It appears that Abbott's couple of months of National Security crisis creation is not winning sufficient popularity.

Abbott's only option is to make sure Australian Super Hornets are not left out in the new bombing of Syria. An important looking speech to the UN in New York, USA, may or may not help. Also reintroducing the DEATH PENALTY (see last paragraph) would be a crowd pleaser.

Note http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/5824-morgan-poll-federal-voting-intention-september-22-2014-201409220753 below:

"In mid-September ALP support rose to 54.5% (up 0.5%) increasing their lead over the L-NP 45.5% (down 0.5%) on a two-party preferred basis."

“Tony Abbott’s decision to commit 600 Australian troops to Iraq has failed to boost the Government in today’s Morgan Poll. This is unusual as the Morgan Poll has shown on past occasions that external security threats usually favour the incumbent Government. This was the case in early 2003 in the run-up to Iraq War and also in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks."

“The extensive raids carried out last week against potential terrorists in Australia have had a strong impact on the electorate

- with a separate special snap SMS Morgan Poll last week showing a narrow majority of Australians (52.5%) support the death penalty being imposed for people convicted of a terrorist act in Australia that kills someone compared to 47.5% that are opposed. This is the first time a majority of Australians have favoured the death penalty being imposed for any crime since 1995 when 53% of Australians supported the death penalty for convicted murderers.”

Pete,

$ 100 says that Abbott will not listen to the majority and will NOT introduce the death penalty, and good on him.

If I'm not mistaken, ISIS has taken the advice of the worst bits of the Koran and 'introduced' the death penalty for not being the right sort of Sunni, or Arab. Also slavery - I don't think Abbott will introduce that either. Or the beheading of children. No, I don't think he will try that.

But you can still have a go at him for lesser crimes, that's your right, to express your opinion without any real fear, not even of flogging or jailing :)

Joe

G'day Joe

I don't think I'll put up $100 - not because Abbott wouldn't think hangin wasn't a dandy idea but because Brandis probably couldn't push it through.

Re "flogging" - as a good Jesuit I flog myself every day :)

Pete

If you really believe that, Albie Manton of Darwin, I would say that you are probably on the Mental Health Watch List, too.

You just shot your credibility to pieces with me.

Stop smoking that stuff, Albie. It progressively destroys your brain.

Lego...who then is telling us the truth ? Or did we get sold a truth ?

Albie do not worry, Lego is smoking that stuff also.