Overview
- The Australian Election Study reports Peter Dutton scored 3.2 out of 10 and was rated winner of the leaders' debates by just 8% of voters, the lowest results in the survey's history.
- For the first time since the study began in 1987, voters judged Labor better placed to manage the economy, ending the Coalition’s long-held advantage.
- The Coalition recorded its lowest-ever support among women at 28%, compared with 37% among men, with women more likely to back Labor or the Greens.
- Electoral attachment weakened further, with a record 25% of voters saying they feel close to no party and only 34% saying they always vote the same way.
- In response to the findings and the 2025 defeat, shadow treasurer Ted O’Brien is set to outline an economic policy reset in a National Press Club address on Wednesday.