The opposition leader has won a psychological victory over the premier despite Liberal leadership rumblings and a high-profile court battle.
John Pesutto has for the first time overtaken Jacinta Allan as preferred premier among Victorian voters despite weeks spent in a high-profile court battle that exposed deep divisions inside his team.The Age
The newest poll results also showed the first lift in Labor’s primary vote since Allan took over from Andrews as leader, although the Liberals and Nationals maintained a 10-point lead on primary vote. Reed said Pesutto emerging as preferred premier would be a psychological victory for an opposition leader who had spent the past few months locked in a court case with expelled Liberal MP Moira Deeming., including party room meetings and negotiations that were secretly recorded.that ultimately fizzled out. Multiple MPs canvassed colleagues about taking over the leadership, but a spill motion was never introduced.
Reed said the results appeared to reflect a trend observed in other jurisdictions, such as Queensland and the ACT, in which support for the Greens was easing after previously being on the rise. The survey period coincided with the Allan government’s housing blitz, in which it announced a raft of policies aimed at approving affordability through increased supply, including adding 50 new high-density activity centres, stamp duty exemptions for off-the-plan apartments and townhouses, and a reform of subdivisions to make it easier to get a planning permit for a second dwelling.
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