Australians have cut their support for the federal government as they feel the financial damage from rising prices and higher interest rates, lifting the Coalition on a wave of discontent over grocery costs and energy bills.An exclusive survey shows 55 per cent of voters say they would struggle to pay for a major expense because their finances are stretched so thin, which sharpens the political row over the best way to help in the May 14 federal budget.
Voters have cut Labor’s primary vote from 32 to 30 per cent over the past month, below the level of the party’s historically low vote at the 2022 election. Support for the Coalition increased from 35 to 36 per cent over the same period.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has kept his personal lead over Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, ahead by 41 to 32 per cent respectively as preferred prime minister.
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