A new Newspoll suggests Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s popularity has fallen to its lowest point since he took office, while Labor’s primary vote has dropped to its weakest level in almost 15 years. The figures indicate growing dissatisfaction with both major parties, with more than half of those surveyed supporting neither Labor nor the Coalition.

Albanese recorded a net satisfaction rating of -27 per cent, while Labor received 27 per cent of the primary vote, down from 37 per cent a year earlier. One Nation led the primary vote with 30 per cent, although Albanese remained the preferred prime minister, backed by 44 per cent of respondents compared with 32 per cent for Pauline Hanson and 24 per cent for Opposition Leader Angus Taylor. Labor ministers attributed the decline to cost-of-living pressures, economic uncertainty and recent political controversies, while defending the government’s record.