Bombshell poll shows Coalition pulling ahead of Labor while cost pressures punish Aussies

A RedBridge poll puts the Coalition ahead of Labor, 53 per cent to 47 per cent, on a two-party-preferred basis, while One Nation leads the primary vote. The results add pressure on the government as households face high borrowing costs and persistent inflation, though Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says voters will judge Labor on its economic, Medicare and employment record.

One Nation recorded 28 per cent of the primary vote, Labor 26 per cent, the Coalition 25 per cent and the Greens 13 per cent. The survey followed the Reserve Bank raising its cash rate to 4.85 per cent, described in the article as an 18-year high. Business Council of Australia modelling attributed nearly 70 per cent of inflation to domestic, non-tradable costs such as housing, rents and locally supplied services; the annual inflation rate cited was 4.3 per cent.