Weekly Poll Results
Who will get your vote in the federal election?
- Labor
- Liberal/National
- Greens
- Democrats
- Climate Sceptics
- Sex Party
- Liberal Democrats
- Family First
- Christian Democratic Party
- Other Party
- Independent
Which of these is more appropriate for Penny Wong?
- Water Princess Penny
- Water Witch Wong
Should frontline police have access to tasers?
- Yes
- No
What grade do you give Barack Obama for the first 100 days of his presidency?
- A
- B
- C
- D
- F
Boat people should be...
- Allowed free entry to Australia
- Detained or sent home unless they are genuine refugees
- Sunk
Do you support Canberra Airport's expansion to a full international airport?
- Yes, it's about time!
- Only if aircraft noise is kept to a minimum.
- No, big planes belong in Sydney!
Is it acceptable for the Prime Minister to verbally abuse an air hostess?
- Yes
- No
- Only if he apologises in person afterwards
Is Westpac Bank's purchase of St. George Bank...?
- Good for customers
- Bad for customers
- Not going to make a difference
After a year of the Kevin Rudd Labor government, how do you rate their performance?
- The best government the country has ever had
- Great
- Good, but they've made a few mistakes along the way
- OK
- Bad, but no worse than anyone else
- Awful
- They're destroying the country
In text messages and instant messaging you use:
- Mostly abbreviations
- An approximately equal combination of abbreviations and proper English
- Mostly proper English
The recent spate of aeroplane issues has:
- Made you more willing to fly
- Made you less willing to fly
- Not affected your willingness to fly
Is calling the Police for assistance with removing a probably non-life threatening traffic hazard at night:
- Reasonable
- Unreasonable
If your income could be tripled by doing so, would you live in an area which is affected by regular cyclones?
- Yes
- No
Do you support Kevin Rudd's plan to apologise to the stolen generation?
- Yes
- No
Should the Australian Navy be deployed to stop the whaling?
- Yes
- No
Who do you plan on giving your first preference to in the House of Representatives election on November 24?
- Democrats
- Greens
- Labor
- Liberal/National Coalition
- Other
Do you think voting should be compulsory?
- Yes
- No
Do you think Labor's environment spokesman, Peter Garrett, was joking when he told 2UE's Steve Price that Labor will change their policies if elected?
- Yes
- No
If Australia must sign a climate change agreement, would you prefer Kyoto or a new agreement?
- Kyoto
- New agreement
Would you like to see Samuel stand as an independent candidate at the upcoming federal election?
- Yes
- No
Was APEC beneficial to Australia?
- Yes
- No
Should Victoria cancel their court challenge and hand over control of the Murray Darling river system to the federal government?
- Yes
- No
Does it annoy you when Samuel doesn't write something he said he was going to write?
- Yes
- No
Should the Queen's Birthday holiday be held on or around the Queen's actual birthday?
- Yes
- No
What do you think the overall quality of television programming?
- Better than it used to be
- Roughly the same as it used to be
- Worse than it used to be
Who would you vote for if the federal election were to be held today?
- Coalition (Liberal/National)
- Labor
- Other
What sort of plane should David Hicks have come back to Australia in?
- Private Jet
- Commercial Flight
Are you happy with the federal budget?
- Yes
- No
On average, how much sleep do you get each day?
- Less than four hours
- Between four and six hours
- Between six and eight hours
- Between eight and ten hours
- More than ten hours
Which industrial relations policy do you prefer?
- The existing Work Choices
- Labor's proposed IR reforms
Should the United States adopt gun control laws similar to Australia's gun control laws?
- Yes
- No
Who will win this year's NRL premiership?
- Broncos
- Bulldogs
- Cowboys
- Dragons
- Eels
- Knights
- Panthers
- Rabbitohs
- Raiders
- Roosters
- Sea Eagles
- Sharks
- Storm
- Tigers
- Titans
- Warriors
Will Morris Iemma's re-elected government take New South Wales in "the right direction"?
- Yes
- No
Has Jon Stanhope done a good job as Chief Minister of the ACT?
- Yes
- No
How long do you think it will be until David Hicks is back in Australia?
- Less than a month
- One to three months
- Three months and a day to six months
- Six months and a day to a year
- More than a year
- Never
Do you agree with Australia's asylum seeker policies?
- Yes
- No
- Partially
Did US President George W. Bush make the right decision by committing more troops to Iraq during the week?
- Yes
- No
If you were a tennis ball, would you rather...
- Be battered by professional tennis players at a tennis tournament
- Be owned by a dog and get slobbered on, chewed, etc
Should the Persiflage Puzzle be a part of Samuel's Persiflage?
- Yes
- No
Are consumers being treated fairly by the petroleum industry?
- Yes
- No
What do you think the minimum age should be for people to drive a car without supervision (eg. obtain "P" plates)?
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21 or higher
Should Pluto be reinstated as a planet?
- Yes
- No