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Federal Voting Intention: ALP loses support as Reserve Bank raises interest rates – on a two-party preferred basis ALP 53.5% (down 2.5%) cf. L-NP Coalition 46.5% (up 2.5%)

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 10-Feb-26

The Roy Morgan Poll from February 2-8, 2026 shows primary support for the ALP down 2% to 28.5%, One Nation down 0.5% to 24.5%, and the L-NP Coalition up 2% to 22.5% – interviewing for the survey was completed before the Coalition re-united on Sunday afternoon. Support for the Greens was up 1% to 13.5% and support for Independents/Other Parties was down 0.5% to 11%, according to the latest Roy Morgan survey conducted with a representative Australia-wide cross-section of 1,584 electors. On a two-party preferred basis, the ALP is 53.5% (down 2.5% from a week ago) ahead of the Coalition on 46.5% (up 2.5%). When preferences from this week’s Roy Morgan survey are allocated based on how Australians voted at the 2025 Federal Election the two-party preferred result is closer than the respondent allocated preferences with the ALP on 53% (down 1.5%) leading the L-NP Coalition on 47% (up 1.5%).

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, MORGAN POLL, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, ONE NATION PARTY

Royal commission at risk over secrecy concerns

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Original article by Ronald Mizen
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 10-Feb-26

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland told Senate estimates on Monday that $131.1 million had been allocated to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. It comes as Rowland has agreed to meet with Teal independent Allegra Spender to discuss Spender’s concerns about current or former intelligence agents who may want to give evidence to the commission. Spender, whose seat of Wentworth takes in Bondi Beach, the site of the December massacre that saw 15 people killed, wants stronger protections for those agents, due to concerns that whistleblowers could face jail time for appearing before the commission

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AUSTRALIA. ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPT, AUSTRALIA. ROYAL COMMISSION ON ANTISEMITISM AND SOCIAL COHESION

Taylor claims to have numbers but Ley digs in

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Original article by Phillip Coorey, Ronald Mizen
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 10-Feb-26

Sources close to Opposition leader Sussan Ley contend that there is "zero chance" of her stepping aside, despite ongoing scrutiny over her future and dismal public opinion polls. Members of the Liberal Party’s moderates faction have expressed support for Ley, and dispute claims by supporters of would-be leadership contender Angus Taylor that he has sufficient numbers in the party-room to force a spill and win the resulting ballot. However, shadow attorney-general Andrew Wallace says the focus should be on rebuilding the newly-unified Coalition, arguing that the Liberals will face a backlash if the party’s first female leader is ousted.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

RBA issues dire growth warning

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Original article by Lea Jurkovic
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 10-Feb-26

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest forecasts shows that the domestic economy is expected to grow by just 1.6 per cent in the year to June 2028. This is the central bank’s lowest medium-term growth outlook since it began releasing forecasts in 1990. Stephen Smith from Deloitte Access Economics notes that this compares with the Treasury’s growth forecast of 2.75 per cent in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook; he adds that a GDP hit of more than one percentage point would have "fairly material implications" for budget revenue forecasts. Meanwhile, Labor used question time on Monday to refute suggestions that rising government spending contributed to last week’s interest rate increase.

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RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, DELOITTE ACCESS ECONOMICS PTY LTD

Herzog issues warning to Australia, and the world: Hatred of Jews never ends with the Jews

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Original article by Stephen Rice, Lachlan Leeming
The Australian – Page: 1 & 5 : 10-Feb-26

Israeli’s President Isaac Herzog visited the Bondi Pavilion on Monday, where he laid a wreath and stones that he had brought from Jerusalem and met survivors of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack and relatives of the 15 victims. He expressed frustration that more was not done to address anti-Semitism in the lead-up to the terrorist attack, and warned that "hatred that starts with the Jews never ends with the Jews". Herzog added that the rise of anti-Semitism is a global emergency, and said that "we must all act to fight against it". Herzog also accused pro-Palestinian protesters of seeking to undermine Israel’s existence, and stressed that his country did not seek the war with Hamas that began with the attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.

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In first NZ Roy Morgan Poll of 2026 National opens largest lead on Labour for over a year – since September 2024

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 4-Feb-26

Roy Morgan’s New Zealand Poll for January 2026 shows the National-led Government (National, ACT & NZ First) on 52%, up 1.5% points from a month earlier, and now 8% points in front of the Labour-Greens-Maori Party Parliamentary Opposition on 44% (down 3% points). This is the largest lead the National-led Government has had since September 2024. Amongst the Government support for National increased 1.5% to 34.5%, support for NZ First was down 1% to 9%, while support for ACT increased by 1% to 8.5%. For the Parliamentary Opposition, support for Labour dropped 2% points to 30.5%, support for the Greens dropped 1.5% points to 10.5%, and support for the Maori Party was up 0.5% to 3%. The survey results for January would lead to the National-led Government winning 65 seats (down three seats from the last election) and the Labour-led Parliamentary Opposition would win 55 seats (unchanged). This latest New Zealand Roy Morgan Poll on voting intention was conducted by telephone – both landline and mobile – with a New Zealand-wide cross-section of 881 electors from 6-26 January. Meanwhile, the Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating was unchanged for a third straight month at 85 in January.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED, MORGAN POLL, NATIONAL PARTY OF NEW ZEALAND, ACT NEW ZEALAND, NEW ZEALAND FIRST PARTY, LABOUR PARTY (NEW ZEALAND), GREEN PARTY OF AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND, THE MAORI PARTY

Bernardi backs One Nation to replace Libs

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Original article by David Penberthy
The Australian – Page: 7 : 4-Feb-26

Former Liberal senator Cory Bernardi says that frustration over the lack of a viable opposition in South Australia was a key driver of his decision to re-enter politics. The state election will be held on 21 March, and Bernardi says the SA Liberals have failed to make any inroads against Premier Peter Malinauskas. Bernardi will be the lead candidate on One Nation’s ticket for the state’s upper house; he says that One Nation could potentially replace the Liberals as Australia’s major conservative party. He adds that voters are desperate for both a political alternative and an open environment where they can state their views without being criticised.

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ONE NATION PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Last-ditch bid to reunite Coalition

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Original article by Greg Brown
The Australian – Page: 1 & 7 : 4-Feb-26

It has been revealed that Opposition leader Sussan Ley outlined several ‘non-negotiable’ conditions in talks with National Party leader David Littleproud about re-forming the Coalition. However, some Nationals MPs are said to have firmly rejected a requirement for three of its senators to remain relegated to the backbench for six months; their decision to breach shadow cabinet solidarity rules by voting against Labor’s hate speech laws had prompted the Coalition to split for the second time in less than a year. Nationals MP Llew O’Brien has indicated that he will not support reunification unless the Liberals and Nationals agree to repeal the hate speech laws. Littleproud is expected to seek another meeting with Ley today in a final attempt to reach a deal between the former Coalition partners.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

The 30 lifestyle factors linked to 40 per cent of all cancer cases

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Original article by Angus Thompson
The Age – Page: Online : 4-Feb-26

The World Health Organization has released the findings from its global analysis of the leading risk factors for 36 types of cancer. The research included data from 185 countries, and concluded that about 7.1 million of the 18.7 million new cancer cases recorded worldwide in 2022 were linked to 30 modifiable risk factors; lung, stomach and cervical cancers account for about 50 per cent of these potentially preventable cases. The authors found that Australia is the only country where exposure to UV radiation is the leading factor linked to preventable cancers in men; while tobacco smoking was in turn found to be the leading risk factor for cancer among Australian women.

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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Union push to halt work in extreme heat

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Original article by David Marin-Guzman
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 4-Feb-26

ACTU president Michele O’Neil contends that climate hazards such as extreme heat should be treated in the same way as other workplace health and safety threats. The ACTU wants Safe Work Australia to introduce a national safety standard to allow staff to stop work due to extreme heat. Construction labourers, airport ground staff, horticulture workers and miners are amongst those who are most at risk due to extreme heat. A Safe Work Australia spokesman says it is considering a range of proposals regarding extreme heat management as part of a best practice review that is slated to be completed in mid-2026.

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SAFE WORK AUSTRALIA