If a federal election was held today, the Liberal National Party (L-NP) would win - the latest data from Roy Morgan has revealed - with a two-party preferred vote of 53% (up 1% since Christmas) compared to the Labor Party (ALP) on 47% (down 1%).
The shift away from the ALP to L-NP came directly from the Green preferences which shifted from 85% ALP before Christmas to only 55% ALP this week.
“The Coalition’s two-party preferred vote has risen to its highest level since the last federal election, driven by a dramatic swing to the Coalition in Victoria following the leadership spill, and a major shift in Green preferences,” said Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine.
The Greens also saw their primary support fall by 0.5% to 12%.
Primary support for the L-NP also dropped slightly, (down 0.5% to 40.5%) whereas the ALP primary vote increased by 3.5% to 31%.
Independents fell 1% to 9.5%, where support for One Nation has dropped significantly, down 1.5% to 3.5%.
Additionally, support for other parties is unchanged at 3.5%.
6.5% (up 0.5% from a week ago) of those surveyed also said they could not say who they would vote for.
The data suggests that government confidence (whether people think the country is going in the right or wrong direction) has increased 2.7 points to 74.2.
However, most Australians say the country is going in the wrong direction (56%, down 1.3%), while 30.2% (up 1.3%) say the country is going in the right direction.
This comes as speculation continues to build over when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will set a date for the upcoming election.
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