Guardian Essential poll: One Nation and Labor’s primary vote on par as discontent with Albanese rises

October 27, 2026 · 6:08 am 3 sources

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• Albanese concedes $6m golf club grant in his electorate was not to contain ‘raw sewage’
  The Guardian · October 27, 2026 06:08
  Grant part of $560m invitation-only scheme transparency advocates say largely funded projects in Labor-held seats Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has admitted he got it wrong after telling…
• Guardian Essential poll: One Nation and Labor’s primary vote on par as discontent with Albanese rises
  The Guardian · October 27, 2026 14:00
  The prime minister’s disapproval rating increases to 56%, the equal highest in Essential polls since he took the job in 2022 Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation’s primary vote is back on par with Labor in the latest Guardian Essential poll, with Anthony…
• Albanese concedes savings needed as he faces internal Labor pressure on cost-of-living crisis
  The Guardian · October 29, 2026 07:31
  Prime minister vows not to slash health and education funding amid political problem over handling of economy Anthony Albanese has ruled out major cuts to health, education and essential services in December’s mid-year budget update, but conceded savings are required as Labor struggles to curb…