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| Voters' confidence in Malcolm Turnbull falls, Newspoll survey shows | Voters' confidence in Malcolm Turnbull falls, Newspoll survey shows |
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| Voter satisfaction in Malcolm Turnbull has sunk to a five-month low, according to the latest Newspoll. | Voter satisfaction in Malcolm Turnbull has sunk to a five-month low, according to the latest Newspoll. |
| Stronger than forecast economic growth figures last week have failed to arrest a slide in popularity for the prime minister, with confidence in his leadership falling four points in the past fortnight to 44%, a 16-point drop from the heights he enjoyed in mid-November. | |
| Related: Tony Abbott reborn as Rudd 2.0 as Turnbull's worst nightmare comes to pass | Related: Tony Abbott reborn as Rudd 2.0 as Turnbull's worst nightmare comes to pass |
| The poll, published in the Australian newspaper on Tuesday, shows dissatisfaction with Turnbull increased three points to 41%, as he struggles to fill a policy void on tax reform. | The poll, published in the Australian newspaper on Tuesday, shows dissatisfaction with Turnbull increased three points to 41%, as he struggles to fill a policy void on tax reform. |
| Voters were polled between Thursday and Sunday last week, after Australian Bureau of Statistics figures were released showing a 0.6% jump in economic growth in the final quarter of 2015 for overall annual growth of 3%, half a percentage point higher than forecast. | Voters were polled between Thursday and Sunday last week, after Australian Bureau of Statistics figures were released showing a 0.6% jump in economic growth in the final quarter of 2015 for overall annual growth of 3%, half a percentage point higher than forecast. |
| It also followed the leak of sensitive Tony Abbott-era national security documents to the Australian newspaper, sparking a referral to the Australian federal police and renewed focus on the tensions between Turnbull and his predecessor. | It also followed the leak of sensitive Tony Abbott-era national security documents to the Australian newspaper, sparking a referral to the Australian federal police and renewed focus on the tensions between Turnbull and his predecessor. |
| In two party-preferred terms, the Coalition is still deadlocked with Labor at 50-50. | In two party-preferred terms, the Coalition is still deadlocked with Labor at 50-50. |
| The primary votes for both major parties are also unchanged at 43% for the Coalition compared to Labor’s 35%. | The primary votes for both major parties are also unchanged at 43% for the Coalition compared to Labor’s 35%. |
| The satisfaction rating for the opposition leader, Bill Shorten, jumped for the third consecutive poll and now sits at 30%, where it was in September before Turnbull moved against Tony Abbott. | |
| An attack on Labor’s negative gearing policy based on analysis it would drive up rents and push down house prices withered after the report – commissioned anonymously – was found to have significant errors. | An attack on Labor’s negative gearing policy based on analysis it would drive up rents and push down house prices withered after the report – commissioned anonymously – was found to have significant errors. |
| Related: Negative gearing report 'not based on Labor's proposal', says author | Related: Negative gearing report 'not based on Labor's proposal', says author |
| Turnbull continues to have a commanding lead as preferred prime minister, 55% to the Labor leader’s 21%. | |
| Speaking in Adelaide, Turnbull parried questions about the satisfaction slump, saying he would “stick to my job”. | Speaking in Adelaide, Turnbull parried questions about the satisfaction slump, saying he would “stick to my job”. |