Tag: Newspoll
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One Nation could overtake Coalition as Australia’s conservative opposition
Australia may be on a trajectory where One Nation overtakes the Coalition to become the nation’s main right-wing party. The Coalition’s primary vote slumped four points to a record low 24 per cent in the latest Newspoll, while One Nation was up four points to a record high 15 per cent. One Nation also surged…
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Coalition vote sinks to worst in Newspoll history
Infighting and a frontbench sacking has paved the way to the Coalition’s worst result in Newspoll history – while a separate survey shows One Nation reaching record highs as disaffected voters continue to desert the major parties. A Newspoll conducted last week found the Coalition’s primary vote had collapsed to 27 per cent, the lowest…
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Newspoll has PM hitting two-year popularity high
A new Newspoll, published in The Australian on Monday, indicates Albanese’s federal Labor Party retains a solid two-party-preferred lead over the Coalition at 56 per cent to 44 per cent. The previous Newspoll, taken in July, had Labor ahead by 57 per cent to 43 per cent. The latest survey said Labor’s primary vote was…
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Coalition backers retreat in first Newspoll since election
The survey, published in The Australian, shows a 1.4 percentage point rise in Labor’s primary vote since the election to 36 per cent while the Coalition slipped from 31.8 per cent to 29 per cent. The Greens remained steady at 12 per cent, as did the independents and minor parties category on 15 per cent,…
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Polls tilt towards Labor as campaign gets into full swing
Labor has surged ahead of the Coalition in polling, with primary support for the conservatives on a slump, as leaders begin crisscrossing the nation on the election campaign trail. A national Newspoll survey conducted for The Australian published on Sunday, has the Albanese government leading the Coalition 51 per cent to 49 per cent on…
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Despite the polls, this is why the upcoming election has plenty scope for surprises
There is a marked immaturity in the reporting of opinion polls and other political developments in Australia at the moment. I see problems in two main categories. First is the seemingly endless pursuit of uniquely Australian explanations for what are obviously global trends. The second is the tendency to ignore the historical reality that polls…
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It seems the only people doing well out of all these polls are the pollsters themselves
Primary votes were 38% Coalition (steady), 31% Labor (steady), 12% Greens (down one), 7% One Nation (up one) and 12% for all Others (steady). By 2022 election preference flows, these primary votes would normally give a 50–50 tie, so rounding probably contributed to the Coalition’s lead. Anthony Albanese’s net approval slumped six points to…
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Why does this man look like his job is slipping away? Because it is
The survey conducted for The Australian and published on Monday registered disapproval for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese up four points to 54 per cent while his approval rating fell two points to 41 per cent – an overall reading of minus 13 that is the lowest for the Labor leader since 2022 election. Opposition Leader…
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Who is your pick to lead our parties? None of the above, latest poll shows
The latest survey for The Australian showed only 28 per cent of voters nominated Mr Albanese and Mr Dutton as their preferred leaders of their respective Labor and coalition parties, ahead of five other chosen candidates. For Labor, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek was backed by 13 per cent of voters while former leader Bill Shorten…
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Conservative parties get their noses in front as Labor loses battleground support
The April to June analysis published in The Australian newspaper on Monday, showed the coalition ahead 51-49 on a two-party basis in Australia’s largest state by population. The coalition has also improved its lead in Queensland with 54 per cent support to Labor’s 46 per cent on a two-party basis. Support for Labor remains strong…