The prime minister albanese address to the nation has landed at a moment when new polling shows no clear lift for the government. Roy Morgan’s latest survey, conducted from March 30 to April 5, 2026, found ALP primary support was virtually unchanged at 30. 5% after the fuel excise was cut in half for three months. The survey also found 83% approval for the excise cut, but no significant move in support for the ALP.
Polling shows little movement after the fuel decision
The latest Roy Morgan survey points to a narrow shift in the broader field rather than a surge for Labor. The L-NP Coalition rose 1. 5 points to 24%, with the Liberals up 0. 5 points to 20% and the Nationals up 1 point to 4%, while One Nation fell 2 points to 21. 5%.
Support for the Greens dropped 1. 5 points to 12%, while Other Parties and Independents rose 1. 5 points to 12%. On a two-party preferred basis, ALP support sat at 56%, down 0. 5 points, ahead of the L-NP on 44%, up 0. 5 points. Using 2025 federal election preferences, the ALP led 53. 5% to 46. 5%, a smaller margin than before.
Prime Minister Albanese Address and the fuel crisis message
The prime minister albanese address was framed around the energy crisis and the government’s move to cut the fuel excise on petrol and diesel in half, a cut of 26. 3 cents per litre. Roy Morgan’s SMS poll found strong approval for the measure, but the survey results show that approval has not yet translated into a measurable gain in party support.
Roy Morgan also said the Government Confidence Rating dropped 4 points to a record low of 61. Only 23% of electors said the country is going in the right direction, while 62% said it is going in the wrong direction. The survey was based on a representative Australia-wide cross-section of 1, 411 electors.
Immediate reactions in the numbers
Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine said the polling shows the Coalition gaining ground in the same week the fuel excise cut dominated debate. She said the biggest movement was the L-NP Coalition overtaking One Nation, while the ALP remained steady.
Levine said the government’s confidence measure has fallen to a new low even as the excise cut drew widespread approval. She added that polling comparisons should be made carefully because the dates of fieldwork matter.
Among party supporters, Government Confidence was highest for ALP voters at 119. 5, though that was down 8 points from the previous week. Greens supporters stood at 72. 5, L-NP supporters at 36, One Nation supporters at 14. 5, and Independents or Other Parties at 53. 5.
Why the message matters now
The prime minister albanese address was delivered against a backdrop of concerns about fuel shortages and rising petrol and diesel prices, which Roy Morgan said were still affecting public sentiment. The survey also found 7% of electors could not say who they would vote for, up 1. 5 points.
In the end, the latest numbers suggest the fuel excise decision has not yet produced a support bounce for the government, even with strong public approval for the cut. For now, the prime minister albanese address has done more to frame the crisis than to shift the polling, and the next round of data will show whether that changes.
