Coalition support crashes to all time low

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Support for the Coalition has crashed to a historic low of 27% in Newspoll, handing Anthony Albanese a commanding 58% two-party preferred lead - his biggest margin since taking office.

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00:00Support for the coalition has crashed, to a historic low of 27% in news poll,

00:05handing Anthony Albanese a commanding 58% two-party preferred lead,

00:10his biggest margin since taking office.

00:13So how did the coalition end up in such a dire situation?

00:18After a bruising election defeat,

00:20widely seen as a rejection of Peter Dutton's populist Timu Trump pitch,

00:25liberals found themselves on unstable footing with the nationals,

00:28leading to a messy, week-long coalition split at the end of May.

00:33The National Party will sit alone on a principled basis.

00:37The collapse also follows former national Jacinta Numpajimpa Price's sacking from the front bench

00:42after controversial remarks about Indian migrants.

00:46I think Labor like to be able to ensure that they're going to allow those in

00:50that would ultimately support their policies, their views and vote for them.

00:54May I take this opportunity as leader of the Liberal Party to apologise to all Indian Australians

01:01and indeed others who were hurt and distressed by the comments that were made.

01:07Opposition leader Susan Lay's attempt to contain the backlash has instead exposed internal tensions,

01:14with senior figures split on whether to harden their position on migration

01:18and moderates reluctant to walk back the party's net zero stance.

01:23Politics builds big egos, but I tell you, it also gives you some good lessons in humility

01:29and we're learning those lessons now.

01:32But I've got every confidence that we're going to be coming back

01:34and we will take a compelling proposition to the Australian people at the election

01:38and that's the poll that matters.

01:40Adding insult to injury, One Nation appears to have reached the rewards of voters' coalition dissatisfaction,

01:46jumping to 10%, while the Greens rose to 13% and independents to 14%.

01:53Lay has dismissed talk of a challenge to her leadership

01:57and reshuffled her front bench to promote Conservatives Claire Chandler and Simon Kennedy,

02:02as well as reinstating James Patterson into the shadow ministry to shore up support.

02:07Under my leadership, we would reflect modern Australia, respect modern Australia

02:13and represent modern Australia.

02:17Serving in my shadow ministry is a privilege

02:20and it is a requirement to have confidence in the leadership.

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