{
  "id": 8810099,
  "title": "Labor and Albanese slump to new lows in Newspoll, but Labor improves in a DemosAU poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/labor-and-albanese-slump-to-new-lows-in-newspoll-but-labor-improves",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T00:41:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation AU",
    "slug": "the-conversation-au",
    "url": "https://theconversation.com/labor-and-albanese-slump-to-new-lows-in-newspoll-but-labor-improves-in-a-demosau-poll-292124"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Labor's primary vote in the latest Newspoll has dropped to 27%, marking its worst performance since 2012 and only one point above the all-time low. Anthony Albanese's net approval has plummeted to a record low of -27 points. In contrast, Labor's primary vote in the DemosAU poll has risen by two points to 28%, its highest level in that poll since February. The combined vote for One Nation and the Coalition remains steady at 49% in the Newspoll but has declined by three points to 46% in the DemosAU poll, the lowest combined right vote since January.",
  "summary": "This is Labor’s second lowest ever primary vote in Newspoll, which they had last equalled in April 2012 when Julia Gillard was prime minister.",
  "key_points": [
    "Labor's primary vote in Newspoll drops to 27%, worst since 2012",
    "Albanese's net approval hits record low of -27 points",
    "Labor's primary vote in DemosAU poll rises to 28%"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}