Western Australians and younger Australians are abandoning their support for Anthony Albanese, the latest Newspoll has revealed.
An analysis by The Australian found that while nationally the Labor Party was still four points ahead of the Coalition (52 to 48 per cent), based on a two-party preference, the Opposition had taken the lead in Western Australia (WA ) by 51 to 48 percent. 49 percent.
The results reflected the first time Peter Dutton’s Coalition had overtaken Labor since they lost government in May 2022.
Since the last quarterly results were released, the opposition has also gained one point in New South Wales, with the two-party split narrowing to 50-50. In South Australia, Labor’s lead had also decreased by one point, to 46-54.
Polling analysis has found Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party has fallen behind the Liberal-National Coalition in Western Australia for the first time since winning the federal election.
The survey also found that support for the Labor Party among young voters had fallen five points since December to maintain a narrower lead of 12 points (file image)
Queensland was the only state to show a one-point increase before the government (53-47).
Support for the Albanian government was also falling among young voters, with Labor’s 66-34 lead falling five points to 61-39.
Analysis of the primary vote of young Australians also showed Labor fell five points, to 33 per cent, since the December results.
Meanwhile, the Coalition gained five points to 27, beating support for the Greens (34 points, a drop of one point), Pauline Hanson’s One Nation (unchanged at six points) and other parties (10 points, a rise of a point). .
Across all ages, the primary vote for the Coalition has remained at 37 points since the last Newspoll, with Labor (33) up one point on the Greens (12), since March.
Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie said the poll reflected a broader trend of younger voters not engaging with politics.
“To be honest, I notice that younger voters are very disconnected from politics. You see, from the corners, none of them want to look at you on the buses,” he said on Today.
“I think if anyone can get young voters interested in politics, we’ll all have a good chance in the game.”
Fellow panelist A Current Affair journalist Neil Breen said the drop in support could be linked to rising house prices and rents during a cost of living crisis.
‘I think younger voters are out of government because of housing prices and rents. I really believe that,’ she stated.
‘I have a daughter in college who worries about how she will ever be able to buy a house in her entire life. So I think it’s a huge problem.”