https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13825327/poll-trouble-Anthony-Albanese-...Anthony Albanese is delivered a wakeup call as poll reveals
the key battleground states turning against the PM
Labor's primary vote crashes in eastern states
It is down to just 24 per cent in Queensland
READ MORE: Labor's catastrophic stuff-up over tax law proves they are the amateur hour partyBy Padraig Collins For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 09:45 AEST, 8 September 2024
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Anthony Albanese could be on track to being a one-term Prime Minister,
with a new poll showing Labor's primary vote crashing in three major states.
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 has enacted fairer changes to stage 3 tax law, and superanuation tax law; I'll bet the "catastrophic stuff-up over tax law' is nothing more than the usual Conservative bleating about higher taxes on the wealthy.
'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.
dogma.
So rank and file Labor members are disappointed with Albo, apart from greedy Conservatives like Gina and down, for whom low wages are a design.
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