Jacqui Lambie unleashes on Anthony Albanese with three brutal pieces of advice as his popularity plummets

Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie had some harsh words for Anthony Albanese after his approval rating and support for Labor plummeted in the first Newspoll conducted since the defeat of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum.

Today Show host Sarah Abo questioned Senator Lambie about the poll result on Monday morning.

“Jacqui, it seems the Australians have had a nerve against the government. What is happening?’

Lambie responded, saying, “I think there’s a lot going on, especially that cost of living thing, which is a sticking point in particular.

Abo said Anthony Albanese ‘needs to organize’

“There are other things going on and I think it’s time for him to spend more time in the country.

‘It’s time for him to become a realist and realize that we have some huge problems. Time to get off the wagon there and come back and do some things for the country.

Lambie also floated a plan to recall the Senate for one day next week to push through legislation, due to the additional costs to taxpayers from an extra session.

“He’s had all year to get important legislation through and he’s trying to get it through in the last two weeks of the Senate session, which I think is shameful in itself.

“Especially if you bring the House back for a day in the coming weeks, the hundreds of thousands of dollars it costs to get everyone in.”

Abo emphasized how much of Albanians’ foreign travel had been necessary, and that it was a balancing act for the prime minister.

Lambie hit back: ‘Yes, it’s a balancing act and I don’t think he balances well. I suggest he plan his next year, especially if he’s going into an election year the following year; there is much more to do in this country.

“Get organized because it’s more important that Australians feel like they’re getting the help they need and that they’re getting the help they need and that there’s a voice for them and a decent leader sitting at the top to to help them. because things are going bad at the moment.

Political commentator Andrew Breen said Australians felt let down by the Albanian government over the cost of living.

“They look at the government who said they would make things better for them, and they haven’t done that.

‘They felt that the Prime Minister was distracted by the Voice to Parliament.

The coalition leads Labor in the primaries, 37 percent to 35 percent, according to the poll published in The Australian on Monday.

On a two-party preference basis, Labor leads the coalition 52 percent to 48 percent – ​​its weakest result since it won government in 2022.

The survey of 1,220 voters, conducted between October 30 and November 3, showed Mr Albanese’s approval rating fell by four points to 42 percent, while his dissatisfaction rating rose by six points to 52 percent.

Albanese’s popularity as the country’s favorite prime minister also fell five points to 46 percent, while Liberal leader Peter Dutton was at 36 percent.

Thirty-seven percent of voters were satisfied with Dutton’s performance as opposition leader, while his dissatisfaction rating of 50 percent was lower than the prime minister’s for the first time.

The opposition is launching attacks on the government over its handling of the cost of living.

Liberal MPs on Tuesday tried to link the government’s handling of the economy to another potential rate hike, as the Reserve Bank tries to curb inflation.

“They’ve now had two budgets, and yet Australians are feeling the pressure on the cost of living worse than ever and feeling the pressure of a possible further rate hike,” senior Liberal frontbencher Simon Birmingham told Sky News on Monday.

“So it’s no wonder that there are real concerns among many Australians about the Albanian Labor government’s policy approach.”

Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes pressed Labor Minister Don Farrell in the Senate over why inflation remained high and wage growth failed to keep pace.

Senator Farrell defended the government’s record, saying a range of issues were contributing to pressures on the cost of living, including the rise in petrol prices due to Russia’s war on Ukraine.

When pressed by Senator Hughes on why inflation remained higher in Australia than in other international economies, Senator Farrell said it was “due to the mess you left this economy in”.

His comment was met with audible groans from the opposition benches.

“What has happened since the change of government is that for the first time there is a government that is seriously looking after the working people of this country,” he said.

National Senator Bridget McKenzie also linked Labour’s decline in the polls to “the fact that (Mr Albanese) really doesn’t have the interests of ordinary Australians at heart.”

“What the referendum exposed is the banality of the prime minister,” she said.