A significant lead for the Labour party over the Liberal Nationalist Coalition was given by the latest poll Newspoll inevitably causing reactions in the government party and in general in the whole political leadership of the country.
Ministers of the federal government attempted to downplay the result, defending both the work of the government and the prime minister Scott Morrison, whose image comes out as «poor» in the findings of the poll.
The official opposition leads with 56% against 44 in the preferences of the two factions.
It is the worst performance in a poll for the Liberal National Coalition since September 2018, according to research carried out for The Australian.
#Newspoll wow: ALP 56-LNP 44 in first survey for the election year. And 58% dissatisfied with the Prime Minister's performance. @australian https://t.co/dm0Vrhg6OD
- Richard Ferguson (@RichAFerguson) January 30, 2022
As the pandemic is in full swing, Labour has increased its lead since the last poll on 6 December, when it led 53-47.
The first or main preference vote for Labour rose by three points to 41%, while the Liberal-National Coalition's vote fell by two points to 34%.
For the first time, more voters than those surveyed believe the Labor Party is better placed to lead Australia out of the COVID-19 pandemic than the current government
Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce said the pandemic had made things difficult, but economic growth and a low unemployment rate were signs of good economic management.
Popular support for the federal Coalition has slumped to the lowest levels since 2018, #Newspoll has found #auspol https://t.co/lXaMSFJExA pic.twitter.com/qfbL7GPh9E
- The Australian (@australian) January 30, 2022
«We are coming out of the pandemic better than many other parts of the world,» Joyce told Channel Seven after the poll was released.
Labour MP Joel Fitzgibbon said the turn of the public against the government and in favour of Labour showed that Australians are angry with the way the federal prime minister and his government have dealt with the pandemic.
«No wonder they are angry,» Fitzgibbon said, adding that many Australians are still facing economic hardship, are not getting the freedoms they were promised so far and all they hear are more complacent comments from the prime minister.
In the question on the preferred Prime Minister, Mr Morrison continues to lead with 43 points, but Mr Albanisi has come close to him on 41. The margin in the previous poll was 45-36l in favour of Mr Morrison.
National Economy Minister Josh Friedenberg said there was another clear message in the poll.
