The increasing cost of living may be denting support for the Labor government.

While it was clear the Liberals were set to govern in minority weeks ago, the end of the vote count leaves the party with one less seat than expected, making forming government harder.

The Coalition lead Labor 53–47, excluding undecided, in a federal Essential poll.

While Labor will be relieved at holding Dunkley, polls point to a rockier path to the next federal election.

While two-party preferred polling is steady, a majority of Australians support Labor’s changes to the stage 3 tax cuts.

The summer break hasn’t changed the Freshwater polling figures for the two major parties federally. Overseas, the former US President is in a strong position ahead of the Iowa caucus.

Latest polling suggests Labor’s position might be improving slightly, perhaps due to increased optimism about the state of the economy.

The Labor government’s once-healthy lead has crashed since the October referendum.

The Labor Party continues the poll slide it has experienced since the failed Voice referendum in October.

Labor still leads on two-party preferred, but is feeling the strain as cost of living pressures take hold.

As the Voice referendum draws to a close this weekend, polls suggest the “no” case will win by a substantial margin.

With less than a week to go until the Voice referendum, the polls are looking grim for the “yes” campaign.

While the latest Essential polls shows an improvement for the “yes” vote, it’s still not enough for it to lead.

The prime minister’s approval ratings have turned around from the last Newspoll - but the “yes” campaign for the Voice referendum continues to struggle.

In the national poll, 42% of respondents said they were a hard ‘no’, compared to 28% who said they were a hard ‘yes’.