Peter Dutton leads Anthony Albanese’s party in poll for first time since 2022 election
A surprise poll has indicated Labor could be in serious trouble, and now they’re even being dubbed a “one term wonder”.
Sunrise host Natalie Barr has confronted Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek over Anthony Albanese’s nose dive in the polls amid warnings the Prime Minister could prove a “one term wonder”.
Speaking on Sunrise this morning, the TV host Nat Barr said that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had suffered a “major blow” with the latest Newspoll result showing the Coalition now leads Labor on a two-party preferred basis for the first time since the 2022 election.
Mr Albanese’s net approval ratings have also fallen to a new low now with Peter Dutton’s rating.
“Good morning to you. Tanya, don’t say you don’t listen to the polls because I know you guys all do your own polling. What do you think about this morning?,’’ Nat Barr asked holding up the front page.
As Ms Plibersek trotted out some well-tested lines that “we’re not focused on the polls because what we’re focused on is cost of living for ordinary Australians”, the Sunrise host urged her to skip the pollie speak.
“Okay Tanya, that’s fantastic but when you guys wake up and you see a front page headline, “Coalition ahead for the first time since the election. It’s Newspoll. It’s a credible poll,’’ she said.
“Are you telling me that none of you guys sit there and go, “okay, we’re in trouble here?”.
“We’re focused. We’re doing the right thing. It’s a very close poll,’’ Ms Plibersek conceded.
Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce predicted that the outcome at the next election could surprise the Labor Party but stressed it was too early to suggest Peter Dutton could win outright.
“What’s happening I think for the Labor Party, the bigger issue is the trend. Trend’s been down all the way along,’’ Mr Joyce said.
“Price of electricity has gone through the roof. Cost of living is absolutely tearing people apart. And when we just get that belligerent, “it’s going to be intermittent power, it’s going to be intermittent power. We’ll never stop.
“I’ve always said to my colleagues, when they say “there’ll be a one term government label, be one term government said”, I’ve said “no, look, if you get it and get carried away with yourself”. It’s only happened once. Scullin from 1929 to 1932.
“I reckon Mr Albanese is giving this a red hot go to be a one term government. He really is. He’s just lost connection with the people. But I don’t know whether we’d be - I think. I think hung Parliament is the number one horse in this race at the moment and it’s going to be chaotic.”
An exclusive Newspoll conducted for The Australian shows the Coalition ahead of Labor 51-49, in a surprise result that will rattle marginal seat MPs.
Prime Minister Albanese’s approval rating has also fallen to a new low.
But despite the fact Coalition is now in front on a two-party preferred basis, its lead is not enough to win it enough seats to form government with the poll suggesting a minority Labor government the more likely outcome if an election was held last week.
Primary support for the Coalition remains unchanged, with a shift in preference flows from minor parties driving the turnaround in the Coalitions fortunes.
The federal election is widely tipped to occur either in March or May 2025 with fears rising within the ALP that it could see a minority Labor Government forced to govern with independents.
The Newspoll comes amid an emerging controversy over the departure of Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles former chief of staff who has been paid her $300,000 a year salary since May despite being banned from attending the office to work despite her willingness to do so.
It follows a heated parliamentary week, dominated by the one-year anniversary of the October 7 anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack and debate over the Albanese Government’s response to a rise in anti-Semitism.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has long prided himself on the fact he’s won every Newspoll since the election bragging about the record as recently as September 2.
“We haven’t lost a Newspoll unlike every other government during every term since Newspoll started, I think, certainly since the last few decades,” he told Perth’s 6PR last month.
Now that’s no longer the case.
But its preference flows from the Greens, that keeps the ALP in the hunt.
Around 12 per cent of voters are backing the Greens and just around 7 per cent are voting for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, taking it to 7 per cent.
Mr Albanese’s approval ratings also fell to the lowest level since becoming Prime Minister.
His satisfaction ratings fell three points to 40 per cent and dissatisfaction in his leadership rose to 54 per cent.
That means his overall approval ratings is now on a par with Mr Dutton.
However, Mr Albanese’s disapproval rating is higher than that of Mr Dutton at 54 per cent compared to 52 per cent.
Mr Albanese remains in front on the question of better prime minister at 45 per cent with Mr Dutton remaining on 37 per cent.
The latest Newspoll was conducted between October 7 and October 11 and surveyed 1258 voters nationally through online surveys.
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