# Poll puts Jim Chalmers last among Labor ministers as rate rise looms

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/treasurer-jim-chalmers-is-ranked-the-worst-performing-cabinet-minister-in-latest-newspoll-ahead-of-expected-melbourne-cup-day-rate-hike/
- Published: 2026-11-01T14:09:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T14:17:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16256567/Treasurer-Jim-Chalmers-minister-Newspoll-ahead-Melbourne-Cup-day-rate-hike.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Chalmers had 24 per cent satisfaction and 40 per cent dissatisfaction.
- Labor polled 27 per cent, one point above its record low.
- A fifth rate rise could take the cash rate to 4.85 per cent.

## Summary

A Newspoll survey ranked Treasurer Jim Chalmers as the lowest-performing senior Labor minister, with more voters dissatisfied than satisfied with his work. The findings come as Labor’s primary vote has slipped close to its lowest recorded level and markets expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise interest rates again.

Among 1,200 voters surveyed, 24 per cent were satisfied with Chalmers and 40 per cent dissatisfied; 20 per cent said they had not heard of him. Labor received 27 per cent of the primary vote, compared with 28 per cent for One Nation and 21 per cent for the Coalition. The article says a fifth rate rise this year would take the cash rate to 4.85 per cent, adding an estimated A$456 to the monthly interest bill on a A$600,000 mortgage compared with January.

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