Major blow for Anthony Albanese as new poll shows Peter Dutton is on track for victory at the next election

Worrying news for Anthony Albanese is that voters see opposition leader Peter Dutton as the stronger leader with a clearer vision for Australia, according to the latest polls.

A Freshwater Strategy poll published by the Australian Financial Review on Monday found Mr Dutton was seen as a strong leader by 44 per cent of voters surveyed, compared to just 31 per cent for Mr Albanese.

This apparently showed that the coalition’s tactics of constantly referring to Mr Albanese as a “weak leader” were paying off.

Even more alarming for Labor, Dutton also had significant evidence of a number of other positive qualities, which the poll conducted this weekend asked 1,051 voters to attribute to him and Albanese.

Mr Dutton surpassed Mr Albanese on 10 of 12 qualities, including being 10 points behind in having “a clear vision for Australia” and paying “attention to detail”.

The Liberal leader also held a strong nine-point lead over Mr Albanese when voters nominated which men would be “good in a crisis”, be a “good problem solver” and “can get things done”.

Voters also called Mr Dutton powerful for “understanding Australia’s problems” and being “hardworking” compared to Mr Albanese.

When asked which leader shared their values ​​and demonstrated ‘trustworthiness’, Mr Dutton still had a narrow lead of three and two points.

The only qualities where Mr Albanese edged out Mr Dutton were ‘being in touch with ordinary people’ and he also had an eight-point buffer in ‘easy to talk to’.

Mr Dutton has opened up a substantial lead over Mr Albanese in overall approval ratings, although neither leader is in positive territory as more and more voters disapprove of both men’s work.

The net approval rating (approval minus disapproval) for Mr Dutton is minus three, compared to Mr Albanese’s minus 17.

However, Mr Albanese has a slight lead over Mr Dutton as preferred prime minister, 46 per cent to 43 per cent, while the coalition leads Labor 51 to 49 on a two-party basis, which was the same result as the previous election. month.

If this split is repeated in next year’s federal election, it would most likely lead to a minority government.

Separate polls earlier this month by Accent Research and the RedBridge Group showed the Coalition is in the box to form that government.

Liberal Leader Peter Dutton (pictured left with his wife Kirilly) has opened a significant net approval lead over Mr Albanese

A seat-by-seat analysis showed Albanese’s government had “almost zero” chance of retaining its majority in the House of Representatives, while the Coalition would take away at least nine voters.

The polls reported by the Daily Telegraph showed NSW would be a crucial election battleground, with five seats likely to change hands and another seven teetering.

In Victoria, polls showed the Coalition was likely to claim at least one seat from Labor, with another too close.

Labor was also in danger of losing at least one seat in other states and territories.

RedBridge found that the Coalition’s strategy to target the outer suburbs and regional seats hit hard by the cost of living rise resonated with voters.

The perception of Mr Albanese as a “weak leader” was also reflected in a Newspoll published by The Australian last week.

Only 44 percent of the 1,258 voters surveyed believed the Prime Minister is a “strong and decisive leader” – a fall of five points from previous surveys.

It is also the lowest rating for a sitting prime minister since Newspoll began asking voters after Kevin Rudd’s 2007 election victory.

Dutton, on the other hand, was seen as decisive by as many as 60 percent of voters surveyed.

It is the highest percentage for a federal opposition leader since Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull more than a decade ago.

Only 44 percent of the 1,258 voters surveyed believed the Prime Minister was a “strong and decisive leader” – a fall of five points from previous surveys.

It is also the lowest rating for a sitting prime minister since Newspoll began asking voters after Kevin Rudd’s 2007 election victory.

Dutton, on the other hand, was seen as decisive by as many as 60 percent of voters surveyed.

It is the highest percentage for a federal opposition leader since Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull more than a decade ago.

If Mr Albanese loses the government after just one term, it will be the first time this has happened since 1932, when James Scullin led Labor to a crushing defeat during the economic woes of the Great Depression.