Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 30-Apr-25

On Sunday night Channel Seven hosted the final Leaders’ Debate between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. Roy Morgan provided the studio audience of ‘undecided voters’ to assess both leaders on key questions. The results were conclusively in favour of Albanese, who won on five out of 7 questions – and overall. Importantly, his biggest win was on the Cost of Living – 65% of the undecided voters agreed with Albanese, compared to only 16% for Dutton. The Opposition Leader performed well on two issues, winning on the issue of Defence (Dutton on 43%, just ahead of Albanese on 37%) and a clear win on Indigenous Affairs (Dutton on 46% compared to Albanese on 27%). Overall though, the verdict was clear; Albanese easily won the debate, attracting 50% support of the undecided voters compared to only 25% who said Dutton won the debate; a further 25% of the audience was still undecided. The strong result for Albanese in this debate augurs well for the Government as we head towards election day on Saturday.

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