14 March 2007
Opinion Polls In The News Cycle
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Opinion polls have been a part of political life since the 1960's, but Prime Minister John Howard has addressed the latest AC Nielsen poll directly by saying he "vows to work harder". So, do they make any difference to party leadership, and to policy itself? Are they a waste of time? Who do you think drives opinion polls - the public, the pollsters or the politicians?
Guests
Sol Lebovic
Chairman and founder of 'Newspoll'
Bruce Hawker
Managing Director, Hawker Britton Public Affairs Solutions
Former policy advisor to New South Wales Premier Bob Carr
Stephen Stockwell
Associate Professor in Journalism and Public Relations, Griffith University, Brisbane
Andrew Leigh
Fellow, Social Policy Analysis, Evaluation and Research Centre, Australian National University, Canberra
Presenter
Paul Barclay
Story Researcher and Producer
Donna McLachlan
