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Anthony Albanese hits record-low popularity as Labor vote crashes to its worst level in 15 years

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Comino, N., & Nicholas, W. (2026, September 21). Anthony Albanese hits record-low popularity as Labor vote crashes to its worst level in 15 years. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16146905/anthony-albanese-labor-poll-one-nation-newspoll.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-21 · by Nicholas Comino, Will Nicholas

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A new poll by The Australian shows Anthony Albanese's approval rating as Prime Minister of Australia has hit an all-time low at -27%, the lowest for Labor since Julia Gillard’s time in 2013. This is coupled with only about a quarter of Australians expressing support for the Labor party, marking its worst performance in nearly 15 years. The poll also highlights growing support for One Nation, which has surged to a 30% primary vote share amid voter dissatisfaction with major parties.
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Anthony Albanese, the Prime Minister of Australia since 2022, has hit record-low popularity according to Newspoll, a closely watched poll. The survey shows Labor's net satisfaction rating at -27%, and only about a quarter of Australians would vote for the party, marking its lowest support in nearly 15 years. This comes just weeks before the 2025 election, where former Liberal leader Peter Dutton scored -24% on the same metric last week. The major parties combined are performing poorly; 54% of those surveyed now prefer a third option, with One Nation leading with a primary vote share of 30%. Despite this, Albanese still enjoys more support than Pauline Hanson, the leader of One Nation, in a preferred prime minister scenario.

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🔮 Albanese (right) rejected criticism about his overseas trips, arguing it strengthened trade The Prime Minister also rejected suggestions he had implied living standards could not improve until wars in Ukraine and the Middle East ended.
🔮 Commonwealth Bank economists revised their forecast after the Reserve Bank warned inflation was likely to remain higher than expected, driven by rising energy costs, booming investment in artificial intelligence and persistent economic constraints.
🔮 The National Disability Insurance Agency exceeded its staffing budget by $224.6million, while the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water overshot forecasts by $197.6 million.
🔮 El Matari was due to be released from Macquarie Correctional Centre on Sunday after the Department of Home Affairs did not apply for a Continuing Detention Order, which a court could have imposed for up to another five years.
🔮 'We've all got slightly different jobs and come at things from slightly different perspectives as you would expect,' she said.
🔮 Pape did not identify the politician and said he would not reveal their name.
🔮 We understand it's unlikely he will receive a 'villain edit' in the next season, as the production company Endemol Shine Australia will be treading very carefully.
🔮 He claimed the department had 'absolutely no prospects whatsoever of changing the climate' and scrapping it would save money.
🔮 Inflation accelerated again in the September quarter despite four interest rate increases this year, bolstering expectations the Reserve Bank could tighten monetary policy again when it meets next week.
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🔮 House prices could plunge by as much as 40 per cent in some Australian suburbs as the nation faces its biggest property downturn on record, a leading economist has warned.
🔮 Australians will no longer be able to pay tax with credit cards from December, after the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) declared on October 1 it could not absorb the credit card surcharges it was now banned from passing on to taxpayers.
🔮 Australians could see diesel hit $4 a litre at the bowser amid rationing warnings from energy analysts as Donald Trump considers an export ban on the fuel.
🔮 More hikes could be on the way, the RBA said.
🔮 Brent crude, the benchmark oil price the Coalition has nominated as its fuel excise reduction trigger, has rocketed to about $US104 ($A146) a barrel, edging nearer to its May peak of $US114 ($A160).
🔮 The Australian's closely watched Newspoll has slugged the Prime Minister with a net satisfaction rating of -27 per cent, with only about a quarter of Australians now saying they would vote for Labor, the party's lowest level of support in nearly 15 years.
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Provide your feedback on BizChat Labor's vote has fallen to 27 per cent, the worst result since Julia Gillard was Prime Minister Tanya Plibersek (pictured) defened the government's record on the economy and cost of living 'It's not the polling that frustrates me ...
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🔮 The Australian's closely watched Newspoll has slugged the Prime Minister with a net satisfaction rating of -27 per cent, with only about a quarter of Australians now saying they would vote for Labor, the party's lowest level of support in nearly 15 years.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Anthony Albanese is the most unpopular he has been since becoming Prime Minister in 2022, a new poll shows. asserted
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The Australian's closely watched Newspoll has slugged the Prime Minister with a net satisfaction rating of -27 per cent, with only about a quarter of Australians now saying they would vote for Labor, the party's lowest level of support in nearly 15 years. asserted
they → watch → years
The week before receiving a record-breaking belting in the 2025 election, former Liberal leader Peter Dutton scored -24 per cent on the same metric. asserted
Dutton → receive → metric
The major parties combined performed abysmally in the latest poll, with 54 per cent of those surveyed now supporting someone other than Labor or the Coalition. asserted
cent → combine → Labor
One Nation is continuing to benefit from the mass exodus, with a leading 30 per cent share of the primary vote. asserted
Nation → continue → vote
However, Australians still prefer Albanese to Pauline Hanson as Prime Minister. asserted
Australians → prefer → Minister
Albanese had the backing of 44 per cent of the 1,244 voters canvassed, with Senator Hanson on 32 per cent and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor well off the pace at 24 per cent. asserted
Albanese → have → cent
Labor's 27 per cent primary vote share is the latest dip in a year-long slide, with the Bondi terrorist attack, the removal of tax concessions in May's federal budget, and a gloomy economic outlook chipping away at the 37 per cent of Australians who supported the party 12 months ago. uncertain
who → chip → party
Labor frontbenchers acknowledged the malaise but took the economic fight to the Coalition and One Nation on Monday. asserted
frontbenchers → acknowledge → Monday
Provide your feedback on BizChat Labor's vote has fallen to 27 per cent, the worst result since Julia Gillard was Prime Minister Tanya Plibersek (pictured) defened the government's record on the economy and cost of living 'It's not the polling that frustrates me ... asserted
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the issue here is people are obviously still feeling the pressure,' Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek told Seven. asserted
Plibersek → feel → Seven
'Our whole focus is on relieving that pressure. asserted
focus → relieve → pressure
That's why we back higher wages ... asserted
we → back → wages
it's not something that One Nation does. asserted
Nation → do → that
One Nation says that Australian workers are lazy and should be easier to sack.' asserted
workers → say → ?
Labor's Science and Technology Minister Andrew Charlton insisted his party was the only one with the gumption to take the heat off frustrated Australians, pointing to the previous Coalition government and conflict overseas. asserted
party → insist → government
'They had a decade of really low wages growth up to 2022. asserted
They → have → 2022
Since then, they've had a rolling series of crises coming out of the pandemic, going into the war in the Middle East, prices going up,' Charlton told Nine's Today program. asserted
Charlton → have → program
'They want to see us stepping in and making difficult decisions ... asserted
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they don't want to hear complaint that they get from One Nation, they don't want to hear spin that they get from the Liberals, they want to see significant change. asserted
they → want → change
' Labor's vote share is at its lowest level since shortly before the party rolled then-prime minister Julia Gillard in 2013, with Charlton waving away a question about whether Albanese still had his support. 'Of course he does,' he said. asserted
he → roll → support
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