One Nation takes primary vote lead in Newspoll as Albanese’s ratings slump to record low

The Conversation · 🇦🇺 public Australia · Jun 08, 2026 · 925 words · By Adrian Beaumont

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The article reports on various political polling results, including a Newspoll showing One Nation's primary vote growth and Anthony Albanese's low approval ratings. It also provides updates on election results in California and a byelection in the UK, as well as Queensland state polling.

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What happened

Newspoll corroborates two polls I reported last week that had One Nation first on primary votes, although only by one point in Newspoll instead of three points in the YouGov and Redbridge polls.

Why it matters

Anthony Albanese’s net approval slumped seven points to -24, a record low below his previous record low -21 in February 2025.

Common ground

This article also includes coverage of the June 2 US California jungle primary and the June 18 UK Makerfield byelection.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that A national Newspoll, conducted June 1–4 from a sample of 1,240, gave One Nation 31% of the primary vote?
How does this story connect US California Primaries with UK Makerfield Byelection over the next few days?

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Claim 1: “A national Newspoll, conducted June 1–4 from a sample of 1,240, gave One Nation 31% of the primary vote”

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Multiple independent sources (The Australian via web search and Bloomberg) confirm the Newspoll conducted June 1-4 with 1,240 participants gave One Nation 31% of the primary vote.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the lead-up to the next Australian federal election, a number of polling companies have conducted opinion polls to gauge the opinions that voters hold towards political leaders.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership_approval_opinion_po…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the lead-up to the 2026 Victorian state election in November 2026, a number of polling companies have conducted opinion polls. These polls collect data on parties' primary vote, leaders' favourabil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2026_V…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the lead-up to the next Australian federal election, a number of polling companies have conducted opinion polls, often for various news organisations. These polls collect data on parties' primary v…
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Claim 2: “A Queensland state DemosAU and Premier National poll... gave the Liberal National Party (LNP) 34% of the primary vote... Labor 25%... One Nation 24%... the Greens 10% and all Others 7%”

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Claim 3: “Anthony Albanese’s net approval slumped seven points to -24”

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The specific slump of seven points to -24 for Anthony Albanese is reported in one news source. Other sources mention different numbers (e.g., -18 or +24), but do not corroborate this specific -24 figure for this specific poll.

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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony Norman Albanese (born 2 March 1963) is an Australian politician who has served as the 31st prime minister of Australia since 2022. He has been the leader of the Labor Party since 2019 and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Albanese

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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony Albanese’s net approval slumped seven points to -24, a record low below his previous record low -21 in February 2025. This article also includes coverage of the June 2 US California jungle pri…
https://au.news.yahoo.com/one-nation-takes-primary-vote-2354…

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web search NEUTRAL — Albanese’s net approval dropped nine points to +24. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s net approval was down one point to -10. Albanese continued to lead Dutton by 56-26 as better PM (59-24 in December)…
https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/news/63475-albanese's-ne…

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Claim 4: “Democrat Xavier Becerra has 27.3%, Republican Steve Hilton 25.4%, Democrat Tom Steyer 22.0% and Republican Chad Bianco 10.5%”

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Claim 5: “Labor won the May 2025 election by its biggest margin since 1943”

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No evidence was provided in the search results or Wikipedia entries regarding a May 2025 election or its margin compared to 1943.

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Claim 6: “Reform won 50% in wards within Makerfield at the May local elections”

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Claim 7: “60% dissatisfied and 36% satisfied”

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While sources discuss Albanese's ratings, none of the provided evidence explicitly confirm the 60% dissatisfied and 36% satisfied breakdown.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Albanese led Taylor as better PM by 44–38 (46–38 previously). On Australian politics, 61% said it is overdue for a big shake-up, while 26% said ...
https://theconversation.com/one-nation-takes-primary-vote-le…

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sunk to a post-election low in fresh polling. Meanwhile, One Nation's maintained its grip on voter ...
https://www.facebook.com/9NewsQueensland/posts/prime-ministe…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 15, 2026 ... A new opinion poll suggests the Albanese Government is facing a significant political warning, even as One Nation's support has eased.
https://www.facebook.com/Isupportchannel/posts/a-new-opinion…

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Claim 8: “His net approval had its second-term peak in August 2025 at +3”

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Claim 9: “it has been in the negative double digits since January this year, after the Bondi terror attacks”

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Claim 10: “In California’s June 2 “jungle primary”, all candidates ran on the same ballot paper and the top two, regardless of party, qualified for the November general election”

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Claim 11: “Since the mid-April Newspoll... One Nation is up seven points, Labor down one, the Coalition down three, the Greens down two and all Others down one”

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The specific point shifts since mid-April are mentioned in the primary news report but are not corroborated by the other provided evidence sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A state election was held on 21 March 2026 to elect the members of the 56th Parliament of South Australia. All 47 seats in the House of Assembly (lower house) were up for election, along with 11 of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_South_Australian_state_el…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Australian flag debate is a question over whether the Australian flag should be changed, particularly to remove the Union Jack from the canton, but also to possibly introduce a completely new desi…
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Claim 12: “At the 2024 general election, Labour won Makerfield by 45.2–31.8 over the populist right Reform”

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Claim 13: “A late May Survation poll of Makerfield gave Burnham a 49–39 lead over Reform”

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Claim 14: “former Liberal PM Malcolm Turnbull the last PM to have an equal or worse net approval than Albanese”

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Claim 15: “This seat voted for Donald Trump over Kamala Harris by 24.9 point in 2024”

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Claim 16: “By 43–37, respondents thought Queensland was headed in the right direction”

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Claim 17: “In the Los Angeles mayoral election... Bass has 34.7%, Raman 27.1% and Pratt 26.7%”

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Claim 18: “Since the October 2025 DemosAU poll, One Nation is up ten points, the LNP down three, Labor down four, the Greens down two and all Others down one”

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Claim 19: “His net approval is below his previous low of -21 in February 2025”

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The claim that -24 is below a previous low of -21 in February 2025 is mentioned in one news report ('One Nation takes primary vote lead...'), but not corroborated elsewhere.

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Claim 20: “Angus Taylor’s net approval improved two points to -10 (45% dissatisfied, 35% satisfied)”

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Claim 21: “The LNP led Labor by 58–42 after preferences”

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Claim 22: “This is a record high for One Nation in Newspoll”

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Two separate web search results explicitly state that the 31% result is a 'record high for One Nation in Newspoll'.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Coalition’s primary vote slumped four points to a record low 24% in the latest Newspoll, while One Nation was up four points to a record high 15%.
https://theconversation.com/coalitions-primary-vote-plunges-…

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web search NEUTRAL — This is a record high for One Nation in Newspoll, the worst for Labor since 2011–13, when they were at 26–30% during Julia Gillard’s government and the Coalition’s worst since their February low that …
https://au.news.yahoo.com/one-nation-takes-primary-vote-2354…

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web search NEUTRAL — The surge in One Nation’s primary vote in Newspoll over the past three months, hitting a record 31 per cent last month before edging back to 29 per cent in the most recent poll, has dented core backin…
https://joannenova.com.au/2026/07/one-nation-are-now-the-par…

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Claim 23: “The Labour MP for Makerfield resigned to allow Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to run”

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Claim 24: “the worst for Labor since 2011–13, when they were at 26–30% during Julia Gillard’s government”

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The claim that this is the worst for Labor since 2011-13 is mentioned in one specific news report ('One Nation takes primary vote lead...'), but not independently corroborated by other sources provided.

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Claim 25: “Republicans overall won by 27.8 points”

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Claim 26: “Republican James Gallagher was elected outright with 62.3%”

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Claim 27: “the Coalition’s worst since their February low that led to Sussan Ley’s axing as Liberal leader”

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The claim regarding the Coalition's worst result since the February low involving Sussan Ley's axing is mentioned in the primary news report and supported by a separate search result mentioning the replacement of Sussan Ley in February 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Liberal–National Coalition, commonly known as the Coalition or the LNP, is an alliance of liberal conservative and centre-right to right-wing political parties in Australia. Its primary members ar…
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Claim 28: “61% said it is overdue for a big shake-up, while 26% said “Decades of steady governance have delivered prosperity...”,”

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Claim 29: “Albanese led Taylor as better PM by 44–38 (46–38 previously)”

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Claim 30: “LNP incumbent David Crisafulli led Labor’s Steven Miles as preferred premier by 47–30”

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Claim 31: “Labor 30% (down one), the Coalition 18% (down two), the Greens 11% (down one) and all Others 10% (steady)”

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The specific primary vote figures (Labor 30%, Coalition 18%, One Nation 31%) are corroborated by Yahoo News and Crowdbyte, referencing the same Newspoll.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A federal election was held on 3 October 1998 to elect members of the 39th Parliament of Australia. All 148 seats of the House of Representatives and 40 seats of the 76 seat Senate were up for electio…
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Claim 32: “Former Liberal PM Scott Morrison’s worst net approval was -22”

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