Anthony Albanese remains the preferred prime minister over opposition leader Peter Dutton after two new polls found the main parties are neck and neck ahead of the May budget.
A news poll published in The Australian shows a majority of voters think Albanese is the better leader at 48 per cent to Dutton at 35 per cent.
On a two-party preference basis, Labor narrowly leads the opposition 51 per cent to 49 per cent, unchanged from the previous poll.
At the same time, Labour’s primary vote stands at 33 per cent, below the coalition at 38 per cent.
The results match another poll published by Nine newspapers on Monday.
The Resolve Political Monitor also shows Albanese leading Dutton in the preferred prime minister betting, 41 per cent to 32 per cent.
But after preferences, the two parties are tied at 50 percent.
The Labor primary vote is down two percentage points to 30 per cent, compared to an increase of one percentage point for the coalition to 36 per cent.
Newspoll also asked voters about Labour’s Future Made in Australia Act, which will deploy public funding to give viable zero-carbon industries and projects a head start so they can attract more private investment.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s ALP remains ahead of Peter Dutton’s coalition, two polls show
It found that 56 percent of voters agreed that the government should actively invest in such projects, compared to 38 percent who disagreed.
The Resolve survey asked voters about cost-of-living pressures, and 55 percent said they would have difficulty raising the few thousand dollars needed for a major expense.
The survey also found that Australians are most worried about food costs (55 per cent) and utility bills (37 per cent).
The 2024/25 budget will be delivered on May 14.
The Newspoll survey of 1,236 voters was conducted online between April 15-18.