Liberal voters want the party to pursue more progressive policies and not spiral further into right-wing positions, according to a new poll that shows far more Australians back a net zero climate target than oppose it.

The latest Guardian Essential poll also shows Sussan Ley retains a slight edge as the most popular choice to lead the Coalition, slightly ahead of Andrew Hastie and Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price .

But despite troubled waters for the Coalition, it isn’t all smooth sailing for the Labor government, with most voters unconvinced about Anthony Albanese’s meeting with Donald Trump and the much-vaunted critical minerals deal. Albanese has worked out a way to deal with Trump – even if there are areas where they don’t see eye to eye Read more

The poll, which surveyed 1,

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