The Australian's Newspoll of 4 February 2024 was published Monday 5 February.
This was the first Newspoll of 2024 after a seven week gap since previous polling in December 2023.
The published results are based on a survey of 1,245 voters who were surveyed between Wednesday, 31 January and Saturday, 3 February 2024.
PRIMARY VOTE
Labor (sitting federal government) — 34 (up 1)
Coalition (L-NP opposition) — 36 (no change)
The Greens — 12 (down 1)
One Nation — 7 (no change)
TWO PARTY PREFERRED
Labor — 52 (no change)
Coalition — 48 (no change)
PREFFERED PRIME MINISTER
Anthony Albanese (current incumbent) — 46 (no change)
Peter Dutton (current opposition leader) — 35 (no change)
Uncommitted — 19 (no change)
APPROVAL RATING
Albanese:
Approve 42 (no change)
Disapprove 51 (up 1)
Dutton:
Approve 37 (down 2)
Disapprove 50 (up 2)
PROPOSAL TO AMEND STAGE 3 TAX CUTS
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According to The Australian's Page One on 5 February, "Mr Albanese has said the tax cuts were aimed at Middle Australia. This was supported by the poll results, which showed that 43 per cent of 35- to 49-year-olds said they would be better off and 44 per cent of 50- to 64-year-olds agreeing they would benefit....
The Newspoll showed female voters were significantly more likely to support the tax cuts than men: 65-59 per cent.
Those aged between 50 and 64 were also the most supportive of the change"
The Australian Parliament resumed on Tuesday 5 January, with the government planning to introduce legislation to replace the stage three tax cuts with a new tax rate table
Hopefully the government's amendments will pass unopposed and unamended by the Liberal-Nationals Coalition.
If for no other reason than Morrison's Treasury Laws Amendment in 2019 will no longer survive to fulfil its unofficial alternative title and descriptions: “Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More Of Their Money But Not For A Really Long Time) Bill 2019” aka "a tax package that is both fiscally irresponsible and unfair", "unfair and unjust", "a con job" making "inequality worse".
Sources:
Australian Parliament, Hansard, June 2018 to July 2019
9 News, 25.01.24
The Daily Telegraph, 26.01.24
AAP General Newswire, 04.02.24
The Australian, 05.02.24
Ghost Who Votes (@GhostWhoVotes), 05.02.24
Grog's Gamut (@GrogsGamut), 05.02.24
