Tamed Estate: Nine’s ‘Exclusive Survey’ by Liberal lobby associates as credible as Angus Taylor’s ‘clean coal’

Devil in the detail

An “exclusive survey” from research company Resolve Strategic, the “first in a new initiative”, gave The Age/Sydney Morning Herald plenty to talk about. The survey yielded four articles highlighting strong support for the Coalition, despite its many shortcomings over recent months, as has been widely reported.

However, the devil is in the detail. The research group contracted to conduct the polling – Resolve Strategic – was founded by a Mr Reed, previously the director of research and strategy at CT group (previously Crosby Textor).

CT/Crosby Textor is a lobbying firm and consultancy with strong links to the Liberal Party, being involved with its 2010 and 2013 federal election campaigns, as well as…