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Labor maintains large Newspoll lead, but support for Voice slumps

A federal Newspoll, conducted May 31 to June 3 from a sample of 1,549, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, unchanged from the last Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 38% Labor (steady), 34% Coalition (steady), 12% Greens (up one), 6% One Nation (down one) and 10% for all Others…

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MP tells voice debate ‘it’s OK to vote no’ – as it happened

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Guardian Essential poll: majority of Australians support rent freezes and migration cap amid housing crisis

Poll finds respondents support policies of the Greens and Coalition, posing a potential risk to the Albanese government

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Labor maintains large lead in post-budget polls a year after winning election, but Voice support slumps

Since the May 9 budget, there have been polls from Resolve, Essential, Morgan and Newspoll. Labor has a large lead in all of these polls. It’s almost a year since Labor won the May 21 2022 election by a 52.1-47.9 national two party margin, but its honeymoon is continuing, and…

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

Anthony Albanese records strong approval of his performance as prime minister, but the budget fails to impress those surveyed

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Easy Liberal wins likely in byelections in Robert's and Morrison's seats; support for rise in JobSeeker

On Saturday former Liberal minister Stuart Robert announced that he would soon retire from politics, setting up a byelection in his Queensland seat of Fadden.

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Morning Mail: majority back jobseeker rise, vapes to be banned, plea for help from NT town

Our Essential poll says people think the unemployed should get more generous payments, while Mark Butler says vaping is a ‘menace’ and most imports will be banned

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Labor gains in Newspoll but Voice support slumps in other polls; NSW final results and Queensland polls

A federal Newspoll, conducted April 19-22 from a sample of 1,514, gave Labor a 56-44 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 38% Labor (steady), 33% Coalition (steady), 11% Greens (up one), 7% One Nation (down one) and 11% for all…

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Voice support increases in Essential and Resolve polls

In the latest Essential poll, support for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament increased slightly to 60-40, from 59-41 in March. But hard “no” support was up two to 26%, soft “no” was down three to 14%, while 27% remained soft “yes” supporters.

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By opposing the Indigenous voice, Peter Dutton provides the yes campaign with a ready-made villain

The opposition leader lacks the smarts to rise above politics and work side by side with a popular prime minister

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Morning Mail: Major ‘reboot’ for NDIS, voice opposition hardens, Europe air fares soar

Bill Shorten to announce major shakeup of the welfare scheme that he helped devise; Essential poll shows slight change in referendum intentions

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Sony quietly kills the PlayStation Store's most annoying 'feature'

No more getting spammed with receipts for free games and DLC

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Labor and Albanese gain in Newspoll after Aston byelection triumph

A federal Newspoll, conducted March 29 to April 2 from a sample of 1,500, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since the early March Newspoll. Primary votes were 38% Labor (up one), 33% Coalition (down two), 10% Greens (steady), 8% One Nation (up one) and 11%…

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Guardian Essential poll: majority of Australians favour capping power prices, lifting wages and cheaper childcare

Results put pressure on Albanese government to provide relief in May budget for the 70% of respondents who are having trouble making ends meet

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Final NSW Newspoll gives Labor a thumping lead; federal Labor's lead widens

The New South Wales state election is today. Polls close at 6pm AEDT. Votes cast on election day should be counted quickly, but large pre-poll booths are likely to take until late at night or next week.

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Selling the Aukus deal to the public presents clear challenges for the Labor government

The latest Essential poll suggests the elite security consensus is not reflective of the prevailing national mood

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Guardian Essential poll: Perrottet the preferred NSW premier but both parties’ election policies fail to excite

Bulk of people polled say major policy announcements from Labor and Coalition will not sway their vote in lead-up to election

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Morning Mail: ‘Final warning’ on global climate, support for Aukus weakens, Xi meets Putin

The IPCC issues its final report calling for urgent action to save the planet; Essential poll blow for Labor; Xi ‘standing guard’ for the world order

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Guardian Essential poll: support for Aukus and Indigenous voice declines

Anthony Albanese improves in personal measures, including honesty and vision, despite waning support for major policies

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NSW Resolve poll has narrow lead for Labor five days before election

The New South Wales state election will be held on Saturday. I had a preview of both the lower and upper houses last week.

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Governor’s language shifts on future hikes – as it happened

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Morning Mail: alarm over online degrees, Fifa mulls Saudi sponsor U-turn, Albanese’s approval down

Essential poll says half support Labor tax plans but Albanese support falls; concern that expensive courses have been outsourced; Football Australia hopes World Cup deal will be reversed

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Guardian Essential poll: super changes backed by half of respondents – even among those with large balances

Approval for Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton continues to sag amid cost of living squeeze

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Labor's lead reduced in a NSW Newspoll four weeks before election; Voice support steady

The New South Wales state election will be held in nearly four weeks, on March 25. A Newspoll, conducted February 20-23 from a sample of 1,014, gave Labor a 52-48 lead, a two-point gain for the Coalition since a September NSW Newspoll. Primary votes were 37% Coalition (up two), 36%…

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