The latest poll is not a good look for the LNP getting back the female vote :
There was a clear gender divide across all four metrics, with women showing a much stronger preference for Mr Albanese while marking down the Opposition Leader.
On the issue of trust, just 17 per cent of female respondents said they preferred Mr Dutton — well below the 27 per cent recorded among men.
By contrast, Mr Albanese’s result on trust — preferred by 45 per cent of men and 44 per cent of women — was basically identical among both sexes.
The same pattern repeated on the economy, with Mr Albanese enjoying equal backing among men and women (40 per cent and 41 per cent) but women far less likely to nominate Mr Dutton (24 per cent versus 34 per cent of men).
A relatively high proportion of both men and women (42 per cent and 38 per cent) thought the Opposition Leader was out of touch with Australians.
But when it came to the Prime Minister, women were markedly less likely to share the same view (25 per cent) than men (33 per cent).
Mr Dutton’s net approval rating was also lower with women — negative 12, against negative 8 for men.
The opposite was true for Mr Albanese, who had a net approval rating of positive 15 with blokes and positive 19 with women.
Worryingly for the Liberals, Mr Dutton trailed Mr Albanese on approval across every state and territory and income bracket.
WA loomed as particularly strong for the Prime Minister, rating Mr Albanese the highest of all states on approval, trust, economic management and being in touch.
Mr Dutton performed strongest in his home state of Queensland and NSW – but still trailed Mr Albanese in all four metrics in both.
