{"id":80115,"date":"2026-08-25T12:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/80115\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T12:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:38:08","slug":"one-nation-trails-labor-by-three-points-following-a-difficult-parliamentary-fortnight-for-albanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/80115\/","title":{"rendered":"One Nation trails Labor by three points following a difficult parliamentary fortnight for Albanese"},"content":{"rendered":"

One Nation has closed the gap to Labor to just three points in the latest News24.com.au Pulse \/ YouGov poll.<\/p>\n

Labor now sits on 29 per cent of the primary vote, up one point, while Pauline Hanson’s One Nation climbed two points to 26 per cent.<\/p>\n

The Coalition fell one point to 21 per cent, leaving it five points behind One Nation, while the Greens were unchanged on 12 per cent.<\/p>\n

The polling, conducted from August 18-24, comes after a difficult sitting period for the government, despite Labor securing several legislative wins.<\/p>\n

During the sitting fortnight, Labor passed its NDIS reforms<\/a> with Coalition support, but was forced to cut a deal to urgently scrap its \u201cwidow\u2019s tax\u201d.<\/p>\n

Labor\u00a0also passed its gambling advertising reforms<\/a>, although the legislation was criticised by the crossbench for not going far enough.<\/p>\n

However, these legislative wins were somewhat overshadowed by a series of political controversies.<\/p>\n

These included Veterans’ Affairs Minister Matt Keogh disrespecting a group of decorated veterans<\/a>, and Mr Albanese facing further fallout over his \u201cmelons\u201d comments.<\/p>\n

The so-called \u201cmelongate\u201d controversy<\/a> has been a sticky political distraction for the Prime Minister, who refuses to admit he needs to apologise to Japan.<\/p>\n

The accumulation of scandals and political missteps has occurred as voters continue to identify cost of living as their dominant concern.<\/p>\n

The latest polling shows the cost of living remains the most important issue, followed by immigration, housing and the economy.<\/p>\n

The latest poll found Mr Albanese\u2019s satisfaction rating had fallen to a net -24, with just 35 per cent satisfied with his performance and 59 per cent dissatisfied.<\/p>\n

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor also recorded a negative rating, with 33 per cent satisfied and 49 per cent dissatisfied, resulting in a net -16.<\/p>\n

Despite his worsening satisfaction rating, Mr Albanese increased his lead as preferred prime minister over Mr Taylor, moving to 44 per cent compared with 37 per cent.<\/p>\n

He also led One Nation leader Pauline Hanson 52-37, increasing his advantage to 15 points.<\/p>\n

YouGov Director of Public Data Paul Smith said the result presented a combination of low satisfaction with Mr Albanese, but no appetite for his political rivals.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn an election held now, Labor would easily win with the lowest election-winning primary vote ever,\u201d Mr Smith said.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnusually, dissatisfaction with the Prime Minister is rising while at the same time voters are increasing their preference for him as preferred PM.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlbanese\u2019s strength is that he is seen as more capable at running the country and more trustworthy.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut Pauline Hanson leads on being in touch with ordinary people, with a wider lead among working class voters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Labor led the Coalition 53-47 on a two-party preferred basis, and beat One Nation, with a result of 56-44.<\/p>\n

The News24.com.au Pulse \/ YouGov poll of 1510 voters was conducted online between August 18 and 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One Nation has closed the gap to Labor to just three points in the latest News24.com.au Pulse 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