Labor score election-winning polling as One Nation dips following ‘monoculture’ uproar
Anthony Albanese scored a rare victory in the polls as Pauline Hanson’s controversial call for a “monoculture” in Australia caused One Nation’s polls to falter and end months of back-to-back victories for the right-wing populist party.
Primary support for Labor rose by one percentage point to 28 per cent, according to a poll by analysts Roy Morgan on Monday.
In the two-party contest with One Nation, Labor was predicted to come out on top by 53 per cent to 47 per cent after Pauline Hanson’s party fell by two per cent.
According to the poll, Labor will still win the election with 53.5 per cent of the vote against the Coalition.
This follows a massive 5.5 per cent drop in One Nation’s primary support.
Coalition support also fell by 4 percent to 21.5 percent.
Roy Morgan pointed out that Senator Hanson’s comments at the National Press Club calling for a “monoculture” in Australia, where the vote will be held between 22 and 28 June, were pushed back.
Up to that point, One Nation had been racking up win after win, rising from 27 per cent primary support between 25 and 31 May (equal to Labour) to a high of 31.5 per cent just before the NPC speech.
Primary support for the Liberals outside the coalition rose by four per cent, while the Nationals, Greens and independents were mostly unchanged.
The survey also found that confidence in the government has increased, but a significant majority of respondents (57 percent) still think the government is on the right track.
Only 25.5 percent said the opposite.
Labor fell in the polls after the 2026-27 budget was distributed in early May.
The latest News Poll, published on Sunday, showed Labor leading in the preliminary vote with 33 per cent, followed by One Nation, which has slumped in support, on 29 per cent.
Both Anthony Albanese and Pauline Hanson overtook Angus Taylor as the preferred prime minister, with Mr Albanese ahead on 49 per cent, the One Nation leader in second place on 31 per cent and the Liberal leader trailing on 20 per cent.
The AFR/Redbridge poll, published the same day, showed similar results; Mr Albanese came in first as the preferred leader with 33 per cent, Ms Hanson was second with 23 per cent and Mr Taylor was last with 11 per cent, while 12 per cent were undecided.
