Steven Miles took the top job in December, pitching himself as Labor’s best chance for the October election. New polling for Brisbane Times details what’s changed.
Voters have turned away from Queensland Labor in the five months since Steven Miles became premier, with the party’s support falling to the level of third parties and independents combined – all while the LNP’s lead has sharpened.
Crisafulli’s net likeability – the balance of favourable and unfavourable views among those who know him well enough to rate him – has risen again to 14, with Miles’ first entry slightly better than Palaszczuk’s last .About one-third of voters say their primary support would go to a minor party or independent, up from 25 per cent at the 2020 election, which represents no change beyond the margin of error since the past snapshot.
“You’d never call an election this far out, but the LNP might consider handing over to the drover’s dog from here,” he added, referencing late Labor luminaryState MPs would return to parliament on Tuesday for one of only three regular sitting weeks left this term, along with what Treasurer Cameron Dick warned would be a “difficult”, surveyed registered Queensland voters at several points between mid-February and the end of last week, before giving us their findings.
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