The Coalition will not succeed by being Labor-lite

Monday 15 September 2025

The latest polling shows that support for the Susan Ley-led Coalition has collapsed.

Newspoll shows that the Coalition’s primary vote has bombed to just 27%, well below Labor’s 36%. This marked the worst primary vote in Newspoll history.

Source: Newspoll

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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.