Morrison Preferred PM with 56 Percent Approval: Newspoll

Morrison Preferred PM with 56 Percent Approval: Newspoll
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks to the media at Parliament House on April 11, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s personal approval rating has jumped in the latest political polling by The Australian’s Newspoll (image). Morrison is now the preferred prime minister with an approval rating of 56 percent over Labor leader Anthony Albanese who scored 28 percent.

Of those surveyed, 68 percent were satisfied with the way Morrison is doing his job as the prime minister. This is the first time since 2008 that an Australian prime minister has had such a high approval rating.

Victoria Kelly-Clark
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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