A new poll has revealed that voter support for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has fallen to its lowest level since he was elected to office.
The Newspoll carried out for The Australian of 1,258 voters nationally last week found the Coalition had overtaken Labor by a 51-49 lead on a two-party preference basis.
It is the first time Labor has fallen behind the opposition since the 2022 election.
It also puts pressure on Albanese’s hopes of a second term and points to the need for Labor to gain the support of the Greens if they are to win a second term in government.
In the primaries, including the minor parties, Labor also held on to 31 per cent, its lowest level since it achieved a result of 32.6 per cent in the last election.
The survey reflects a continued decline of the Albanian Government, which has been slowly losing support throughout the current mandate.
It follows a turbulent time for the party, amid accusations of cowardice over its stance towards Israel and recent pro-Palestine protests in major cities.
The result also marks a major negative milestone for Albanese, who last month boasted that his government had never lost a Newspoll..
A new poll has revealed that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party (pictured with his fiancee Jodie Haydon) has fallen behind the Coalition in the two-party preferred vote.
Albanese’s approval ratings fell to the lowest level since he became Prime Minister, falling to -14 to reach the level of opposition leader Peter Dutton.
However, Albanese still holds a 45-37 lead over Dutton over who of two leaders would be the better premier.
His approval rating also remains at 54 percent, two points ahead of Dutton’s.
However, the Prime Minister’s disapproval rating is two points higher than his rival’s, at 54 percent.
Labor’s fall follows heated weakness in parliament focused on foreign affairs, including the anniversary of the October 7 attacks on Israel.
Pro-Palestine protests in Sydney and Melbourne on the eve of the anniversary criticized the Prime Minister and his government for their actions in the region.
“It’s time for Anthony Albanese and all his little fucking genocidal minions to get out of that government,” he said at the rally.
“Not long ago he was pretending to be one of us… it’s the worst of the worst.”
It is the first time the Coalition has taken a lead in the polls since losing the 2022 election. However, its leader, Peter Dutton (pictured at Bathurst 1000 on Sunday), remains behind Albanese as the “best prime minister “.
Albanese has previously said that Australia has not supplied weapons to Israel for five years and that he supports other countries limiting weapons delivered to Israel.
Voters surveyed were also quizzed on issues such as the cost of living, supermarket prices and the Labor Party’s internal division over negative gearing.
The negative drop came after the Labor Party’s concerted campaign to damage the Coalition’s nuclear plans.
The campaign looked like a failure for the government, as cost-of-living pressures and concerns about interest rates remained voters’ central views.
The poll portends the possibility of a non-consensus parliament in the next elections due in May or sooner.
In other poll results, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party increased its primary support by one point to seven per cent, while the Greens are on 12 per cent after a two-point drop.
Primary support for teal independents remains unchanged at 12 percent.
