ALP support rises after energy price cap passes parliament

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The last opinion poll of the year has seen the Albanese Government’s popular support lift after it passed its gas price cap through parliament.

The Freshwater Strategy Poll, conducted exclusively for The AFR a day after the energy price caps passed parliament, shows that Labor’s primary vote has increased to 37%, more than 4 points higher than the 32.6% it recorded on election day:

Primary vote

Labor’s two-party preferred vote has also risen to 54%, two percentage points higher than its election result. It is also preferred by voters to manage all 14 major policy areas of concern, except defence and national security:

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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.