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Exclusive poll reveals ScoMo on track to lose four WA seats

Premier Mark McGowan has maintained his approval rating through a Christmas COVID scare — but the outlook is far bleaker for Scott Morrison, with new polling placing the PM on track for a WA election drubbing.

Josh Zimmerman

Policy disguisePremiumWhy there’s net zero faith in Labor’s climate change policy

Over the next four months Australians will be showered with a bewildering blizzard of political promises aimed at securing their vote for the next national government.

Paul Murray

Labor lead growsCommentsNewspoll: Coalition primary vote plunges to 36 per cent

The Coalition’s primary vote has plunged to just 36 per cent as Labor also continues to grow its lead in the two-party preferred race heading to the next election, the latest Newspoll reveals.

Kimberley Caines

Favourable positionCommentsPremiumLabor maintains lead over Coalition: Newspoll

Anthony Albanese has closed the gap on Scott Morrison as Australia’s preferred PM, the latest Newspoll reveals.

Caitlyn Rintoul

NewspollCommentsPremiumClimate shuffling sinks confidence in Coalition

The Coalition has slumped to its lowest level of support in three years as Scott Morrison prepares to attend the Glasgow climate summit, bringing with him Australia’s ‘net zero by 2050’ commitment.

Sarah Ison

‘We’re ready’CommentsPremiumAlbanese preps Labor for pre-Christmas election

The Opposition Leader told his party they needed to be ready for the possibility of Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling an election after returning from the UN climate summit.

Sarah Ison and Lanai Scarr

opinion
opinion
Milking itCommentsPremium
opinion
Is McGowan milking the GST row for all it’s worth?

Opposition leader Mia Davies believes Mark McGowan is milking the GST battle with the east for all it’s worth — and she’s probably right.

Joe Spagnolo

Labor praiseCommentsPremium‘Virtual’ Albanese seeks westward route to The Lodge

The Federal Labor leader has firmly hitched his wagon to wildly popular WA Premier Mark McGowan.

Josh Zimmerman

opinion
opinion
Election countdownCommentsPremium
opinion
Liberals’ woes a boost for Anthony Albanese and Labor

Anthony Albanese will try and press all the right buttons in today’s address to the WA faithful at a WA Labor state conference in Perth.

Joe Spagnolo

Labor targetCommentsPremiumAlbanese says Pearce a ‘priority’ at Federal election

Labor leader Anthony Albanese says winning Christian Porter’s seat of Pearce will be a ‘priority’ at the next Federal election, saying he hopes the people in his electorate will seal his fate.

Joe Spagnolo

Anthony AlbaneseCommentsPremiumSecure jobs vital in Aussie fight against COVID

If we have learnt anything from the pandemic, it’s the critical importance of jobs and job security to Australians and their families.

Anthony Albanese

PlummetingCommentsPremiumAnthony Albanese’s popularity drops to record low

Satisfaction in Anthony Albanese has dropped to an all-time low while the Coalition has improved slightly — but Labor still boasts an election-winning lead, according to the latest Newspoll.

Sarah Ison

opinion
opinion
COVID cloudCommentsPremium
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Albanese hanging onto McGowan’s popularity on a thread

McGowan is about as popular as The Beatles when they arrived in Australia in 1964. But a major COVID-19 infiltration into WA could change that – and that spells bad news for Anthony Albanese.

Joe Spagnolo

Having a goCommentsPremiumCriticism of my Father’s Day trip a cheap shot: ScoMo

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has spoken about his trip home from Canberra to Sydney for Father’s Day, declaring that criticisms over it are ‘low blows’.

Lanai Scarr

Election pledgePremiumFederal Labor pledges $24m to end workplace harassment

Anthony Albanese has declared sexual harassment in the workplace ‘must stop’, announcing a suite of measures which Labor would implement if it was voted into power.

Sarah Ison

Newspoll shockCommentsPremiumCoalition drops to lowest primary support since 2019

The Coalition faces a growing challenge at the next Federal election after it fell to its lowest popular rating since it regained power in May 2019.

Brianna Dugan

opinion
opinion
Election planCommentsPremium
opinion
Border blue key to Albo’s WA blitz

Federal Labor appears to have learnt a thing, or two, about the last election flogging.

Joe Spagnolo

opinion
opinion
Shot in the armCommentsPremium
opinion
Cash for vaccinated Aussies the way to go

There is common sense. Then there is common cents...

Jenna Clarke

Jenna Clarke

Shot in the armCommentsLabor’s $300 for jabs plan rejected by Fed Govt

Federal Labor is calling on Scott Morrison to give $300 to everyone who has received a COVID-19 vaccine by December — but the Federal Government is not coming to the party.

Lanai Scarr

Hitting outCommentsPremiumAlbanese takes aim at PM over vaccine rollout bungle

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has had a whack at Scott Morrison for bungling the nation’s vaccination rollout.

Kimberley Caines

opinion
opinion
Vaccination debacleCommentsPremium
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Albo: Why ScoMo has failed Australia in COVID-19 battle

In 2021, Scott Morrison had two jobs — roll out the COVID-19 vaccine and fix the nation’s broken quarantine system. The Prime Minister has bungled both, writes the Leader of the Opposition.

Anthony Albanese

the covid effectCommentsPremiumWA voters turn on Coalition, PM in latest poll

The Prime Minister has been dealt a blow from West Australians in the latest poll, with his approval rating sinking from 37 per cent to 22 per cent in the last fortnight

Brianna Dugan

NewspollCommentsPremiumElection race tightening as Labor gains ground

The latest Newspoll shows Labor has gained some much needed territory in both the primary vote and the two-party preferred vote, though Scott Morrison is still the preferred Prime Minister.

Brianna Dugan

opinion
opinion
Key ingredientCommentsPremium
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Why McGowan will make sure WA wins at Federal poll

Since WA Labor destroyed the Liberals at the State election, there’s an ingredient political strategists have been grappling with for next year’s Federal election: Mark McGowan.

Peter Law

Peter Law