Carbon tax not as bad yet ALP struggling

The carbon tax isn’t working out as bad as had been feared but Labor’s primary vote is languishing around the 30 per cent mark in the latest Fairfax/Nielsen poll.

While the result is a slight improvement for Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the ALP vote trails the coalition 44-56 per cent on a two-party basis.

That would see a six per cent swing to Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and obliteration for the government if an election were held now, Fairfax reported.

The poll found nearly four in 10 voters (38 per cent) said they were worse off under the carbon price and compensation package, while 52 per cent said it was making no difference.

Labor’s primary vote rose two points in a month to 30 per cent, and its two-party vote also increased by two points to 44 per cent.

Conversely, the coalition’s primary vote eased one point to 47 per cent and its two-party vote slipped two points to 56 per cent in the poll of 1400 people.

Mr Abbott leads as preferred prime minister by 45 to 44 per cent but when compared to Kevin Rudd, the former prime minister wins hands down at 57 per cent (down two points) to Mr Abbott’s 36 per cent (down one point).

On the question of preferred Labor leader, Mr Rudd beats Ms Gillard by two to one (60 per cent, down two points) to 31 per cent (down one).

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