine!
JewelTopsfield Couldn’t become preferred premier during a 6 month pandemic 😂
JewelTopsfield Tried harder? From a base of ZERO. They didn't make ANY attempt at being supportive or constructive to the Andrews govt team OR even deign to encourage citizens They CHOSE to undermine & sow seeds of doubt - DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC🤬🤬 Their attitude & values are contemptible.
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JewelTopsfield Ahhh - we didn't need a poll for this. NotALeaderJustALiberal
JewelTopsfield They made a bad mistake. Very bad, and they’ll find out how bad at the next election.
JewelTopsfield Or even been helpful.
JewelTopsfield Way to slap with a wet tram ticket. 'Tried harder' implies they tried! Saw no evidence of constructive anything from that sorry lot.
JewelTopsfield No one polled me. Which asylum was the poll conducted in? 😂
JewelTopsfield No kidding ....
JewelTopsfield Negative politics is ugly. I’ll never vote for it.
JewelTopsfield It's not a political thing either, because even if you don't like federal liberal, atleast they did something. State liberal won't be in government anytime soon.
TonyKoc69285191 JewelTopsfield Many people believe the Victorian Opposition should have shut the f* up and supported health messages to keep Victorians safe. It’s not about politics it’s about saving lives.
JewelTopsfield We have an opposition?
JewelTopsfield Now you come out with this! Instead of sniping from the sidelines they should have been working together not trying to score political points during a bloody Pandemic!
JewelTopsfield Oh, really? derrr...
JewelTopsfield Opposition don’t rate! Least supportive group during the pandemic. Undermining and politicising Government and medical experts every move!! MurdochRoyalCommission
JewelTopsfield The Opposition, like all oppositions, never say anything constructive.
JewelTopsfield Andrews wouldn’t listen to anyone
JewelTopsfield Even today when the State is rejoicing in the good news, this idiot is still taking pot shots. Has no sense of reading a room. Completely inept!
JewelTopsfield Open a poll and ask the public what they think of your coverage during the pandemic. I DARE YOU! ThisIsNotJournalism NoBeersForYou
JewelTopsfield Not wise to play dirty politics during a pandemic. We wanted to hear michaelobrienmp voice encouragement, do pressies with the Premier. Instead, he let loose rabid wannabes like Tim Smith and fell into the Newscorpse vortex. It could’ve been different. Shame.
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JewelTopsfield Michael ‘Who’ & Tim Shit basically whinged and moaned from the outset and offered nothing.
JewelTopsfield Well derr
JewelTopsfield The opposition simply lived up to its role - oppose everything.
JewelTopsfield Not a fan of the opposition particularly but they routinely do badly of any stripe in a pandemic. Hard to get any airtime and I’m not sure what else they were expected to do. They aren’t in government.
JewelTopsfield Constructive criticism or (gasp) support is anathema to the Murdoch regime. The MurdochMyrmidons and the MurdochMarionettes are not *ALLOWED* to engage in thise sorts of unproductive shenanigans.
JewelTopsfield They could even....just go with me here, offered assistance and support!
JewelTopsfield They have had 8 months. How did they spend it? - developing policy...Noooo -supporting Victorians in lockdown... Noooo -supporting the Government and the bureaucracy in their efforts to keep us safe..Nooo -Tweeting mindless quips and zingers... Yesss -enable Murdoch hacks..Yess
JewelTopsfield Totally !
JewelTopsfield If this is correct, and I assume it is based on everything I’ve seen to date, it really highlights how unsuitable michaelobrienmp is for the role. Distinct lack of genuine leadership seen over the last 6 months, just politics.
JewelTopsfield Wait there’s an opposition in Victoria?
JewelTopsfield No shit! 🤦♀️
JewelTopsfield The Librals have tried very hard and are still trying to help Victorians!!
JewelTopsfield Face it liberals Victoria you intelligence is flying to Mars like Murdoch has joined you its been decades that liberal & Murdoch have been married but technology skills have beat you LNP MURDOCH
JewelTopsfield Its Dan Cluster 19 from Clusters Last Stand in Covid 19 Victoria..
JewelTopsfield No,, They should have helped they are so disgusting
Terrytoo69 JewelTopsfield NoBeersForNewsCorp as all they did was hound Andrews. Dan is the Man
JewelTopsfield The opposition & the Federal Government are guilty of undermining the health message, and playing politics with our lives. The media didn’t cover themselves in glory either. NotALeaderJustALiberal
JewelTopsfield And they believe the Age should have done the same. Disgusting reporting throughout.
JewelTopsfield libspill NotALeaderJustALiberal
JewelTopsfield Haha!!
JewelTopsfield So, Frydenberg and Wilson get off without a mention...
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JewelTopsfield Lol the coverage by newspapers has been pathetic
JewelTopsfield Today I realised that I’ve been spelling “disapprove” wrong my entire life
JewelTopsfield They should have helped Victorians through the pandemic. Instead they only played politics, to try and help themselves. NotALeaderJustALiberal AusPol SpringSt FromVictoriaNotForVictorians
JewelTopsfield I didn’t know there was an opposition...😆😌😪
JewelTopsfield Did you get that LiberaIAus? Try harder! 😂
JewelTopsfield As a centrist who has watched the words and actions of both parties over the past few months. It will be a long long time before I vote Liberal in a state election.
JewelTopsfield Do tell. Might have helped if some in the media were a touch more constructive as well.....
JewelTopsfield I suspect it has been very damaging for the VIC Liberal brand.
JewelTopsfield We have an opposition leader? I doubt more then 10% of Victorians would even be able to tell you his name.
JewelTopsfield Lol LiberalVictoria
JewelTopsfield I would have like to see some different policies tabled not just opposing status quo. Lots were not happy with what is going on but no alternative for us to consider.
JewelTopsfield Good evening from Eric Pierce ...
JewelTopsfield Really? I wonder what convinced them
JewelTopsfield ive always voted lib in vic but now b/c of the libs playing by trumps playbook they have lost me! they have spread so much misinformation its shameful. im actually embarrassed i voted for james newbury3186 - he was the worst! children have more logic! G.O.T. SHAME exit for him!
JewelTopsfield Theyve done a lot behind the scenes.. a lot you wouldnt even know about..or report
JewelTopsfield You say this now. Not for the past three months.
JewelTopsfield They have shown themselves to be petty fools who put their political agenda ahead of the health of the state. It's disgusting behaviour that will not be forgotten.
JewelTopsfield Many Victorians believe the opposition should have been an opposition instead of a hindrance during the last 7 months of Coronavirus Pandemic. Not one single worthwhile suggestion came out of the State opposition. Just vile, bile from liberal imbeciles.
JewelTopsfield when they take their cue from the ScottMorrisonMP government , they set the bar is so low. COVID19VicData COVID19Victoria auspol
JewelTopsfield Shameless politics during a pandemic is unpopular with voters, who would have guessed 🙄
JewelTopsfield Um, we've been saying this for months. But all you jernalists did was double down and dismiss us.
JewelTopsfield Liberals asking liberals if liberals were wrong. Imagine the editor reading this and thinking this passes as credible news.
JewelTopsfield Gawd you are a pack of jernalists.
UnQuietAust JewelTopsfield In other news: Water wet. They’ve been an absolute joke the entire time
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