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Major blow for Anthony Albanese as respected poll hints at who could win the next election

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In more polling news for the Labor Party, Anthony Albanese has seen Peter Dutton tie as preferred prime minister for the first time.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has tied Anthony Albanese as preferred prime minister for the first time, dealing another blow to Labor in the polls.

Recent polls also show that law and order issues are on voters’ minds, which is a traditional Coalition strength and perhaps doubly so for Dutton, a former home affairs minister and hardline police officer.

Another bad sign for the Labor Party was that 58 per cent of respondents said they believed the country was going in the wrong direction.

Dutton and Albanese were tied as preferred prime ministers in the latest Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll released on Monday, with both earning the approval of 43 per cent of respondents.

This represented a three per cent drop for Albanese, while Dutton remained level.

On a two-party preference basis, the Coalition continues to lead Labor 51 per cent to 49 per cent, unchanged for four consecutive months.

Ahead of this year’s federal election, which must be held before May 17, it is the seventh month the Coalition has led the Labor government.

Freshwater Strategy director Michael Turner said the Albanian government needed to be careful about growing discontent.

In more polling news for the Labor Party, Anthony Albanese has seen Peter Dutton tie as preferred prime minister for the first time.

“The national voter picture remains pretty bleak,” he said.

With a series of recent anti-Semitic attacks, including firebombing attacks on a synagogue and cars in Melbourne and Sydney respectively, law and order displaced climate change as one of voters’ top three concerns.

Although there has been no announcement regarding the date of this year’s federal election, both Dutton and Albanese have been touring the country as part of an unofficial campaign.

In Brisbane on Sunday, Dutton promised a $20,000 tax cut for small businesses if he wins office.

The measure would allow companies with a turnover of less than $10 million to claim up to $20,000 a year for meals and entertainment provided to customers, suppliers and employees.

Dutton has flagged that helping small businesses will be one of the Coalition’s key election priorities.

Dutton (pictured right with his wife Kirilly Dutton) has been traveling the country as part of an unofficial election campaign.

Dutton (pictured right with his wife Kirilly Dutton) has been traveling the country as part of an unofficial election campaign.

“A coalition government will be a friend to small businesses in Australia, with policies that help them, not hinder them,” he tweeted on Friday.

Last week, the Coalition also promised to raise the instant asset write-off threshold to $30,000, providing small businesses with a broader immediate deduction allowance.

Dutton has flagged that helping small businesses will be one of the Coalition’s key election priorities.

“A coalition government will be a friend to small businesses in Australia, with policies that help them, not hinder them,” he tweeted on Friday.

Meanwhile, Albanese was in Sydney on Sunday to continue his infrastructure spending.

Announced $500 million funding to improve Fifteenth Avenue in Liverpool, a crucial road connecting to Western Sydney International Airport.

Last week, Albanese visited Queensland to reveal a $7.2 billion commitment to the Bruce Highway, which was later matched by Dutton.

During the week, Albanese also announced an additional $3 billion to “finish” the National Broadband Network.

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