Sussan Ley has clawed back personal support in her first four months as opposition leader from voters who deserted Peter Dutton at the election in May, recording big jumps in her approval ratings among middle- and high-income earners, people with tertiary degrees and younger voters.

However, the jump in personal approval ratings since Ley became opposition leader has failed to save the Coalition from a record slump in the primary vote.

The figures from Resolve Political Monitor’s quarterly analysis suggest Ley’s pitch for the centre is starting to bear fruit, just as she is being pressured within the Coalition party room to shift the opposition’s policy stances on climate and migration further to the right.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley. Credit: Alex Ellinghausen

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