The Daily Telegraph - February 2026 National Voter Sentiment Survey

Our latest poll, published exclusively for the Daily Telegraph, finds the two-party preferred narrowing between Labor and the Coalition following the election of Angus Taylor to the Liberal Leadership.

At the same time, the Coalition has dropped to third on our ‘3PP’ measure, recording 27%, while Labor remains in the lead on 44%, and One Nation has climbed to second with 29%.

While Labor’s TPP lead over the Coalition has slipped to just 2 points (51-49), the 3PP measure suggests that in as many as half the seats, One Nation could replace the Coalition as the main Labor challenger.

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/new-poll-support-holding-firm-for-one-nation-after-taylor-topples-ley/news-story/7dfa98d82de9f0f260dfe559eb62c0de

Link to the full report: https://tinyurl.com/NationalVoterSurveyFeb26-FH

APC Long Methodology Statement: https://tinyurl.com/Feb26FEDPollFoxHedgehogAPC-1

25 February Update

An additional section of this survey, covering questions related to childcare was published in The Daily Telegraph on 25 February 2026. The findings of the childcare questions can be found below.

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/poll-reveals-majority-of-australians-think-labor-needs-to-give-parents-more-childcare-choice/news-story/55f6d28f2a7fe8d52464e9d32b82f75f

Link to additional questions related to childcare policy: https://tinyurl.com/ChildcareNVSFeb26-FH