Support for Labor Drops in WA, Amid Young Voters Swing

Voters in Western Australia are shifting away from Labor towards the coalition, as the opposition gains ground among young people. A Newspoll published in the The Australian newspaper on April 1, shows a rise in support for the coalition in key areas, but Labor still leading 52-48 on a two-party-preferred basis nationally. This remains unchanged from the last quarter of 2023. The coalition increased its support by five points to a primary vote of 27 percent among young people in the voting group, aged between 18 to 34, as Labor fell five points to 33 percent. According to the analysis, the coalition’s primary vote is now higher than the Greens....