Anthony Albanese is entering a danger zone for his future prime ministerial prospects as important groups of voters begin to cast a critical eye on his performance, question the need for a Voice to parliament, and ask: “What have you done for me?”

That’s the view of John Black, an election analyst and former Labor senator from Queensland, who has noted the crucial role in Labor’s 2022 election victory of the so-called “aspirational left” – the progressive leaning but financially aspirational suburban home owners who are increasingly from migrant backgrounds that have dominated population growth over the past decade. But their support of the government came with strings attached.