Equal weighting for PM, Dutton in eyes of voters
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is returning from the Quad summit to a close battle with the opposition for voter sentiment, according to the latest polls.
Support is equal for the prime minister and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, with each notching 35 per cent in one gauge of voter sentiment.
The remaining 30 per cent remain undecided, according to Resolve Political Monitor analysis for The Sydney Morning Herald, based on responses from 4620 voters between July and September.
Mr Albanese leads Mr Dutton in the two most populous states of Victoria (39 per cent to 33 per cent) and NSW (36 per cent to 34 per cent), the newspaper reports.
As parliament resumes after the winter break, the latest Newspoll conducted for The Australian has Labor and the Coalition neck-and-neck on a two-party-preferred basis for the third time since May 2022.
Cost-of-living and inflation pressures are continuing to add pressure to the Labor government, while the Coalition has increased its primary vote lead to an equal post-election high.
However, its seven-point lead on first preferences isn’t enough to put the Liberals and Nationals into an election-winning position.
Indeed, the majority of voters – 57 per cent – believe a minority Labor or minority Coalition government is the most likely outcome at the next election.
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