Australian PM’s Support Slumps After Weak GDP Growth Figures
- Poll shows Labor neck-and-neck with center-right opposition
- Australian election due to be held within the next 12 months
Anthony Albanese
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Support for Australia’s center-left Labor government has slumped after a week of poor economic news and political tensions over immigration, according to a new poll, leaving Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s party at its equal lowest point since it won power two years ago.
In a Newspoll survey published by The Australian newspaper on Sunday, 50% of Australian voters surveyed said they supported the Labor government on a two-party preferred basis, while 50% said they were leaning toward the center-right Liberal National Coalition.