Leo Shanahan discusses Freshwater Strategy polling results on Sky News with Sharri

Freshwater Strategy Director, Leo Shanahan, discusses the latest Australian Freshwater Strategy polling results including, net approval figures for the leaders, who voters prefer as Prime Minister, and how voters are responding to the upcoming referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Freshwater Strategy Director Leo Shanahan says Peter Dutton is not as popular as Anthony […]

Leo Shanahan discusses NSW election results on AusBiz with Kyle Rodda

Freshwater Strategy Director, Leo Shanahan, discusses the results of the recent New South Wales state election. Leo mentions that crucial independents have pledged to ensure support to the Labor Party, though negotiations will proceed on a case-by-case basis. Leo also says that the data suggests female candidates outperformed their male counterparts during this election. Watch […]

Dr Michael Turner analyses results from the 2023 NSW state election in the AFR

Freshwater Strategy Director, Dr Michael Turner, writes in the Australian Financial Review. Now that the dust has settled on the NSW state election, the inevitable post-election debate about what happened and why has started. With nearly all the votes counted, this is an opportune time to provide some clear-eyed analysis of the data. Despite hyperbole […]

Leo Shanahan discusses US politics & FWS polling on Sky News with Sharri Markson

Freshwater Strategy Director Leo Shanahan says it’s clear former president Donald Trump is likely to be indicted which doesn’t stop him from running for the 2024 presidential election. “It’s pretty clear that Donald Trump is likely to be indicted, he’s made that pretty clear,’ Mr Shanahan told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “Can you imagine […]

Undecided voters warm to Labor in latest AFR/FWS NSW Poll

NSW Labor leader Chris Minns has substantially narrowed Premier Dominic Perrottet’s lead as preferred premier, giving Labor an election winning boost ahead of this Saturday’s state poll. Four days from the election, Labor leads the NSW Coalition on a two-party preferred basis of 53 to 47 in the AFR Freshwater Strategy NSW Poll. The survey […]

Dr Mike Turner shares insights for upcoming NSW election on The Fin podcast

Dr Mike Turner shares insights from AFR / Freshwater Strategy polling on the The Fin podcast, which features Financial Review national reporter, Samantha Hutchinson. On the podcast, Mike outlines how the race in New South Wales is progressing, and whether Premier Dominic Perrottet’s Coalition government can defy the polls and hold onto power. Perrottet, in […]

AFR / Freshwater Strategy Federal polling

Almost two in three voters support Australia developing more of its natural gas reserves, while a solid majority also backs a price cap on domestic gas, the latest AFR/FWS poll shows.

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