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

Guardian Essential poll: Labor maintains large lead over Coalition despite budget failing to impress voters

Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers in the House of Representatives
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and prime minister Anthony Albanese. The latest Guardian Essential poll has the Labor government well ahead of the opposition, after the federal budget. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The Albanese government has a commanding lead over the Coalition, 53% to 42% in two-party-preferred terms, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll.

Taken after the release of Labor’s first full-year budget on 9 May, the poll also found that less than one quarter of respondents (24%) think the budget will be good for them personally, although that is up eight points since the same question was asked in November, after the October budget.

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