Anthony Albanese is warned to ‘travel less’ this year and not to repeat the ‘big mistakes’ he made in 2023

Anthony Albanese has been urged to reflect on the “big mistakes” he and his government made in 2023 so he does not repeat them in 2024.

Former Studio 10 presenter Joe Hildebrand said the Prime Minister should reflect on his failures before making his New Year's resolutions for the next 12 months.

“John Howard has made every mistake you can make as a prime minister, but he has only made them once,” the commentator told Sky News on Tuesday.

“My hope and prayer would be that Anthony Albanese will look back on the major mistakes made under his watch this year, both his own and others'.

'And thinks well, I'm going to make sure I don't let something like this happen again. If he does that, he could be one of Australia's best governments.”

Meanwhile, Sky News commentator James Bolt said Mr Albanese will have to travel less in 2024, after being nicknamed 'Airbus Albo' for making 31 foreign trips since becoming prime minister in May 2022.

'Obviously for so many people the New Year's resolution is to travel more, but his [Anthony Albanese] have to travel less.

Albanese's support for the failed Indigenous Voice to Parliament could be seen as his biggest defeat of 2023 after Australians voted a resounding no.

And a recent focus group survey criticized Mr Albanese for not doing enough to tackle the cost of living head-on, with one participant cutting the prime minister by calling him a “beta male”.

“I just don't see much action on cost-of-living pressures. He is missing,” said a participant in the RedBridge survey conducted for Newscorp in November.

“He hasn't really been concerned with the cost of living,” another agreed.

“There are global factors at play, but I don't think he has taken much concrete action on them.”

That poll showed the Prime Minister's approval rating had fallen to the lowest level since Labor came to power 18 months ago.

The government's vote fell by four points to 31 percent in just three weeks, while the coalition's vote rose by one point to 38 percent – the highest support since the May 2022 election.

But in a bid to reverse his fortunes, Mr Albanese appears to be making cost of living a priority in 2023, showing the government is considering new measures to help ease the crisis for struggling Australians.

“Our priority will be to ease the cost of living while removing pressure on inflation,” he said.

“I have asked the Treasury and Treasury to come forward with further proposals that we will consider in the run-up to the May Budget this year.”

Albanese stated Wednesday that relief from the rising cost of living would be his top priority

The Prime Minister and his partner Jodie Haydon are serving a free Christmas lunch