One Nation has surged ahead in popularity in the first poll since Labor backflipped on its promise not to touch housing investor tax benefits in the 2026-27 budget.
New data from Resolve showed support for One Nation rose two percentage points to 24 per cent, with leader Pauline Hanson now the most “likeable” politician, pulling in a performance rating of plus 12 percentage points.
Second in line is Angus Taylor, who has a performance rating of plus 11 percentage points.
Anthony Albanese’s net likability rating has dragged to minus 13 percentage points, down one point from the month before.
He has also slipped to second as the preferred prime minister, with Liberals Leader Angus Taylor swooping in with 33 per cent, compared to 30 per cent for Mr Albanese.
Labor will seek to pair back the capital gains tax discount and stop negative gearing for all but new or already negatively geared properties when parliament resumes later this month.
The measure, announced as part of the May budget, breaks a pre-election promise not to alter the controversial tax benefits.
One Nation has surged in the polls off the back of rising cost of living, exacerbated by the aftershocks of the war in the Middle East, and months-long dysfunction within the Coalition.
Resolve data showed Labor’s primary vote slipped three percentage points to 29 per cent, with 33 per cent saying their view of Labor had worsened, 31 per cent saying their views were unchanged and 18 per cent undecided.
Only 14 per cent said their view of Labor had improved.
Support for the Coalition has remained steady at 23 per cent, but remains behind One Nation.
Pollster Roy Morgan put One Nation ahead of Labor on the primary vote for the first time in its post-election poll earlier this week.
The poll, conducted between May 13-14, put the right-wing populist party’s primary vote at 32 per cent, while Labor’s lagged at 28.5 per cent.
On a two-party preferred basis, Labor only narrowly beat out One Nation 51 per cent to 49.
Disapproval of Mr Albanese rose to 59 per cent.
