More Australians have expressed their support for Anthony Albanese, but the recent federal budget has not impressed many, according to a new poll.
Albanese remains the preferred prime minister among 52 percent of voters surveyed in a Newspoll poll conducted by Pyxis Polling & Insights for The Australian.
In comparison, support for opposition leader Peter Dutton stands at just 33 per cent.
The Labor primary vote has increased one per cent on last month to 34 points, while support for the Coalition has fallen one point to 37 per cent.
Anthony Albanese remains the preferred Prime Minister among 52 per cent of voters surveyed in a recent Newspoll poll.
In other good news for Albanese, his approval rating rose three points to 47 per cent, while Dutton’s stood at 38 per cent.
However, when voters were asked about the outcome of the recent budget, support for the Labor Party took a turn.
Less than a third of people surveyed by Newspoll believed they would be better off following the Budget approved last Tuesday.
Australians will receive $300 off their electricity bills as part of the government’s measures to ease the cost of living crisis, while $3 billion will be wiped off the HECS debts of current and former university students.
The government will also invest $1.9 billion to increase the Commonwealth’s top rental assistance rates by 10 per cent. The measure will come into force from September 20.
But these measures were not enough to convince some Australians: 39 per cent said the Budget would only make inflation worse.
When asked whether voters thought the Budget would be good for the economy, only 27 per cent said yes, the lowest score in the category since 1999.
The same number of voters also believed they would be better off under the budget, while 29 percent said they would not be better off.
Less than a third of Australians surveyed in Newspoll believe they will be better off after the budget was passed last Tuesday.
This is despite the fact that most Australians will get more in their pockets come tax time with the Stage Three tax cuts.
A full-time minimum wage earner earning $45,906 receives $805 under the Labor plan, versus nothing under the Coalition plan.
The average full-time worker making $98,218 also earns $804 a year, while a middle-income person making $67,600 will receive $1,679 instead of $875.
An additional 20,000 free TAFE/VET apprenticeship places were also announced in the Budget to address the chronic shortage of trades in the construction sector.
The government will spend $90.6 million to increase the pool of skilled workers in the construction and housing industry.
More money has been allocated to upskilling the construction trades to help build more homes.