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A recent poll conducted by The Australian Financial Review in collaboration with Redbridge Group and Accent Research reveals a significant trend: a large majority of respondents attribute the rising fuel prices to US President Donald Trump. This sentiment is prevalent, with 61 percent of those surveyed pointing fingers at Trump, while only 14 percent believe the blame rests with the Australian government.
Interestingly, this perspective cuts across nearly all demographics of Australian voters. The notable exception is supporters of One Nation, where opinions are more divided. Amongst them, 39 percent hold Trump responsible, while 38 percent shift blame toward the Labor party.
In terms of political party support, the poll indicates that Labor’s primary vote remains stable at 32 percent. However, the Coalition faces a decline, slipping by two percentage points to a support level of 17 percent.
Conversely, One Nation has seen an uptick in support, with their numbers climbing to 29 percent among those surveyed. This shift highlights changing dynamics in voter sentiment, possibly influenced by the current economic pressures.
One Nation’s vote grew again among those polled, to 29 per cent.
Opposition industry and sovereign capability spokesperson Andrew Hastie, who was widely tipped to take a run at the Liberal leadership before stepping aside for Angus Taylor, addressed both One Nation and Donald Trump head-on on Sunday.
“I think this was a huge miscalculation – Iran has managed to pretty much hold the whole world’s economy to ransom,” he told Insiders about the war in Iran.
On One Nation, he said voters were experiencing a lot of economic pain, arguing “no one’s going to reward us for a final last stand for neoliberal politics.
“I just think we need to overhaul the whole system. We either fix the system, or it’s torn down by people like Pauline Hanson,” Hastie said.
Senator Pauline Hanson’s party’s growing support meant a change for the two-party-preferred vote, with Labor compared to One Nation instead of the Coalition in the Redbridge poll.
Labor’s lead remained solid at 53 per cent to 47 per cent for One Nation.
Parliament will sit again this week before a long break until the budget.
The government is still finalising its financial plan but, in the short term, national cabinet meets tomorrow prioritising a national approach to what comes next with fuel.
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