Male voters have turned against Labor and increased their support for the Coalition in a big political shift over the past six months, deepening the dangers for the government when it is also losing ground in battleground states, including Western Australia.
Labor risks losing office or sliding into minority government if it cannot hold key seats in Western Australia, where it made big gains at the last election.
The government has promised the state at least $5 billion a year in top-up GST payments, infuriating other states, and Albanese is making regular visits to WA to shore up support.
An exclusive survey shows WA voters have cut their support for Labor from 34 to 32 per cent since the December quarter. This compares to the Labor primary vote in the state of 37 per cent at the last election.
The Coalition has a primary vote of 35 per cent in WA in the latest Resolve analysis, in line with the result of the last election.
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