A poll conducted in the lead-up to the Coalition’s abandonment of net zero finds them only six points ahead of One Nation on the primary vote.
The Financial Review reports a RedBridge Group/Accent Research poll has Labor’s lead out to 56-44 from 54-46 in the last such poll a month ago, along with an altogether remarkable set of primary vote numbers: Labor up four to 38%, the Coalition down five to 24%, the Greens down two to 9% and One Nation up four to 18%. A preferred prime minister that differs from most in having an “about the same” response option has Anthony Albanese on 40%, Sussan Ley on 10%, about the same on 9%, neither on 28% and unsure on 13%.
This series doesn’t include regular leadership ratings, but on this occasion respondents were asked to rate seven respondents on a five-point scale. Anthony Albanese was rated positively (“very favourable” or “mostly favourable”) by 37%, neutrally by 20% and negatively (“very unfavourable” or “mostly unfavourable”) by 39%; Sussan Ley positively by 13%, neutrally by 30% and negatively by 34%; Andrew Hastie positively by 16%, neutrally by 23% and negatively by 15%; Angus Taylor positively by 12%, neutrally by 25% and negatively by 18%; Larissa Waters positively by 6%, neutrally by 20% and negatively by 13%; Pauline Hanson positively by 32%, neutrally by 18% and negatively by 45% (including 33% for very unfavourable); and Barnaby Joyce positively by 21%, neutrally by 22% and negatively by 44%.
The poll was conducted last Friday to Thursday, and thus did not capture the Coalition’s formal abandonment of net zero on Thursday.
Author: William Bowe