It’s been so obvious for so long that it’s hardly worth repeating. The energy shock switched the lights off on Albo’s honeymoon:
Almost half of all Australian voters believe they will be worse off over the next 12 months following Labor’s first budget, with the number of people who believe it will be good for the economy at the lowest levels on record.
An exclusive Newspoll conducted for The Australian shows that Jim Chalmers’ budget last Tuesday was the most poorly received for helping the household budget since the Coalition’s 2014 failed austerity drive.