29 October 2026
Guardian Essential report: why doesn’t Labor talk about Trump’s role in our economic problems? - podcast

Voters have a lot of negative feedback in this month’s Guardian Essential poll. More Australians than ever believe the country is on the wrong track. Labor’s primary vote is on par with One Nation. But voters aren’t convinced that One Nation or the Coalition would do a better job than the Albanese government. Guardian Australia political reporter Josh Butler speaks with Essential Media chair Peter Lewis about the problems with Labor’s policy narrative : Guardian Essential poll: One Nation and Labor’s primary vote on par as discontent with Albanese rises If the Albanese government wants to cheat the populist death spiral, it needs to go to the barricades with the rest of us | Peter Lewis
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