Opinion polls show it’s a bad time to be in Opposition

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The latest Guardian Essential Poll shows majority support for all major political leaders in the nation, including Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Premiers Daniel Andrews and Gladys Berejiklian, the latter two of whom have been embroiled in separate scandals:

Scott Morrison’s approval rating in the latest Guardian Essential poll is back to 66%, and he remains ahead of Anthony Albanese as preferred prime minister 53% to 24%…

Voter approval of the Morrison government’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic has also jumped, with 67% giving the Coalition the thumbs up (compared with 61% a fortnight ago).

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.