Satisfaction levels drop six percentage points since election to 34%, the lowest since he ousted Tony Abbott from office

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Malcolm Turnbull’s popularity is at a fresh low, according to the latest poll.

The Australian’s Newspoll of 1,696 voters shows the Coalition has lost some support and its two-party-preferred vote was now locked at 50-50 with Labor.

Satisfaction levels with the prime minister have dropped six percentage points since the 2 July election to 34%, the lowest level since Turnbull ousted Tony Abbott from office.



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Dissatisfaction with Turnbull is up five points since election day to 52%.



Overall, Turnbull is still preferred prime minister compared with the opposition leader, Bill Shorten, on 43% to 32%.



The Coalition’s primary vote has declined from 42.1% to 41%. Labor’s primary vote has risen to 36% from 34.7% on election day.

Barnaby Joyce, the deputy prime minister, played down the poll result. “You will drive yourself crazy if you start worrying about polls at the start of the political term,” he told the Nine Network on Tuesday.

The federal government was busy getting stuck in and making the hard decisions to take the country forward, Joyce said.