Albanese Trapped on All Fronts as Polls Crash, Hanson War Escalates, and Rate Hike Looms

Anthony Albanese has just recorded his lowest approval rating as prime minister — 35% approve, 56% disapprove — as a muddled immigration debate, a surging Hanson, and the threat of an RBA rate hike converge into a perfect political storm. Labor's primary vote has cratered five points in a single month to 26%, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll, now tied with the Coalition on 26%. The Prime Minister spent the weekend at a Queensland Labor conference calling...