Aug 30, 2026 – 6.00pmImmigration has crept into the top four issues that most worry voters, while concern about government debt has also started to increase, following revelations it recently broke through the $1 trillion mark.The latest The Australian Financial Review/Redbridge Group/Accent Research poll shows the cost of living (75 per cent), healthcare (37 per cent) and housing affordability (33 per cent) remain the top three issues of concern. On all three, Labor is the preferred manager.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Cost of living still king for voters but immigration, debt on the rise
Labor is the preferred manager of the issues that most concern voters, but there are green shoots on the economy for the Coalition.
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