Polls apart: How more of us now think this man should be in the Lodge
Opposition Leader Dutton has edged out Anthony Albanese as preferred prime minister with voters marking down Labor for its handling of the economy and borders.
Australians are finally taking to Dutton, with voter ratings of Anthony Albanese continuing to drop as they turn to the coalition for national security and economic management.
The Resolve Political Monitor, conducted for the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, found 36 per cent of voters backed Dutton as their preferred prime minister compared to 35 per cent who supported Albanese.
This is the first time the opposition leader has taken the lead in the race for voter sentiment in this survey.
About 40 per cent of voters prefer Dutton and the coalition as economic managers compared to 24 per cent who prefer Albanese and the Labor Party, while 23 per cent ranked Labor and the prime minister as best to manage national security and defence compared to 42 per cent who favoured the opposition.
Though the primary vote for the coalition has remained steady at 36 per cent, the Labor Partyās support fell from 29 to 28 per cent, its lowest in three years.
Despite the dire outlook, cabinet minister Tanya Plibersek insisted Laborās policies would help alleviate cost of living pressures.
āWeāre not focused on the polls, weāre focused on doing the right thing for Australian people,ā she told Sunrise on Monday.
Plibersek pointed to the governmentās tax cuts, student debt relief and investment in Medicare.
The results come as the coalition reignites Australiaās climate wars by threatening to scrap emissions reductions targets that had been agreed to under the Paris climate agreement.
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Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce said the poll reflects Australiansā opinions on this discussion.
āMr Albanese is concentrating on Paris and climate and these things and the issue is the rest of the world is they canāt pay for their groceries, their power bill,ā he said.
A majority of survey respondents said it was most important to keep the cost of living low while seven per cent named environment and climate change as the highest priority.
Voters preferred Laborās management of environment and climate with 24 per cent favouring the government compared to 22 per cent who preferred the opposition.
Meanwhile, the Greensā primary vote grew from 12 to 14 per cent.
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