Pauline Hanson has emerged as Australia’s preferred prime minister in a striking new poll, marking a significant shift in the political landscape.
The latest Resolve Political Monitor found that 33 per cent of voters want the One Nation leader to take the country’s top job. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese followed on 29 per cent, while Liberal leader Angus Taylor was backed by 16 per cent of respondents. A further 22 per cent said they remained undecided.
The survey, conducted for the Sydney Morning Herald between June 8 and June 13, polled 1,801 voters.
The same poll also placed One Nation ahead on the primary vote, with 29 per cent support. Labor was close behind on 28 per cent, while the Coalition slumped to a record low of 20 per cent.
For Labor, the result is especially notable, with its primary vote falling to its weakest level since February 2025.
The figure for Labor marks the lowest primary vote since February 2025.
Resolve pollster Jim Reed said the result was proof that support for Hanson is expanding across the country.
‘We’ve already put to bed the idea that One Nation represents just a fragmentation of the right and that it attracts only older men; this tells us that they also appeal to non-white and immigrants too,’ he said.
Pauline Hanson is now the preferred prime minister in a bombshell new poll
‘It’s the drawbridge effect, where Australians born overseas are often the more vehemently opposed to increased immigration.’
Mr Reed added: ‘Albanese still commands the lower house with a huge majority, but it’s Hanson who is holding court.
‘It seems we like our prime ministers to be men with white hair or women with red.’
He said Labor had ‘stuck its neck out twice, once on the Voice [to parliament] and once on these budget reforms, and in both cases the electorate has told them to pull it back in’.
Thirty-five per cent of respondents believed that Albanese’s performance had been good or very good.
Meanwhile, 55 per cent believed it was bad or very bad and ten per cent were undecided.
Thirty-eight per cent believed Taylor had done a good job, while 32 per cent believed his performance was bad and 30 per cent were undecided.
Support for Albanese’s tax changes unveiled in the May 12 federal budget appeared to be in flux.
Twenty-nine per cent of respondents want Anthony Albanese as prime minister, 16 per cent wanted Liberal leader Angus Taylor, while 22 per cent were undecided
Only 31 per cent supported the end of the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount from July 2027 – down five points.
Opposition to the change rose to 31 per cent, up by 10 percentage points, and 38 per cent were undecided, a drop of four points.
A 30 per cent tax rate on trusts was among Albanese’s most unpopular decisions.
Only 29 per cent supported the change, down from 34 per cent, while opposition rose 11 percentage points to 34 per cent.
Thirty-six per cent were undecided, down from seven per cent.
Hanson has raised nearly $4million in donations since launching her ‘Fire the Liar’ fundraising drive – a campaign specifically targeting Albanese.
Launched earlier this week with a $1million goal, it had reached $3,832,967 as of Sunday afternoon.
One Nation says 62,523 donors have contributed so far.
Hanson has promoted the campaign’s reach online, sharing a national heat map of contributions to highlight widespread support.
‘This is real money, real data, and a real campaign to get rid of Labor,’ Hanson said on Sunday.
‘It proves you’re not alone in your support of ousting Australia’s worst Prime Minister.’
