Anthony Albanese has suffered another blow as the Coalition now leads the government, a Roy Morgan poll shows. Political commentators say Labor must take swift action.
The Coalition now leads with 50.5 percent to Labour’s 49.5 percent, according to a Roy Morgan poll that came as Labor passed its 18-month mark in government.
Political editor for news.com.au Samantha Maiden said because the election was still far enough away that Labor would not be “panicking” about the polls yet.
“We don’t know where they will be, but it would certainly be something that would make some people in the Labor Party take a sip and think a little bit about what they have achieved this year,” she says. told Sunrise Tuesday morning.
Anthony Albanese’s government has suffered another blow, with the Coalition now leading the way in support from the Australian public – with political commentators saying Labor needs to get its act together
‘They ruined the referendum. That didn’t work. Anthony Albanese spent a lot of political power and time on that, but it just didn’t work and now they all have problems with interest rates and inflation.’
Maiden added that while she did not think Labor would be a one-term party, they needed to “get their act together”.
Natalie Barr said it appeared the “honeymoon period” with Mr Albanese was well and truly over.
Journalist and columnist Justin Smith said he would be surprised if the polls did not show a decline in support for the Albanian government.
“I mean, they’ve had a shocking few months on The Voice and then what happened at the Supreme Court,” he said.
“If that didn’t happen, you would wonder whether or not the polls are accurate.”
Roy Morgan’s recent results correspond to the low point the Albanian government reached after the defeat of the Voice to Parliament referendum last month, when all Australian states voted resoundingly no to the proposed constitutional change.
Labour’s decline in the polls also coincides with the Supreme Court’s controversial ruling to release 93 asylum seekers, some of whom are convicted criminals.
Political editor for news.com.au Samantha Maiden (left) joined Sunrise presenter Natalie Barr and journalist Justin Smith (right) on Tuesday morning
It is the third week in a row with declines for the government.
Going into the general election, the Coalition is now on 37.5 percent, up 1 percent from a week ago, and significantly higher than the ALP on 29.5 percent, down 0.5 percent.
Support for the Greens stands at 13.5 percent, up 0.5 percent, while support for One Nation is also up 0.5 percent to 6.5 percent.
The federal voting intention survey was based on 1,401 Australians from November 13 to 19.
Albanese and Jodie were pictured together (above)