The “aspirational left” were key to Labor’s election victory in 2022, but their support came with strings attached.
Anthony Albanese is entering a danger zone for his future prime ministerial prospects as important groups of voters begin to cast a critical eye on his performance, question the need for a Voice to parliament, and ask: “What have you done for me?”
Amid a cost of living crisis hitting this group of voters hard – with rising home loan repayments, private school fees, private health insurance costs and grocery bills – the prime minister risked losing them if he was seen to be too focused on winning the referendum for an Indigenous Voice to parliament, Mr Black said.
Red Bridge pollster Kos Samaras said in his view the group was primarily Indian families who had arrived in Australia over the past decade and were “highly skilled, aspirational and increasingly productive”. “That’s where Labor could find itself in trouble,” Mr Samaras said. The best examples of this group were in the Tasmanian battleground seats of Braddon, Bass and Lyons, where Labor is traditionally competitive.Speaking about the Voice demographics, Mr Samaras said the whole debate had “taken on a very Brexit-like profile” and Mr Black said the moment the referendum campaign was over, Labor needed to “get back to its knitting”.
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