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

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

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

While the latest poll gives the Labor government a comfortable lead, this is not supported by other polls.

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

The final Newspoll gave “no” an accurate lead. Meanwhile, Labor maintains a strong overall lead against the Coalition.

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.

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

As support for the Voice continues to slide, voters are turning away from the Albanese government too.

By the October 2024 state election, Labor will have governed for almost ten years, so there could be an ‘it’s time’ factor for voters.

Polling on the Voice continues to provide bad news for the Albanese government and the “yes” campaign.

Support for the Voice to Parliament continues to slide - but there are some small glimmers of hope for the “yes” campaign.