Victoria’s Coalition parties remain on course for a fourth consecutive state election loss despite voters turning against Labor, not warming to Premier Jacinta Allan and holding serious concerns about crime and public safety.

The latest Resolve Political Monitor survey paints a bleak outlook for Brad Battin, who has campaigned relentlessly on law and order issues since becoming opposition leader at the end of last year, and coincides with a “terminal” loss of party room support over his reallocation of frontbench portfolios .

Opposition Leader Brad Battin. Credit: Chris Hopkins

While Battin is not facing an imminent leadership challenge, Liberal colleagues from different groupings said on condition of anonymity that there was growing momentum to overthrow him.

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