Sydney. Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s forthright handling of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 appears to have paid off, a poll released on Tuesday showed, although his government has not enjoyed a similar spike in popularity.
The Newspoll polling agency recorded a 12-point jump in Abbot’s net satisfaction rating in a poll conducted at the weekend to deliver his best results since April, before the handing down in May of a hugely unpopular budget.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Australia‘s biggest cities to rail against the budget’s changes to welfare, healthcare, education and pensions that they …read more
Source: The Jakarta Globe
