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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Confidence in federal Labor at Morrison 2022 election loss levels, poll shows

Anthony Albanese looking at Peter Dutton in parliament
Australian National University surveyed 3,622 people and found only 38% have confidence in the federal government. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Just 38% of Australian voters have confidence in the federal government, a level approaching the lows before Scott Morrison was voted out of office in May 2022.

That is one of the key results of an Australian National University study, which nevertheless found the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, had “significantly higher” favourability than Peter Dutton leading into the 2025 election.

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