A bombshell post-Budget poll has revealed Liberal leader Angus Taylor has surged ahead of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as the preferred prime minister.
The survey, conducted by Resolve Political Monitor, marks a dramatic turnaround from February, when Albanese held a commanding 38–22 lead over the opposition leader.
Support for removing the 50 per cent capital gains tax (CGT) discount stood at 36 per cent, while 21 per cent opposed the change and 42 per cent remained undecided, according to the poll. Restricting negative gearing was backed by 35 per cent of voters.
Support for cutting National Disability Insurance Scheme spending by $36 billion over four years reached 39 per cent, compared with 24 per cent who opposed the proposal, while 37 per cent remained undecided. Increasing tax rates on trusts was supported by 34 per cent of respondents.
The poll found Labor’s primary vote fell three percentage points to 29 per cent this month, while support for the Coalition remained unchanged at 23 per cent, hovering near a record low.
Support for Pauline Hanson and One Nation rose two percentage points to 24 per cent, while support for the Australian Greens remained steady at 12 per cent.
Hanson topped the poll as the country’s most ‘likeable’ political figure, with a net performance rating of plus 12 percentage points. Taylor ranked second on plus 11, while Albanese remained in negative territory on minus 13.
Meanwhile, a separate Newspoll for The Australian found Labor’s Budget was viewed as the worst since 1993, with a majority of voters saying the federal government’s latest financial plan would leave them worse off.
Two polls delivered sharply different verdicts on the Albanese government after the Budget, with Resolve showing Angus Taylor overtaking Anthony Albanese as preferred PM for the first time, while Newspoll still had the Prime Minister comfortably ahead
Voters have delivered a mixed but troubling message for Labor after the Budget, with support slipping, frustration growing and Angus Taylor emerging as an increasingly serious challenger to Anthony Albanese
Pauline Hanson emerged as the country’s most ‘likeable’ political figure in the latest Resolve poll, overtaking both Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor with the highest net performance rating
Among those surveyed, 52 per cent believed they would be worse off over the next 12 months because of the government’s tax changes and other measures, while only 11 per cent believed their circumstances would improve.
The poll also found 47 per cent of voters believed the Budget was widening the divide between younger and older generations, while 26 per cent said it was helping level the playing field and making things fairer.
Unlike the Resolve poll, Albanese maintained a clear lead over Taylor as preferred prime minister, with support at 46 per cent compared with 38 per cent.
