One thing voters should look out for when navigating election media coverage is the reliability of the polls and focus groups behind the headlines. Always read the fine print. Both the Hobart Mercury and the Australian Financial Review claimed on their front pages this week that Anthony Albanese was largely unknown by voters.
Nine’s financial daily led its Easter weekend newspaper with an exclusive story ‘Better the devil you know’: Undecideds lean towards PM and a feature inside saying Albo “was poorly defined in the minds of participants” and “neither group could identify any of his strengths”.