Coalition fights on despite poll
Victoriaās premier says every vote in every seat will count in a tight election race, despite yet another bad poll for the coalition.
A Fairfax Ipsos poll has Labor ahead 56 per cent to 44 per cent on a two-party preferred basis, continuing the trend of previous polls.
⢠Is Daniel Andrews the next Victorian Premier?
⢠Napthine Government trails in the polls
⢠Coalition promises $4b for rail networks
But with both parties on the same primary vote, Premier Denis Napthine says the race is closer than it looks.
āI think this will be a tough, tight close election and I think every vote will count in every seat,ā Dr Napthine told reporters on Friday.
Treasurer Michael OāBrien ridiculed the pollās prediction the Greens would get 16 per cent of the primary vote.
āIf I was wearing a hat, Iād happily volunteer to eat it if the Greens got anywhere near that sort of primary vote,ā he told reporters.
āItās just not going to happen.
āThose poll numbers do not reflect anything like what weāre seeing and no political professional is taking them seriously.ā
Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews would not be drawn on the poll ā yet another positive one for Labor.
āI have one fundamental obligation and that is to give every Victorian a clear choice on the 29th of November,ā he told reporters.
The Fairfax Ipsos poll was mostly taken before the Liberal campaign launch last Sunday, where Dr Napthine promised $3.9 billion for trains and trams over 10 years and $100 yearly rebates for parents of four-year-old children in kindergarten.
A Herald Sun/Seven News survey also published on Friday shows 66 per cent of voters disagree with Laborās policy to dump the East West Link, while 34 per cent agree with it.
Mr Andrews said the costings for Laborās election commitments would be released in due course after Mr OāBrien demanded to see the numbers.
āMoore Stephens, a very well-respected global accounting firm, are looking and are costing and signing off on all the commitments weāve made,ā Mr Andrews said.
Mr OāBrien said Labor had made $32 billion in promises without saying how they would pay for them.
āIf you canāt pay for your promises they simply wonāt be delivered,ā he said.
Mr OāBrien said the coalitionās promises were being analysed by Treasury and the costings would be released within days.
Want to see more stories from The New Daily in your Google search results?
- Click here to set The New Daily as a preferred source.
- Tick the box next to "The New Daily". That's it.








