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Guardian Essential poll shows Australians increasingly worried about their finances, while Chris Bowen says Saudis are blocking breakthrough on fossil fuel ‘phase-out’

The Poll Bludger has summarised the final report of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (JSCEM) that was released Monday. The most contentious recommendation is that the number of senators for both the ACT and the Northern Territory be increased from two to four.

Only 11% of respondents to survey say they have ‘high interest’, down five points from before last year’s race

Almost a quarter of households say interest rate rises are having a ‘very negative’ impact, as the RBA considers a 13th rate rise this cycle

A national Newspoll, conducted October 30 to November 3 from a sample of 1,220 people, gave Labor a 52–48% lead over the Coalition, a two-point gain for the Coalition since the final Newspoll before the October 14 Voice referendum. This is Labor’s narrowest lead in Newspoll since the 2022 federal…

A federal Morgan poll, conducted October 22–29 from a sample of 1,375, gave Labor a 53–47 lead, a 3.5-point gain for Labor since the previous week. An earlier poll, taken in the week after the Voice referendum was heavily defeated, was the first by any pollster this term to give…

Our latest Essential poll shows only one in three believe target can be met, while the Indigenous academic issues broadside over no vote

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Almost three-quarters say development of renewables should not ‘come at the expense of local communities’ and half support nuclear energy