The Latest Breaking News from DemosAU

Choosing One Nation: disillusioned or just fed up?

One Nation's rising popularity or declining support for the major parties? Residents in an ultra-marginal seat are calling for change.

AAP · Oct 24

DemosAU MRP poll has Labor winning clear majority of House seats on just 27% of primary vote

A federal DemosAU MRP poll gave Labor a clear majority of House of Representatives seats on just 27% of the primary vote, with One Nation slumping from 60 seats in the May to July MRP poll to 24 in this one.

The Conversation · Oct 14

Albanese’s ratings slump in Redbridge poll after interest rate hike

In a federal Redbridge poll, the total vote for One Nation and the Coalition has been steady since late August at 50%, but Anthony Albanese’s net favourability slumped ten points to a record low -27, possibly reflecting the Reserve Bank’s interest rate hike last Tuesday.

The Conversation · Oct 4

One Nation thumps Labor to gain WA state seat of Secret Harbour at byelection

With nearly all votes counted in Saturday’s Western Australian state byelection for Secret Harbour, the ABC’s results give One Nation 39.1% of the primary vote (up a huge 30.6% since the March 2025 state election), Labor 24.4% (down 22.1%), the Liberals 17.3% (down 7.1%), the Greens 7.5% (down 1.3%), Legalise…

The Conversation · Aug 29

Mixed results for One Nation and the Coalition in latest federal polls

There have been mixed messages emerging from the three federal polls released this week. In the DemosAU poll, the Coalition was up four points on the primary vote to 25% and One Nation was down five points to 24%.

The Conversation · Aug 26

Victorian polls have Coalition leading Labor by narrow to large margins

It’s about three months until the Victorian state election on November 28. Five polls have been released since Ben Carroll replaced Jacinta Allan as Labor leader and premier on July 28. These polls have the Coalition leading Labor after preferences by between 51–49 (Morgan SMS) and 57–43 (Redbridge).

The Conversation · Aug 21

Resolve poll suggests more voters support Labor’s federal budget changes than oppose them

The three new federal polls have the total vote for One Nation and the Coalition at 46% in YouGov (down one), 48% in Morgan (up 0.5) and 49% in Resolve (steady). The Resolve poll gives Labor encouragement by suggesting their May budget changes are becoming more popular.

The Conversation · Aug 16

Cathy Freeman leads trio of women at top of list of Australia’s most admired sportspeople

Cathy Freeman, Ash Barty and Sam Kerr have been identified as the sporting figures admired most by Australians according to a new poll

The Guardian - AU · Aug 5

The One Nation scare Labor used while rolling a premier

Labor leaders have pointed to a potential minority government involving a right-wing populist party to justify swapping premiers four months from polling day.

AAP · Jul 31

Special DemosAU poll has Labor well short of a parliamentary majority

A special DemosAU poll has Labor winning 68 of the 150 House of Representatives seats, well short of the 76 needed for a majority. One Nation is on 60 seats, the Coalition 13, the Greens three and Others six.

The Conversation · Jul 27