Newspoll: Voters give Anthony Albanese another blow, but it’s not all good news for Peter Dutton either

Anthony Albanese’s approval rating among voters remains at its lowest level since he took office nearly two and a half years ago.

The prime minister’s low approval rating over the Palestinian visa dispute comes after the latest poll showed a federal election would result in a neck-and-neck race between two parties if voters went to the polls now.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton is not faring much better. Voters worried about the high cost of living are convinced that the Coalition leader can handle the inflation crisis no better than Labor.

Only 25 percent of the 1,263 voters surveyed in the latest poll, News poll conducted for The Australian think inflation will be lower under Dutton, while 18 percent think it will be higher.

The poll also found that 41 percent of voters believed that neither the Labour Party nor the Coalition would do better than the other.

The same 41 percent also believed that inflation would remain the same regardless of who was in power.

The results have raised deep concerns among some Liberal MPs who fear their leader is failing to prioritise the economy and convince voters he is the right man to be Australia’s next leader.

Younger voters generally thought inflation would be higher if a coalition government were to return to power, but voters over 65 were convinced inflation would be lower.

Mr Albanese’s (pictured with fiancée Jodie Haydon) disapproval rating has risen three points to 54 percent

The poll was conducted among voters over a three-week period, during the first two weeks of which the issue of Palestinian tourist visas was hotly debated in parliament.

This appears to have had the biggest impact on Mr Albanese, with his disapproval rating rising three points to 54 percent.

This is the highest figure since he came to power in May 2022.

Albanian popularity also fell by two percentage points to 41 percent.

Combined, the prime minister’s numbers are as bad as they have been since he came to power in the country.

The latest blow to Mr Albanese comes hours after reports emerged that he… to postpone his wedding to his fiancée Jodie Haydon.

While insiders predicted the 61-year-old prime minister would use his upcoming wedding to woo undecided voters in the next federal election, it has been revealed that Albanese will instead focus entirely on winning a second term.

Mr Dutton’s approval rating also fell one point to 39 percent.

Dissatisfaction with the coalition leader also rose by two percentage points to 52 percent.

About 18 percent of voters surveyed believed inflation would be higher if Coalition leader Peter Dutton (pictured) were in power

Mr Dutton’s negative approval rating now stands at -13, but it is not his worst showing since taking the leadership role.

Mr Albanese’s net approval rating also fell to -13.

The poll found that both major parties favored the election, even in a two-party battle.

This is the second poll to show this 50-50 split.

It is also the first time since the election that successive Newspoll polls have shown a tie.

The Coalition’s pre-election result fell by one point to 38 percent, but remained unchanged for Labor, which held on 32 percent.

Nor was there any positive vote advantage for Labor after last week’s fall in inflation as a result of federal and provincial energy subsidies.

In the primaries, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party rose one point to seven percent.

There was no change for the Greens: they remained at 12 percent.

The prime minister’s low approval rating comes after the latest poll showed a federal election would result in a neck-and-neck race on a two-party preference basis if voters went to the polls now.

And when it comes to the question of who voters think would make a better prime minister, Albanese fell by 45 percent, the lowest percentage since the election.

But the biggest loser was Mr Dutton, who lost two points and now stands at 37 percent.

The eight-point difference is greater than the seven percent difference measured in the last two Newspolls.

The percentage of Australian voters unable to commit to a leader rose to 18 percent, reflecting growing dissatisfaction with both leaders.

The survey was conducted between 26 and 30 August and interviewed 1,263 voters across Australia.