Labor’s popularity won’t last unless it fixes energy crisis
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Roy Morgan’s latest polling has the Albanese Government leading the Coalition (L-NP) by 6% on a two party preferred basis. This is an increase on last month’s Federal Election result, where the ALP won 52% to the L-NP’s 48%.

However, Roy Morgan’s Government Confidence Index has fallen for three consecutive weeks amid rising concerns around energy. This comes after reaching a high of 111.5 immediately after last month’s Federal Election.
Commenting on the result, Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine said the energy crisis impacting Australia’s East Coast is beginning to impact Labor:
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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.