Not even Do-something Malcolm can budge his polls, via The Guardian:
Voter expectations of next week’s federal budget are extremely low, with only 10% of the Guardian Essential poll sample believing next week’s economic statement from the Turnbull government will be good or very good for them, and 30% fearing it will be bad.
As well as revealing low personal expectations, the new poll reveals only 12% of the sample believed the budget would be good or very good for working people, 11% good for people on lower incomes, 14% for families, 10% for older Australians and 11% for younger Australians.
By contrast, 43% of the sample of 1,801 voters said they believed the 9 May budget would be good for business, and 54% thought it would be good for people on high incomes.
…Again, Coalition voters were more likely to think the economy is heading in the right direction (45%) than Labor (25%), Greens (18%) and independent/other voters (16%). Men were also more likely to think that the economy was heading in the right direction (36%) than women (23%).
Voters were also asked a number of questions about their confidence in Malcolm Turnbull to deliver on certain issues. Poll respondents were most confident that the prime minister could deliver tougher citizenship requirements (55% confident) and tighter regulations for foreign workers (52%).They were least confident that he could deliver action on climate change (61% not confident), a balanced budget (59%), jobs and growth (58%), and a strong economy (56%).
The survey has Labor retaining its lead over the Coalition on the two-party preferred measure, 53% to 47% – the same result as last week.
That a pretty poor report card for an economic manager.
I remain of the view that nothing but big immigration cuts will move he needle for Do-nothing Malcolm.
