Unwanted result looms for major players
Australians are poised to send a blunt message to both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton on Saturday night if the final Newspoll on the eve of the election is any indication.
Australians are poised to send a blunt message to both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton on Saturday night if the final Newspoll on the eve of the election is any indication.
The final Newspoll before voting day puts Anthony Albanese in the box seat to return to power. Here’s what the numbers show.
The final Newspoll of the campaign shows Labor ahead of the Coalition, with a majority of voters claiming they would be better off personally over the next three years under Anthony Albanese.
The final Newspoll before voting day puts Anthony Albanese in the box seat to return to power. Here’s what the numbers show.
Every government that has held a two-party-preferred lead in Newspoll one week before polling day has gone on to win the election.
With less than a week before Australia votes, a new poll has revealed a major issue for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.
There has been no shift in support for either Labor or the Coalition as the campaign enters its final week. This means that the most likely outcome remains a hung parliament or Labor being returned with a slim majority.
A Newspoll state by state and demographic analysis shows the Coalition has also lost significant ground in Middle Australia, with the mortgage belt swinging back toward Labor | FULL TABLES
Labor is edging towards a narrow victory, according to the latest Newspoll, as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton continues to sink in popularity.
On the Newspoll numbers as they stand, Anthony Albanese would be the next prime minister. The question is in what shape.
Peter Dutton is judged better placed to defend the nation and grow the economy but is failing to convince voters on cost-of-living pressures and housing, as Labor’s primary vote lifts and support for both leaders falls.
Anthony Albanese has backed Australians buying newspapers well into the future with funding to go towards the Tasmanian mill’s transformation to a low-emissions operation, as Peter Dutton continues to drill into voters the Coalition’s pledge to cut the cost of petrol.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is facing an uphill battle to the May 3 election, with new polling showing a fresh drop in the Coalition’s primary vote.
A majority of voters now expect a Labor minority government, as the Coalition’s primary vote falls to below levels recorded at the last election amid a boost in personal approval for Anthony Albanese.
If Sunday’s party launches are to mark a new, decisive stage in the campaign, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton must both bring forward effective productivity strategies.
Labor’s primary vote will have to lift if it wants to be confident of being returned to government with a majority.
Labor is now leading the Coalition 52-48 on a two-party preferred basis, with the single-point gain mirroring the 2022 election result, despite voters backing Peter Dutton as the stronger and more decisive leader.
The Coalition has to sheet home to voters who is responsible for their pain. Under Labor our living standards have dropped 8 per cent, the worst in the developed world.
Anthony Albanese has been accused of neglecting regional Australia, as Peter Dutton pledged $10m for a new weather radar in outback western Queensland where several towns face the worst flooding in years.
Non-aligned candidates have gained in the drift from major parties.
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