Only 28 per cent of voters back Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as Labor’s preferred leaderLess than a third of voters back Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton as the leaders of their own parties, a Newspoll has found.Clareese Packer 2 min read July 22, 2024
https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/only-28-per-cent-of-voters-back-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-as-labors-preferred-leader/news-story/b57e75a4e16498a5252b89575e5ed955Quotes re Govt [A Newspoll conducted for The Australian found only 28 per cent of voters supported Mr Albanese and Peter Dutton as their preferred leaders of the Labor and Liberal parties respectively.Mr Albanese remains in the lead for preferred prime minister, seven points ahead of Mr Dutton.In the Labor camp, about 13 per cent of voters supported Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek as leader, while 10 per cent backed former Labor leader and NDIS Minister Bill Shorten, 8 per cent were behind Treasurer Jim Chalmers, and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen were backed by a respective 4 and 2 per cent.]
Quotes re Oppsn [Looking to the Coalition, 14 per cent of voters backed Indigenous Affairs spokeswoman Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to step up to the leader’s role, followed by deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley at 6 per cent, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor at 5 per cent, opposition defence spokesman Andrew Hastie at 5 per cent, and opposition immigration spokesman Dan Tehan at 3 per cent.]
Senator Price breathing down Dutton's neck as next ranked Opposition leader
