Most Australians believe nation is headed in wrong direction

One key measure political parties use to gauge the public’s appetite for change is voter sentiment about whether the nation is headed in the right direction.

New RedBridge and Accent Research polling spells bad news for the Albanese Labor government, with 55% of voters in 20 key marginal seats believing the nation is “generally headed in the wrong direction”.

53% of voters in capital city marginal seats believe the nation is headed in the wrong direction versus 59% of regional voters.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.