Newspoll: 51-49 to Labor, Freshwater Strategy: 51-49 to Coalition (open thread)

Concurrence between Newspoll and Freshwater Strategy on a close race, with Newspoll further offering the novelty of best leader polling for both Labor and the Coalition.

The Australian reports the latest Newspoll has Labor with an two-party of 51-49, unchanged from the last poll three weeks ago, from primary votes of Labor 33% (up one), Coalition 38% (up two), Greens 13% (steady) and One Nation 6% (down one). Both leaders record improved personal ratings, with Anthony Albanese up two on approval to 44% and down two on disapproval to 51%, and Peter Dutton up three to 41% and down five to 49%. Albanese’s lead as preferred prime minister has narrowed slightly, from 46-38 to 46-39.

Respondents were also asked to pick favoured Labor and Coalition leaders out of lists of six contenders, with Anthony Albanese recording 28% as preferred Labor leader ahead of 13% for Tania Plibersek, 10% for Bill Shorten, 8% for Jim Chalmers, 4% for Richard Marles and 2% for Chris Bowen. Peter Dutton likewise scored 28%, with Jacinta Price on 14%, Sussan Ley on 6%, Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie on 5% apiece and Dan Tehan on 3%. The poll was conducted Monday to Friday from a sample of 1258.

Also out today is the monthly Freshwater Strategy poll from the Financial Review, which has the Coalition leading for the first time on two-party preferred at 51-49, after the previous results had it at 50-50. The primary votes are Labor 31% (down one), Coalition 40% (steady) and Greens 13% (steady). Anthony Albanese is steady on approval at 34% and up two on disapproval to 48%, while Peter Dutton is at up one to 36% and down one to 39%. Albanese’s lead as preferred prime minister is at 45-39, out from 43-41 last time. The poll was conducted Friday to Sunday from a sample of 1060.

Author: William Bowe

William Bowe is a Perth-based election analyst and occasional teacher of political science. His blog, The Poll Bludger, has existed in one form or another since 2004, and is one of the most heavily trafficked websites on Australian politics.

972 comments on “Newspoll: 51-49 to Labor, Freshwater Strategy: 51-49 to Coalition (open thread)”

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  1. When interest rates go up again in a couple of weeks’ time, will Albanese be forced to pull the trigger? Better to lose by a little in September than lose by a lot in April or May.

  2. Sandmansays:
    Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10:44 pm
    Nadia88 is optimistic
    =======================================

    On which issue:

    Greens getting over 15% polling or Badthinker not starting to bang on about a Sept election.

    Note: Before Badthinker banged on about an August 3rd election. He banged on about an early July election. Banging on about September would just continue the trend.

  3. MelbourneMammothsays:
    Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10:47 pm
    When interest rates go up again in a couple of weeks’ time, will Albanese be forced to pull the trigger? Better to lose by a little in September than lose by a lot in April or May.
    ============================================

    Siri, define, concern trolling?

  4. Lordbainsays:
    Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10:30 pm
    Nadia, if the greens don’t breach the 15 percent mark in the time period I will now blame… Lars
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    No Lordbain, blame me.
    Lars just hangs off my every (2nd) post. Not his fault. Blame me.
    I said it, I’ll wear it.

  5. Entropysays:
    Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10:49 pm
    =======================================
    Note: Before Badthinker banged on about an August 3rd election. He banged on about an early July election. Banging on about September would just continue the trend.
    ===========================================================
    There couldn’t have been a July election because of the 33 day writs thing.
    Badthinker “banged on” about a Aug-3 election from memory.
    If he wishes to bang on about a Sept election, which he hasn’t, then he’ll have to wear it.

    I’ve suggested Dec.7 or Dec.14.

  6. Nadia any government that calls for an election a week or two before Christmas especially in a period of cost of living troubles would be electorally suicidal. Keep to the polls, your political sense needs work.

  7. Like anyone, Badthinker is able to Google re electoral knowledge.

    To give anyone credit for being able to do that and then call them a good poster displays naivety.

    To give them credit and then try to justify the ridiculous calls of an August election is hard to understand.

  8. The last December Federal election was in 1984. While the Hawke Government won, it lost seats. Although fairly common up until 1984, December elections seem to have very much lost favour.

    The next Federal election will most likely be in May.

  9. Entropy says Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 11:06 pm

    https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/reserve-bank-risks-recession-with-august-rate-rise-20240724-p5jw55.html

    “What is inflation at 3.5 per cent for a bit longer versus much higher unemployment and recession? That’s the trade-off,” he said.

    “We don’t think the bank will raise rates, and we don’t think they should raise rates.”

    Who was it who suggested banning short term rentals in residential areas earlier today? I don’t think that’s something the Federal Government has the power to do. I’m sure the states could though, and I have no doubt it would increase rental supply and hopefully drop rents. As increasing rents are a major driver in inflation, it would also be deflationary.

  10. Chinese nuclear reactor is completely meltdown-proof
    Alex Wilkins, “New Scientist”, 19 July 2024.

    The first ever full-scale demonstration of a nuclear reactor designed to passively cool itself in an emergency was a success, showing that it should be possible to build nuclear plants without the risk of dangerous meltdown.

    https://archive.md/PsT0D

  11. There has never been an Australian Federal election between Nov 17th and February 4th except one when Hawkey went super early and he got a slap for it. Why? Don’t mess with the main holiday period- Aussies resent it- nobody has been foolish enough to try thereafter so Dec 7th or 14th isn’t looking good. Maybe switch to February Nadia- that could work. But it’s too early again because people will still have raw memories of how tough it was to the kids through Xmas and kitted up for the new school year. I think March or full term.

  12. Surprised you having a dig at me Been There.
    I’ve never agreed with Badthinkers Aug-3 election speculation.
    It was never mathermatically possible.
    Bit surprised with you been there. Thought you knew me better.

  13. Sandmansays:
    Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 11:43 pm
    There has never been an Australian Federal election between Nov 17th and February 4th except one when Hawkey went super early and he got a slap for it. Why? Don’t mess with the main holiday period- Aussies resent it- nobody has been foolish enough to try thereafter so Dec 7th or 14th isn’t looking good. Maybe switch to February Nadia- that could work. But it’s too early again because people will still have raw memories of how tough it was to the kids through Xmas and kitted up for the new school year. I think March or full term.

    Pretty sure the 2007 election where Howard was dumped was November 24th.

  14. Hello Sandman,
    I saw you had a dig at me on Monday night & see more barbs tonight. Charming stuff Mr.
    Hope it makes you feel good.
    Your advice to me the other night was to go and buy a calculator. Well – go and buy one yourself.
    Perhaps what you meant to say was “go and do the ironing Nadia & leave the analysis to others”.
    Hell – you’re no genious!
    I’ve never professed to be good on the 2PP thing. I dig up the polls and drop a post if one comes up.
    Other posters, or the site host, do the 2PP calculation. Most posters are more interested in Primaries first, 2PP later.

    I’m happy to engage maturely on poll data and trends – because it’s what the site is set up for.
    If you don’t like that, then please “Control C” me, or whatever it is some posters use to block others.
    I don’t put down other posters on this site and don’t block anyone & try to engage with both sides of the fence. The place is a good source of info and there are some good posters on the site. I understand you were a poster on the site several years ago – well good for you. (So was I back in early 2013 – who cares). In simple speak Sandman – please use your scroll wheel on me!

  15. Yeah I misread the history in my haste I got it wrong. Mia Culpa. Still Hawke went early in Dec 84 and got a slap for and Howard got tossed out in 2007. I’m sticking with a March or full term election date. Holiday time is a bad omen.

  16. Sorry Nadia

    You’re giving credit to some of the players.

    They don’t care about polls or election dates.

    Yes, I did have a dig and I apologise for that.

    It’s all about slagging Labor.

    You’re a good person, don’t fall into their trap.

  17. Pied piper says:
    Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 11:20 pm
    Fed gov has failed to get bipartisan support for doubling the ACT and NT seats.
    ============================================================
    They don’t need bi-partisan support.
    Labor has control of the HoR, and the Senate would’ve waived it through.
    All that would’ve happenned if we had extra Senators in the ACT is that the Libs would have re-entered the Senate. At the moment the Libs are blocked out, so why would Albo want to push ahead with it.

  18. Been Theresays:
    Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 12:07 am
    Sorry Nadia

    You’re giving credit to some of the players.

    They don’t care about polls or election dates.

    Yes, I did have a dig and I apologise for that.

    It’s all about slagging Labor.

    You’re a good person, don’t fall into their trap.
    ================================================
    Thanks for support Been There.

    All that happenned is that I dropped a post on July-1 which intimated that the ALP primary vote “may” sink below 30% on one or three polls during July. I based this on the events surrounding the W.A. Senator issue and just a gut feeling. A retarded sparrow would have speculated the same outcome.

    Obviously the ALP primary has fallen < 30% on 3, I think now 4 polls, during July, and I have got dragged into it. I did what I'm good at – the old Cassandra thing – but it got out of hand. I'm a nosey neighbour remember, and watch & listen to stuff. Good at this sort of thing. Know my neighbours!

    Anyway, I'm sick of carry on, especially from posters i've never heard of.
    Thanks for support. I know we don't cross paths often on the blog but I think you're a ripper.
    Cheers Been There

  19. World sets new record for hottest day

    https://amp-abc-net-au.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/104135098?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17218296154206&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2F2024-07-24%2Fworld-breaks-record-for-hottest-day%2F104135098

    “Sunday, July 21, was the hottest day ever recorded, according to preliminary data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, which has tracked such global weather patterns since 1940.

    The global average surface air temperature on Sunday reached 17.09 degrees Celsius — slightly higher than the previous record of 17.08C set last July — as heatwaves scorched large swathes of the United States, Europe and Russia.

    Director of the Copernicus service, Carlo Buontempo, said it was possible Sunday’s record could be eclipsed this week as heatwaves continued to sizzle across the world.

    “When you have these peaks, they tend to cluster together,” he said.

    In 2023, the record was broken four days in row — from July 3 to July 6 — as climate change, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, drove extreme heat across the northern hemisphere.

    While Sunday’s record was only marginally higher than last year’s reading, “what is remarkable is how different the temperature of the last 13 months is with respect to the previous records”, Mr Buontempo said.

    Every month since June 2023 has now ranked as the planet’s hottest since records began, compared with the corresponding month in previous years.

    Some scientists have suggested 2024 could surpass 2023 as the hottest year since records began, as climate change and the El Niño natural weather phenomenon — which ended in April — have pushed temperatures even higher this year.

    “As a consequence of the increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere — we are bound to see new records being broken in the next few months, in the next few years,” Mr Buontempo said.

    Scientists and environmental advocates have long called for global leaders and wealthier countries to phase out and end their reliance on fossil fuels to prevent catastrophic effects from climate change, including increased heatwaves.”

  20. Is Kamala on her way to a landslide win & will the Republican Party be consigned to the dust bin of history?

    Exclusive: Harris leads Trump 44% to 42% in US presidential race, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds….

    & it gets better..

    When voters in the survey were shown a hypothetical ballot that included independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Harris led Trump 42% to 38%, an advantage outside the margin of error. Kennedy, favored by 8% of voters in the poll, has yet to qualify for the ballot in many states ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

    Can’t wait for Trump to debate Kamala…. assuming the coward Trump doesn’t back out of Debate #2

  21. I’m missing all the characters here.

    The people who could tell a story.

    Posts that used to flow into a conversation then stories.

    Yes, some have been banned, some have left of their own choosing and some have left forevermore.

    Upnorth!! Where are you!

  22. Nadia I’d have thought you’d do better than playing the misogyny card when you are challenged about going from pv data analysis to political crystal ball gazing eg. The CFMEU could be the undoing of Labor, ,”spare me” on the Teals, the Greens will go 15% or better by years end because “we can expect that”. You assume I am a man calling me Mr. And you assume that I
    I think you are a woman because you id is Nadia. I have a child called Shale. Boy or girl? I’ll leave you be but don’t be surprised to be challenged by other posters when objective observation turns to preferential pontification. Go your hardest. PS I got within 1 seat of tipping the 2022 election here on PB so I may not be as dumb as you think Nadia. Your gender is none of my business- find another Joker to slap me with. Your “gut feeling” is irrelevant, you said so yourself.

  23. Another thing Been there – Rainman was back on the blog, but under a new name – Missa something or other. Entropy knows a bit more about it, but Rainman nevertheless again is off the blog. He said some nice words about you when he left (under his new name).
    Entropy – if you can be knackered, could you dig up Rainman’s last comments and zip over to Been There, next time you both cross paths.
    They were mates, and I had a regard for Rainman too. Apologies, I can’t remember the new name he posted under.

  24. Sandman,

    Australian’s don’t really like boasters but if you wish to persist, perhaps I must have been thinking about this pearler of yours from early June…
    ==============================================
    Sandman says:
    Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 12:47 pm
    Thinking out loud about the State elections that might be coming up before the big dance in Canberra and the implications thereof. Victoria is one… are there others.
    ==============================================

    Sorry, Sandman. Given there’ll be no Victorian election before the next Federal election, it’s sort of hard to take any of your comments seriously. Fixed terms in Vic, just to let you know.
    As for the 2022 Fed election – anyone could have predicted an ALP win.
    How’d you go with 2019?
    Sandman – I can put posters down too if I need to. I prefer not to, and generally avoid it, so I’d prefer you don’t do it to me. Can we call it square pls, and move on?

  25. Thanks Nadia.

    Rainman,

    Cheers brother I hope you’re well and lurking!

    Things are looking good re USA for people that care about others (woke as some here would say).

    Yes, Labor needs to put a lot more work into getting things right, let’s work as a team to get there!

    Nadia thanks again.

    Cheers all!

  26. nadia88says:
    Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 12:38 am
    Another thing Been there – Rainman was back on the blog, but under a new name – Missa something or other. Entropy knows a bit more about it, but Rainman nevertheless again is off the blog. He said some nice words about you when he left (under his new name).
    Entropy – if you can be knackered, could you dig up Rainman’s last comments and zip over to Been There, next time you both cross paths.
    They were mates, and I had a regard for Rainman too. Apologies, I can’t remember the new name he posted under.
    ==============================================

    He was posting under Misanthrope. His last comment was mainly slagging off me. Though he slagged off C@T too init. So i’m not really interested in digging that one up to much.

  27. imaXXXXXandivotesays:
    Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 11:57 pm
    Come to think of it, the 1975 election was in December.
    ===============================================

    John Kerr was responsible for the timing of that and not the Government.

  28. Entropysays:
    Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 1:18 am

    He was posting under Misanthrope. His last comment was mainly slagging off me. Though he slagged off C@T too init. So i’m not really interested in digging that one up to much.
    —————-
    No worries Entropy and sorry you got slagged off. I knew you had worked out his new name/alibi, but I wasn’t aware of the background. I generally drop by for the polls and then drop off (having said that I’m hanging around tonight). Rainman always had a good word for Been There, I had a regard for Rainman too. Sorry that Rainman had some troubles with you and c@t.
    Anyway, it’s over. I’m off until the next poll.

  29. imaXXXXXandivotesays:
    Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 11:57 pm
    Come to think of it, the 1975 election was in December.
    ===============================================
    Entropysays:
    Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 1:22 am
    John Kerr was responsible for the timing of that and not the Government.

    Did you have to bring up Kerr’s name just before my bedtime? I am not going to sleep well. 🙂

  30. Just with the territory senate numbers I would have thought it in Labor’s interest to have 4 senators per territory all up for election every 3 years. In the ACT it would almost always lead to 3 left leaning senators (probably 2 Labor, 1 Green/other) and one Liberal. In the NT it would usually split evenly.

    Not surprised the LNP doesn’t want it, but it’s not as if Labor can’t proceed without bipartisan support – it’s very likely enough of the crossbench would support it. But I don’t think Labor is prepared to take any risks turning something like this that they see as fairly inconsequential into a potential election issue, or have it framed like some dodgy deal with the minor parties – though now they can say they at least tried.

  31. The federal lib/nats propaganda media units have nothing
    Every month from November 2023
    Lib/nats propaganda media units been claiming federal cabinet reshuffle – nothing happen
    Every month from January 2024
    Lib/nats propaganda media units been claiming Interest rate rises – nothing happen

  32. There has been reshuffles it was on the federal lib/nats side and could be more to come in the federal lib/nats before the 2025 federal election

  33. C@tmommasays:
    Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:44 am
    Good Morning Bludgers!
    [I haz interwebbies on my computer again! ]

    Trust you to bring that up!
    The LGNP will go ballistic that you’re back and have the new fangled “interwebbies” and they don’t.

  34. Paultu @ 7.26am
    You have just experienced every international travellers worst English news nightmare.
    It can be worse.
    CNN or BBC World on a 1 hour loop – only updated once every 24 hours.
    Staying with friends in Manhattan we had a broad range of news services on TV.
    From 5.00pm there was an hour of Manhattan Island news.
    From 6.00pm there was an hour of New York City news.
    From 7.00pm there was an hour of New York State news.
    From 8.00pm there was an hour of national USA news.
    Rinse and repeat 0ver a 24 hour cycle.
    Fortunately, we were out most evenings/ nights and our dear host Denise, preferred the PBS news – which was just like having SBS World News (sort of).

  35. Good morning Dawn Patrollers.

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    https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/a-trump-victory-would-leave-australia-handcuffed-to-the-whims-of-a-narcissist-20240723-p5jvzx.html
    NSW Premier Chris Minns may have faced the judgment of voters a little over a year ago, but the first-term Labor leader will come up against a far mightier force this weekend when the party’s state conference – the last before the federal election and the first since the NSW poll – must achieve two crucial objectives, writes Alexandra Smith
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    The anti-democratic ranting of extremist Muslim clerics in western Sydney shows what is at stake if the nation’s multicultural experiment is allowed to run off the rails, says the editorial in The Australian.
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    Spooner

    From the US















  36. goll @ #693 Thursday, July 25th, 2024 – 7:03 am

    C@tmommasays:
    Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:44 am
    Good Morning Bludgers!
    [I haz interwebbies on my computer again! ]

    Trust you to bring that up!
    The LGNP will go ballistic that you’re back and have the new fangled “interwebbies” and they don’t.

    I’m going forward, not backwards, goll. 😉

  37. Looks like Albo doing a reset and thinking over his hols maybe.People will be told to go not asked.

    Independent senator Payman has asked labor for more staff so she can tour WA.

    Why not weakness and appeasement is in this fed govs dna sadly.

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