Key Points
- New polling shows Labor’s primary vote is down to 28 per cent, compared to the Opposition’s 38 per cent.
- Cost of living remains the top concern for 53 per cent of households.
- 30 per cent of voters are spending more than they earn, while 38 per cent are spending exactly what they earn.
The government’s primary vote remains at 28 per cent, against a rise for the coalition to 38 per cent, from 36 per cent, the latest Resolve poll of 1,600 voters published in Nine newspapers on Tuesday shows.
Voters were split on how they felt about personal finances, with 30 per cent saying they were earning less than they were spending, 38 per cent earning the same as they were spending and 27 per cent saying they were earning more than they were spending.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers also flagged on Monday that there would be more help in future federal budgets.
Around nine million Australians have already got their tax cut and another two million will get theirs in the next fortnight.
Economists have warned lingering price pressures threaten to throw the Reserve Bank of Australia’s inflation fight off course, which means rates may need to stay higher for longer and increasing the chances of another hike in the short term.