Daily London
While still on the lower scale of likeability ratings for federal politicians, it puts the Queensland senator in close to the most-liked position of her career, mirroring a surge in primary support for her party this year.
While Albanese was rated at +9 likeability (up from -17 at the end of 2024), the pollsters noted these figures were compiled before the Bondi Beach terror attack on December 14.
Albanese has been attacked by political opponents and members of the community, including victims’ families, in the aftermath, and his government has been blamed for not doing enough to stem rising antisemitism in Australia.
A smaller Resolve poll, with a greater margin of error, conducted after the attack, saw Albanese’s likeability drop from +9 to -5, while opposition leader Sussan Ley went from +8 in the pre-attack poll to +1.
Small Business Minister Dr Anne Aly, Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King were the most-liked members of the government, at +12, +11, and +11 respectively.
Goldstein MP Tim Wilson is the most-liked member of the opposition, also on +11.
Aside from Joyce, the only surveyed politician to earn a net disliked rating was independent Senator Lidia Thorpe, at -12.
