Eight in 10 voters wanted the government focused on the cost of living at referendum time, while just one in 10 said the same of the Voice, the latest True Issues survey reveals.
The Indigenous Voice to parliament barely registered as an issue voters cared about during the final days ofThe latest True Issues survey reveals that while eight in 10 voters wanted the government focussed on the cost of living, just one in 10 felt the same about the Voice.At the same time, the government’s overall performance rating slipped to an index of 48, the first time it has been below 50 since Labor won the election in May last year.
Frustration among voters that the Voice was distracting the government from bread and butter issues was commonly cited as one of the reasons driving the No vote, even though the government was at pains to show it had not lost focus. “There is a sense that cost of living is now a challenge for most households, impacting not just low-income earners but also middle Australia.
The government is sweating on the September quarter inflation number to be released on Wednesday amid speculation it might push the Reserve bank of Australia to lift the cash rate when it next meets on Melbourne Cup day.Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned on Sunday that even before the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East, Treasury estimated petrol prices rose by more than 7 per cent in the September quarter and would add about a quarter of a percentage point to inflation for the quarter.
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