Donna Demaio: Australia Correspondent on the growing support for Peter Dutton and the coalition

Australia’s Opposition leader is edging ahead in the polls amid growing economic concerns. 

A national Resolve poll saw Peter Dutton eclipse Anthony Albanese as preferred Prime Minister for the first time, backed by 36% of voters compared to Albanese’s 35%. 

Australia Correspondent Donna Demaio told Ryan Bridge support for the Coalition lifted from 36% to 38%, while Labour remains on 28%. 

She said that it’s the lowest level since Albanese took power at the last election in 2022. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
To Australia where our Australia correspondent Donna Jamayo, Donna, great
to have you on the show. Voters swinging to Dutton.
This is a new sign of angst and it's all
to do with the economy.

Speaker 2 (00:10):
Yes, the cost of living pressures are really taking their
toll on Australians. We've got a resolve. Poll findings have
been released today and we're hearing that voters have pretty
much lifted the coalition to another high. According to this poll,
support for Opposition leader Peter Dutton on the increase. These
new findings show fifty five percent of Australians expect the

(00:30):
national outlook to worsen. Primary vote Coalition lifted thirty six
to thirty eight percent now and Labor is still excuse me,
still sitting on twenty eight percent and that is the
lowest level since Anthony Albanesi took power at the last
election in twenty twenty two. And if you look at
the pole findings, well preferred PM Peter Dutton thirty five

(00:52):
and Albanezi sitting on thirty four, which.

Speaker 1 (00:55):
Is a huge turnaround from even just a year ago,
right where it was twenty five forty sex So significant,
very very significant. Donald, Let's talk about this union and
the allegations of corruption. What's happening here.

Speaker 2 (01:09):
So it's one of Australia's most powerful unions. It's the
Building Union, the Construction Union, and it could face de registration.
Allegations have been aired of alleged criminal links within the CFME.
He used Victorian branch and the fallout has been swiss
since his allegations aired on the weekend. We've heard from
Industrial Relations Minister Tony Burke. Now he's asked his department

(01:29):
to advise him on ministerial powers. Now he's responding to
allegations such as bike we're acting as union delegates, other
claims that there were links between organized crime and construction projects.
Now he says he finds the allegations abhorrent. The Victorian
Premier just st Alan says she has deep disgusted in

(01:50):
regard to the alleged behavior and he's grappling with the
thuggish and rotten behavior that we are hearing about and
there's no place for it in Victoria. And we've also
heard from the national union body, the ACTU. Sally McManus
says that investigation will be set up and Albanezi. Our
PM says more action is needed because we actually had

(02:11):
the Victorian branch of the CFMA you placed into administration
yesterday last Friday, the boss of the VICCFMU, John Seka,
he resigned and naturally he's denying any wrongdoing.

Speaker 1 (02:24):
Naturally. Donald Demayer in Australia, our Australia correspondent. For more
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