After a solid victory in the federal election, the glory of the coalition party seems to be fading, and the latest Newspoll shows that the Labour Party has narrowed the gap between the two sides. Although Morrison and the Alliance Party received strong support in the first few weeks after the election, the polls on Monday showed that they could not maintain this, and the Labour Party returned to a slight advantage of 51-49. Newspoll on behalf of the Australian newspaper showed that Morrison was still ahead of rival Anthony Albanese in the preferred prime minister, 48-30. However, the popularity of the coalition party has dropped by 2% to 42%. But the coalition party has maintained a considerable lead over the Labour Party. Only 34% of respondents said they would vote for the Labour Party if they hold a general election today. This is only slightly higher than the 33.3% federal election results of the Labor Party – the worst result of the Labour Party’s 85-year election. The poll coincided with the economic recession and the trade war between the United States and China that caused the Australian stock market to plummet. At last week’s Pacific Islands Forum, Australia was criticized globally for its inaction on climate change. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called on Australia to re-examine its policies and point out that they must “respond to the Pacific”. Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said Australia’s inaction on climate change has created a “survival threat” to the Pacific islands. Newspoll results bipartisan support rate
Union Party – 51%a
Labour Party – 49%
First round of voting support rate
Union Party – 42%
Labour Party – 34%
Green Party – 11%
Other – 9%
One-party party – 4%
Net satisfaction with the leaders of the two parties
Morrison – 6%
Albany – 7%