Australians have slashed their approval of Sussan Ley’s performance after a month of Liberal Party instability, leaks, resignations and sackings, in findings that will pile pressure on the opposition leader and increase speculation about her political future.

Just 33 per cent of voters rated Ley’s performance as either good or very good – a fall of 8 per cent in a single month – while 38 per cent rated her performance as either poor or very poor, up from 32 per cent last month. The finding delivers a net rating of minus 5 for Ley – down from plus 9 last month in a 14 percentage-point decline, well beyond the margin for error.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s performance rating also went backwards, 41 per cent of voters saying his performance was good or very good – down from 44 per cent

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