The latest poll of 1,826 voters found 86% support for the regulation of power prices and 81% support for more investment in renewable energy and storage. Voters also approve of the government reserving more gas for onshore use and would support the cleanup of existing coal-fired power stations. The Turnbull government has made a big public pitch to be the party of low power prices, but that message doesn’t seem to have any definitive cut-through politically. The results were split by party, with 79% of Coalition voters saying Turnbull would be a better prime minister, and 62% of Labor voters saying Shorten would. Men prefer Turnbull to Shorten (47% to 30%), as do women (39% to 28%).

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2017 18:00 UTC