Many voters don’t believe Peter Dutton is the right man to lead Australia less than a week out from the federal election, according to the latest new poll.
While almost half don’t want Anthony Albanese to serve a second term as Prime Minister, the Coalition leader’s approval rating has plummeted to a new low.
Neither Labor or the Coalition have seen a shift in primary support in the last week, according to the latest Newspoll for the The Australian.
Support for both the major parties remains at a near record low as Australia heads into the final week before the election.
Mr Dutton has continued to declare the election winnable for the Coalition but it seems he has failed to convince voters he is deserving of the top job.
Labor’s primary vote has stayed the same for the second poll in a row at 34 per cent compared to the Coalition’s 35 per cent.
In May 2022, Labor was elected on its lower ever primary vote at an election and its current primary vote of 34 per cent is a 1.4 per cent improvement on the last election result.
Meanwhile, the Coalition’s primary vote is lower than its last election result of 35.7 per cent.
A new poll has found almost half of those asked do not want Anthony Albanese (pictured) to serve a second term as Prime Minister
Voters are unconvinced Mr Dutton (pictured) is ready to govern Australia
The last federal election saw the lowest level of representation for the Coalition since the Liberal Party was formed under Robert Menzies in 1944.
While Labor still trails the Coalition on primary votes, it remains ahead on a two-party preferred to lead 52-48.
Mr Albanese has failed to convince voters that he deserves another chance at leading the country, with 48 per cent believing he shouldn’t be re-elected.
Only 39 per cent of voters believe Mr Albanese should lead the country again, however, this is a five point improvement for the Prime Minister since February.
Despite this damning result, there are a greater number of voters unwilling to let Mr Dutton have a chance at governing the country.
There has been a seven point increase in the percentage of voters who are unconvinced Mr Dutton is ready to become Prime Minister.
In February, 55 per cent of voters felt this way, but this number has now risen to 62 per cent.
Mr Albanese (pictured) has seen a five point improvement since February on the percentage of voters who think he deserves to lead the country again
Mr Albanese and Mr Dutton (both pictured) went head-to-head in the final televised debate on Sunday
The Coalition has also seen a significant decrease in support among women voters.
Female voters have little confidence in Mr Dutton, with 66 per cent stating they did not think the Coalition was ready to lead the country.
Male voters are slightly more forgiving, with 58 per cent having little or no confidence in the opposition.
Mr Albanese and Mr Dutton went head-to-head in the final televised debate on Sunday.
The Prime Minister was voted the winner of the first debate while no winner was announced for the second debate. Mr Dutton was declared to have won the third debate on April, 22 ‘by a nose’.
