Guardian Essential poll: Labor maintains large lead over Coalition despite budget failing to impress voters
by Paul Karp Chief political correspondent from on (#6BR1M)
Anthony Albanese records strong approval of his performance, but only about one-third of voters thought the budget would help families
The Albanese government has a commanding lead over the Coalition, 53% to 42% in two-party preferred terms, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll.
Taken after the release of Labor's first full-year budget on 9 May, the poll also found that less than one quarter of respondents (24%) think the budget will be good for them personally, although that is up eight points since the same question was asked in November, after the October budget.
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