Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull\u2019s personal popularity is at its highest level in two years, an opinion poll showed on Monday, but his government still trails the opposition a month before crucial by-elections. The latest Newspoll, published by The Australian newspaper on Monday, gave Turnbull a 40 percent approval rating, the highest since his government was elected in 2016, as support for the far-right One Nation party has slumped.<\/p>\n
The result suggests Turnbull has shed the ill effects of a scandal over his deputy\u2019s personal life and the disqualification of 11 lawmakers from parliament over their dual-citizen status, but his ruling party continues to lag behind. Turnbull\u2019s center-right Liberal-National coalition trailed Labor 52-48 on a two-party preferred basis, according to the fortnightly poll. The ruling coalition has trailed in 34 straight Newspoll surveys.<\/p>\n
Turnbull\u2019s office declined to comment, but Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison told Sky News he was \u201cnot fussed\u201d by the poll numbers. Five by-elections scheduled for late July do not threaten the government\u2019s slender one-seat majority since they are all in seats held by rival parties.<\/p>\n
However, they will serve as a crucial test of the public mood ahead of a general election due in 2019, Salisbury said, adding that a very strong showing in the by-elections could tempt Turnbull to call an early poll.<\/p>\n
Three Australian prime ministers have been ousted by their own parties since 2010 after their popularity began to wane. Turnbull himself cited the loss of 30 consecutive polls by his predecessor, Tony Abbott, as a reason for his removal.<\/p>\n
The slump in support for One Nation, which fell two percentage points to six percent in Monday\u2019s poll, throws an additional wildcard into Australian politics \u2013 as does the re-launch of maverick businessman Clive Palmer\u2019s United Australia Party, which he announced on Monday.<\/p>\n
One Nation\u2019s leader Pauline Hanson has lost two senators to resignations, including one who has already defected to Palmer\u2019s party, while a third was forced out of parliament because he was a citizen of Britain at the time of his nomination, which is not allowed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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