Support for Labor has dropped from 42 to 40 per cent, while Peter Dutton's standing as preferred prime minister has increased from 20 to 22 per cent.
Voters have cut their support for Labor from 42 to 40 per cent over the past month while cooling on the party and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on key benchmarks including leadership, vision and competence.
This means Labor leads the Coalition by 40 per cent to 30 per cent, a significant shift since the last election when the parties recorded 32.6 per cent and 35.7 per cent of primary votes respectively. Asked about Albanese in the latest survey, 53 per cent of voters said he was doing a good job and 35 per cent said he was doing a poor job, resulting in a net performance rating of 18 points. His net rating is down from 27 percentage points last month and 35 points in January.
Asked which side was competent, 39 per cent chose Labor and Albanese and 23 per cent chose the Coalition and Dutton. The results last month were 43 per cent and 20 per cent.
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