Labor, Liberal Call for Calm After Poll Puts One Nation Ahead of Major Parties

'There’ll be a million polls between now and election day,' said Minister Mark Butler.

Labor, Liberal Call for Calm After Poll Puts One Nation Ahead of Major Parties

TL;DR

  • One Nation has moved ahead of Labor in a new political poll with 31 percent primary support.
  • Labor is second with 28 percent, followed by the Liberal-National Coalition at 20 percent.
  • Labor's Health Minister Mark Butler urged voters not to overreact, citing the federal election is two years away.
  • Butler acknowledged that household finances are under pressure due to inflation, worsened by the war in Iran.