Coalition tops Labor in new poll
The Coalition has taken the lead over Labor on a two-party-preferred basis for the first time since the Albanese Government came to power.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s own approval ratings have also fallen to a new low according to the the poll published in The Australian on Monday.
The Coalition is leading Labor 51-49, eight months out from the next election.
The lead has been generated by a shift in preferences from minor parties, however, with voter support for the Coalition and Labor remaining unchanged from the previous poll in September.
Albanese’s approval ratings fell to the lowest level since becoming Prime Minister, suffering a three-point fall in his satisfaction rating to 40 per cent and a three-point rise in dissatisfaction to 54 per cent.
His net negative approval ratings also dropped to minus 14, a point lower than his previous worst.
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The two party leaders are equal in their overall approval ratings, but Albanese’s disapproval rating is higher than Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s – 54 per cent to his 52 per cent.
In the head-to-head contest over who would make a better prime minister, Dutton remained on 37 per cent, but Albanese retained his lead at 45 per cent, despite losing a point.
The Newspoll will set the tone for a busy week in parliament where politics has been dominated in recent times by tensions in the Middle East and Australia’s perceived response.
There has been little time devoted to domestic policy or the cost-of-living crisis.
– AAP
