Pauline Hanson and One Nation have gone backwards in the latest polling, with support appearing to drift toward the coalition after her controversial National Press Club speech.
A Resolve Political Monitor survey released on Sunday night found One Nation’s support fell three points in July to 26 per cent. Over the same period, coalition support lifted to 23 per cent. Labor was steady on 28 per cent, while the Greens were unchanged at 12 per cent.
The survey, conducted for Nine newspapers between July 6 and 11, polled 2252 people.
The results also showed a drop in support for Pauline Hanson as preferred prime minister. Her figure slid eight points, from 33 per cent in June to 25 per cent.
Anthony Albanese regained the lead on that measure, with 33 per cent choosing him, up from 29 per cent in June. Angus Taylor rose two points to 21 per cent.
The new figures arrive two weeks after Newspoll and Redbridge polling also indicated Senator Hanson’s standing had fallen following her widely debated National Press Club address.
Ahead of that speech, the June Resolve poll had put the One Nation leader in front of Mr Albanese as preferred prime minister, with Senator Hanson on 33 per cent and the prime minister on 29 per cent.
During the June 17 appearance, Senator Hanson said Australia should turn away from what she described as a failed policy of multiculturalism and instead become a “monoculture”.
She also said workers should not be paid when taking time away from their jobs, including while on maternity leave, remarks she later said had been taken out of context.
Earlier on Sunday, One Nation treasury spokesman Barnaby Joyce defended the party’s uncosted policies, saying it did not have adequate resources for independent costing.
