Politics · Australia · 18 hrs ago
Poll puts Coalition ahead of Labor as One Nation leads primary vote
A RedBridge poll put the Coalition ahead of Labor by 53% to 47% when voters’ preferences are distributed between the two parties.
One Nation led the primary vote with 28%, ahead of Labor on 26% and the Coalition on 25%.
The survey came after the Reserve Bank raised the cash rate to 4.85%, its highest level in 18 years.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said voters would judge his government on its economic record, Medicare and employment, while Opposition figures blamed Labor’s spending for inflation.
Business Council of Australia modelling cited in the story estimated that nearly 70% of inflation came from domestic factors, including housing, rents and locally supplied services.
The poll is a snapshot of voter sentiment ahead of the next federal election, which Albanese said would be in 2028.
A RedBridge poll put the Coalition ahead of Labor, 53 per cent to 47 per cent, on a two-party-preferred basis.
One Nation led the primary vote with 28 per cent, ahead of Labor on 26 per cent and the Coalition on 25 per cent.
The survey was conducted after the Reserve Bank raised the cash rate to 4.85 per cent, an 18-year high.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said voters would judge his government on its economic record, Medicare and employment.
Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson blamed Labor’s economic management and government spending for fuelling inflation.
- Who
- RedBridge surveyed voters; the poll compared the Coalition, Labor and One Nation.
- What
- The poll put the Coalition ahead of Labor on a two-party-preferred basis, while One Nation led the primary vote.
- When
- The survey was conducted after the Reserve Bank raised the cash rate to 4.85 per cent. The articles were published on 8 November 2026 and updated on 9 November.
- Where
- Australia.
- Why
- Not stated
Labor
Coalition
Economic management
Labor
Albanese said voters would judge his government on its economic record, Medicare and employment.
Coalition
Wilson accused Labor of fuelling inflation through excessive spending.
Political alternatives
Labor
Albanese described the right-wing parties as a “rabble of dysfunction” and said they lacked a credible alternative.
Coalition
Not stated
The RedBridge survey was conducted after the cash rate rose to an 18-year high of 4.85 per cent.
Albanese responded to the polling and said voters would judge his government on its record.
Wilson said the figures showed voters were losing confidence in Labor’s economic management.
- One Nation primary vote
- 28 per cent
- Labor primary vote
- 26 per cent
- Coalition primary vote
- 25 per cent
- Coalition two-party-preferred vote
- 53 per cent, compared with Labor’s 47 per cent
- Cash rate
- 4.85 per cent, an 18-year high
What people are saying
When we go to the next election in 2028, we'll be able to talk about the strengthening that we've done in Medicare, the fact that we have the lowest unemployment rate of any government on average over the last 50 years, the fact that, unlike most advanced economies, we haven't had a single quarter of negative growth
The Prime Minister keeps stoking inflation and making Australians poorer because this government's economic model is built around an active inflation agenda