Adrian Beaumont

Anthony Albanese is improving in the preferred prime minister stakes, but the overall margins remain tight.

In a blow to the Albanese government, the latest polling has the two-party preferred gap widening, and Labor headed for defeat.

Results from NewsPoll, Morgan, YouGov and RedBridge all put the Coalition ahead.

Latest polls are a mixed bag, but show cost of living pressures are still biting the Albanese government.

If Democrats benefit from higher turnout and Trump is unpopular, they could heavily defeat Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.

Where once Democrats could rely on the votes of Hispanic Americans, Trump has swung them across to the Republicans in big numbers.

The former president is set to return to the White House with a comfortable Electoral College win.

As the US election comes to a head, polls still show a close race.

The ACT election has yielded yet another Labor win, with the party holding office in the ACT since 2001.

The US election will come down to the results in a handful of key states - and polling indicates it will be very close.