https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13825327/poll-trouble-Anthony-Albanese-...




    Labor's primary vote crashes in eastern states
    It is down to just 24 per cent in Queensland
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By Padraig Collins For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 09:45 AEST, 8 September 2024






The federal government is in serious trouble in the eastern states - where most of the seats are - with Labor down to 24 per cent in Queensland, 28 in Victoria and 32 in NSW.

On a two-party-preferred basis, Labor is being trounced 57-43 by the Coalition in Queensland, it's behind 52-48 in Victoria and in NSW it's tied 50-50 - all of which is good news for Opposition leader Peter Dutton.

There is one major reason the government is stuck in a rut with an election due within eight months - cost of living pressures.

The online poll for News Ltd, which canvassed the views of 10,239 voters, followed the latest quarterly national accounts figures, which showed households cutting back their spending as they deal with inflation and high interest rates.

People taking part in the survey left comments which made it clear they were struggling.

'The price of things like food and fuel just keeps going up and up,' one said.

Another added: 'It's getting tough to make ends meet. Rates are staying high, but wages aren't rising.'

Nationally, the poll found that Labor's primary vote is just 29 per cent, while the Coalition is on 36 per cent.


Preference flow from Greens voters and others means Labor still leads the Coalition by 51 to 49 on a two party preferred basis - which could lead to one side or the other forming a minority government, rather than winning outright.

Pollster Yaron Finkelstein said voters wanted Mr Albanese and his colleagues to focus on the cost of living, housing and the economy.

'Labor scraped into office in 2022 on a historically low primary vote, so they can't afford to go backwards like this,' he told News Ltd.

I think he “may” be able to survive and form a minority government with the greens in control.

Basically even worse than what we had under Rudd/ Gillard/Rudd/Bob brown

Daves2017 wrote on Sep 9^th, 2024 at 10:35pm:


**gags** not the Greens.....

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Sep 10^th, 2024 at 12:29am:


The lunatic Greens should never again be allowed to share power with the government of the day. They belong on the deep outer fringes of politics where people can laugh at their absurd policies without worrying they'll have any impact on the country.

Dnarever wrote on Sep 11^th, 2024 at 8:05pm:



Dutton would be better than that lisping Albo.

Dnarever wrote on Sep 11^th, 2024 at 8:05pm:


The two worst Prime Ministers that I've seen in my lifetime are both from the ALP. They are Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard. I didn't care much for the decision by Tony Abbott to reinstate Knighthoods - that was a bit stupid. The best PM in my lifetime was John Howard. It's no wonder he is Australia's second-longest serving PM. Some of his best policies were the GST, the new gun laws and helping East Timor to become independent from Indonesia. Australia hasn't been as prosperous at any time since he was PM and Rudd pissed away the surplus and zero debt Howard left behind.

whiteknight wrote on Sep 12^th, 2024 at 7:29pm:



Hi sir Crook,

the fact is we've had one arsehole after another -

none of them were any good.