About three months out from the Victorian state election, the five polls released since the state got a new premier all show the Coalition in front.
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Meanwhile, the Allan government is in trouble in Victoria ahead of November’s state election.
While Morgan and YouGov polls put Labor well ahead of the Coalition after preferences, Essential puts the Coalition ahead for the first time since the 2025 election.
While federal Labor remains well ahead of the competition, a poll modelling seat outcomes has Pauline Hanson’s party picking up a dozen in the lower house.
The main parties are racking up a long and expensive list of policy promises. And the culture wars cometh.
This is the second time the SA Labor government has gained a seat from the opposition at a byelection.
The Democratic nominee has received a sizeable bounce following her strong performance in the presidential debate.
Asked whether government should prioritise tackling sports betting or pokies, 47% also said both in the new Resolve poll.
Cost of living pressures continue to hit the Labor government in the polls.
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.
Polling continues to bring bad news for supporters of the Voice to Parliament.
Support for the Voice to Parliament continues to slide - but there are some small glimmers of hope for the “yes” campaign.
The man who rose to prominence leading Western Australia through the COVID pandemic alongside Mark McGowan becomes its 31st premier after a factional deal.
Should defeated party leaders stay in parliament? Former Western Australian premier Colin Barnett is an interesting case in point.
To secede or not to secede, that is the question for WA, as it considers going it alone (though not everyone is taking it seriously).
When it comes to Western Australia, key state issues will be more significant than usual in swinging the vote in the 2016 federal election.
The Barnett government’s plans to sell ports, including the last capital city port slated for privatisation, appear to have been torpedoed by the WA Nationals’ change of heart.
A highly competent minister, Stephen Smith now appears to be suffering from relevance deprivation syndrome in his failed attempt to seize the Labor leadership in Western Australia.
The Coalition has a solid 53-47% two-party lead in the latest Fairfax-Ipsos poll but Malcolm Turnbull’s ratings have taken a hit in the last month.
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