Anthony Albanese’s popularity is in freefall as voters abandon Labor after an embarrassing series of policy mistakes

Anthony Albanese’s approval rating has sunk to its lowest level since he became prime minister, a new poll shows.

The Newspoll, conducted for The Australianalso reveals Labour’s primary mood in freefall after a series of policy blunders in recent months.

Labor’s vote has fallen by four points to 31 percent in the past three weeks, while the Coalition’s has risen by one point to 38 percent – the highest support since the May 2019 election.

On a two-party preferred basis, Labor and the Coalition are tied 50-50 in the poll, which would likely result in Labor losing five seats and its majority if an election were held this weekend.

Albanese’s personal approval rating, which fell two points to 40 percent, is now at the same level as Liberal Leader Peter Dutton.

This represents a decline of 12 percent in just the four months since July.

Making matters worse, the Prime Minister’s dissatisfaction level has risen to 53 percent, giving him a net approval rating (satisfaction minus dissatisfaction) of minus 13.

While Dutton’s approval rating remains lower than Albanese’s at 37 percent, his disapproval rating is also lower at 50 percent, making the two political leaders equally unpopular at minus 13.

This was the second poll in a row showing more voters becoming more dissatisfied with Albanese’s performance than with Dutton’s.

The Prime Minister’s decline in popularity began after the Voice referendum on October 14 was a resounding defeat in all states.

Rising interest rates since he came to power and Australia’s cost-of-living crisis have also deterred voters.

But in recent weeks the opposition has attacked the government for being unprepared when the Supreme Court handed down a shock ruling that would see 92 asylum seekers released from indefinite detention, with their detention deemed illegal.

On a two-party preferred basis, Labor and the Coalition are tied 50-50 in the poll, which would likely result in Labor losing five seats and its majority if an election were held this weekend. In the photo: Peter Dutton

The group fitted with monitoring equipment and released into the community includes dangerous criminals, including murderers, rapists and child molesters.

Mr Dutton has also made political points, accusing Labor of not doing enough to support the Jewish community in the wake of rising anti-Semitic incidents across Australia in the wake of the October 7 terror attacks in Israel.

As well as losing votes to the Coalition, Labor also lost votes to the left, with Greens support rising by one point to 13 per cent.

Support for other smaller parties and the Teal Independents rose by two points to 12 per cent, while Pauline Hanson’s One Nation remained steady at 6 per cent.

The collapse of the Labor primary in the past three weeks was the government’s biggest drop in a single period since it came to power last year.

The only positive for Mr Albanese was the infighting against Mr Dutton, with the Prime Minister leading by 46 to 35 per cent.

But even there the margin has narrowed dramatically since Mr Albanese opened up a huge 25-point lead over the Liberal leader in July.

There is only one session of the federal parliament left before the long summer holidays.