James Campbell: What young voters want to see happen, before voting Labor at Federal election

A new poll has revealed what will make young voters more likely to vote for Anthony Albanese at the next Federal election — but it’s a different story for older voters.

Younger voters say they are much more likely to vote for Anthony Albanese if there is an interest rate cut before the next election compared to the elderly who say it won’t make much difference.

According to the latest GXO/J.L. Partners poll of voting intentions, 30 per cent of Australians overall say they are more likely to vote Labor if there is a 1 per cent interest rate cut before the next federal poll.

But this figure rises to 44 per cent among voters aged 18-24, compared to only 9 per cent people over 65.

Roughly a quarter of voters (26 per cent), told the pollster they were much less likely to vote Labor if it looked like the party was heading for a minority government relying on Teals and Greens.

Younger voters say they are much more likely to vote for Anthony Albanese if there is an interest rate cut before the election. Picture: Supplied

GXO/J.L. Partners also tested how effective Coalition and Labor lines were likely to be at the next election.

They found 61 per cent of voters agreed with the statements the Albanese Government “has failed to keep interest rates down, control inflation or tackle the cost of living” and one “million extra arrivals have made home ownership and rents that much harder to pay”.

This was much more effective than claims the Liberals “will better manage our economy and fight the cost of living” which was supported by 40 per cent of respondents.

However, both these lines had much better cut through than the two Labor lines tested.

Only 34 per cent of voters agreed with the statement “Peter Dutton’s Liberals are Morrison Liberals that will slash and cut” and “they lead the ‘Noalition’ and can’t be trusted”.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. Picture: Damian Shaw

But even that was more popular than claims “the Albanese Government has kept its election promises and delivered cost of living relief while reforming IR, keeping Australia safe and delivering on energy transition” which only 30 per cent supported.

Tom Lubbock, of J.L. Partners, said the polls showed interest rate cut of 1 per cent “would put Labor back in the game.”

GXO Director Cameron Milner added the message testing was clear.

“Positive lines and the current Albanese ‘Coalition’ attack lines don’t work while the attack on Albanese and cost of living really cuts through with voters – that’s a huge concern for Labor hard heads,” he said.

The survey of 2000 voters was carried out late last month.

Originally published as James Campbell: What young voters want to see happen, before voting Labor at Federal election