Federal politicians returning to Parliament this week are digesting a shock new poll, showing surging support for One Nation is demolishing the standing of the former Coalition parties.
The findings of the latest The Australian Financial Review/Redbridge Group/Accent Research survey paint a grim picture for the Liberals and Nationals, with fewer than one in five voters backing them.
The polling is also more bad news for embattled Opposition Leader Sussan Ley, whose personal ratings have hit record lows.
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Voters appear dismayed by the shattering split between the former Coalition parties, with support for the Liberals dropping by seven points from December to just 17 per cent in primary votes. Combined with the Nationals, they make up just 19 per cent.
In contrast, voter support for Pauline Hanson's One Nation, has skyrocketed, up 9 per cent to 26 per cent, making it the second most popular political party.
Labor remained statistically even at 34 per cent while the Greens fell 2 per cent to 11 per cent.
The poll is another blow for Ley's standing, with only 9 per cent of voters picking her as preferred prime minister, compared with Anthony Albanese's 37 per cent.
Last month's Coalition break-up also triggered a crisis in the National Party with David Littleproud set to face a leadership challenge.
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Deputy Liberal leader Ted O'Brien says the research shows voters are fed up with the main parties, but it was too early to call a major seachange in Australian parties.
"People aren't happy, with the two major parties ... they can't be ignored," he told Today this morning.
"But at the same time we must be careful not to overly rely on them. It would have been around about this time last year that the polls had the Coalition winning election. That didn't go too well."
O'Brien and other senior Liberal MPs have declared Ley will not be facing a leadership challenge.
The political spotlight is likely to shift from her tomorrow if, as widely tipped, the Reserve Bank of Australia lifts interest rates, putting attention back on the Albanese government.
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