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Don’t read ‘too much’ into polls showing One Nation’s rise, health minister says
Mark Butler, The Federal Health Minister said he would “not read too much into the numbers”, citing growing support for One Nation, and noted that the country was two years away from the next election.
He spoke to RN Breakfast this morning and said:
There will be a million polls between now and election day that will determine the future government.
I think we all understand that households are under huge pressure right now. They’ve been there for a while. We found that even before the war in Iran our economy was quite hot, creating a lot of price pressure in the system, but this was greatly worsened by the impact of the war in Iran. I think you see it in polls, you see it in private research as well.
People just want the government to provide more aid.
One Nation most popular party in country, poll finds
Pauline Hanson One Nation It is the country’s most popular political party, according to a poll.
The AAP said a Redbridge Group/Accent Research poll published by The Australian Financial Review on Monday showed support for One Nation rising by four points to 31%.
Labor’s primary vote is at 28%, down three points since the polling firm’s last survey a month ago and the government budget announced on May 12, while the coalition is down two points to 20%.
Support for the Greens decreased by one point to 12 percent, and support for parties in the “other” category increased by two points to 9 percent.
On a two-party preference basis, calculated when the Redbridge poll asked respondents how they would direct their preferences, Labor leads One Nation by 51% to 49%.
The poll of 1,005 voters was conducted between Monday and Thursday and has a margin of error of 3.4%.
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Waiting times in aged care are falling, Labor says
According to the federal government, some aged care wait times are starting to decrease due to persistent delays and funding challenges.
minister of aged care Sam RaeHe said everyone classified as urgent priority for the Home Support program would receive funding within a month.
High-priority case wait times fell from two weeks to one to two months, while medium-priority case wait times fell from eight to nine months to six to seven months. Standard priority cases are now waiting seven to eight months, up from 10 to 11 months in November last year.
Rae said the average wait time for an evaluation is consistently under a month, and the duration of in-hospital evaluations remains under a day.
“While we know there is more to do, these figures are encouraging signs that our methodical work to deliver more care to more older Australians is shifting the dial more than ever before,” he said.
Seniors tell us they want care they can trust, close to home, and affordable. We have listened and Labor is moving things in the right direction to ensure every older Australian can get the care they deserve sooner.
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Happy Monday: Nick Visser We are here to give you the news as we start the week. Here’s what’s on deck:
One Nation It is the country’s most popular political party, a new poll shows. The poll, published by the Australian Financial Review on Monday, shows support for Pauline Hanson’s party rose four points to 31%. Employee primary vote at 28% and Coalition It sits at 20%.
Victorians are now eligible for two cost-of-living measures aimed at helping during the ongoing fuel crisis: 20% discount on vehicle registration And public transport half price by the end of the year. The state had made public transportation free for the last two months, and this practice ended on Sunday.
Stay with us, more to come.
