Poll

• The poll's findings revealed a gender gap in how men and women assess the impact of artificial intelligence systems, with women more likely to rate the impact as negative.
• Forty percent of men believe that AI will have a negative impact on their life, compared to 52% of women.
• The Grinnell College National Poll, conducted for Grinnell College by Selzer & Co., surveyed 1,006 Americans ages 18 and over between October 10-15, 2023.
• Results for questions asked of the full sample have a margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points.

• Roughly a third (28%) of US travelers say that they would book a detox break to 'reduce stress, improve mood & energy levels' and 18% record a desire 'to find a sense of balance'
  The largest US group (37%) report that a big city location is the ideal setting for such breaks, with 26% prioritizing 'nature' and 22% choosing sun and beach breaks.
• How does all this compare to our global cousins?
• 2,000 respondents were from the US.
• The Poll was conducted between 14th - 15th March 2023.

• Labor’s gain came despite a two-point fall in their primary vote to 36%, with the Coalition also down one to 34%.
• In the last two Newspolls, Labor may have been unlucky in the two party rounding given the primary votes.
• This time Labor was probably lucky to get their 55–45 lead from the primary votes.
• The graph below shows Albanese’s net approval in Newspoll since the first Newspoll of this term in July 2022.

Morgan poll: 54.5–45.5 to Labor

In last week’s Morgan federal poll, conducted July 3–9 from a sample of 1,410, Labor led by 54.5–45.5, a 1.5-point gain for the Coalition since the previous week. Primary votes were 35% Coalition, 34.5% Labor, 12.5% Greens and 18% for all Others.

LNP holds Fadden at byelection with small swing to LNP

• At Saturday’s federal byelection for the Queensland seat of Fadden, the Liberal National Party defeated Labor by 63.2–36.8, a 2.5% swing to the LNP since the 2022 federal election.
• Primary votes were 48.9% LNP (up 4.3%), 22.1% Labor (down 0.3%), 8.9% One Nation (up 0.3%), 7.4% Legalise Cannabis (new) and 6.2% Greens (down 4.5%).
• Analyst Kevin Bonham said the average swing at an opposition-held seat at a byelection that is contested by both major parties is about 1% to the opposition.
• The two party swing to Labor at Aston of 6.4% contrasts with the small swing to the LNP in Fadden.
• Turnout at the Aston byelection was 85.6%, while in Fadden turnout is currently 67.5% and is likely to only make the low 70s.

UK byelections and Spanish election upcoming in next week

• While the Conservatives won all three seats by large margins at the 2019 election, there has been a massive national swing to Labour since.
• The Spanish election is next Sunday, and the right-wing parties (People’s and Vox) are expected to defeat the governing left-wing parties (Socialists and Sumar).

• Teachers have a bleak outlook on their profession:
  74% wouldn't recommend a career in teaching or education to a family member or friend.
• "It's disheartening to see teachers feeling so tired and unsupported," said Monica Milligan, Chief Program Officer of Gradient Learning.
• "Educators are asking for help, and we must answer their call by treating them with the respect they deserve.
• Download the full report , and, contact Taylor Stanton at [email protected] , to arrange interviews.