(With apologies to Don McLean)
Reading Crikey again this morning I saw that Fred Nile, everyone's favourite Australian Evangelical *ahem* nutjob, has sent out a survey to the people of Bradfield. Bradfield is Nelson's old seat, and there will be a byelection there on the 5th. It's a inner suburban seat, in the Upper North Shore of Sydney.
Check out the survey.
It is a lesson on how not to structure questions on a poll. The questions are a prime example of push polling at its crudest.
Additionally, some of the CDP's policies seem to be against the law. For example, "[p]riority should be given to refugee applicants who are...being persecuted for their Christian faith", and "CDP proposes a 10 year moratorium on Islamic immigration as starting point for a serious national discussion on this issue". As I understand it, it is illegal to prioritise, or penalise, immigrants on the basis of their religion (would be interested if someone could give me exact ref for this one).
As a Green, I also object to the use of the term "Greenie" in the alleged poll. The Greens would get in serious trouble if they published a document in which the CDP's supporters and MPs were referred to as "right-wing nut-job howl-at-the-moon Jesus-freaks". The standard should be equal.
- Amy
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