Overview

• Labor leads the Coalition 53-47 in two-party preferred polling, with voters favoring its housing and tax proposals over the Coalition's offerings.
• Labor's housing plan includes a 5% deposit scheme and a $10 billion investment to build 100,000 homes, while the Coalition proposes tax-deductible mortgage interest and superannuation withdrawals for deposits.
• Experts warn that both parties' housing policies, focused on boosting demand, risk driving property prices higher without addressing the core issue of supply shortages.
• Voter sentiment has shifted due to backlash against U.S. President Trump's tariff policies, which have negatively impacted the Coalition's economic credibility.
• Peter Dutton's stance on rising house prices and personal comments about helping his children with deposits have drawn scrutiny, further complicating the Coalition's campaign.