Resolve Political Monitor: Cost of living remains top concern for voters, One Nation a rising risk to both parties

Four months on from May’s federal election, Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party are still riding high. But the latest Resolve Political Monitor also contains a series of warnings for the prime minister and his team.

The first is that cost of living remains voters’ No.1 concern.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is riding high, but he cannot forget the risks on the horizon. Credit: Alex Ellinghausen

People are five times more likely to name it their top priority than the second most pressing concern, which is health and aged care. This is after a tax cut and a trio of interest rate reductions reduced the proportion of people most worried about cost from a recent high of 53 per cent in February to 40 per cent in September.

Second, the rise of the minor parties has continued since the