What the latest polls indicate about the federal election

Scott Morrison’s approval rate is inching up, while Anthony Albanese’s is crashing after the first week of federal election campaigning.

Nine News political editor Chris Uhlmann says it appears “the leader of the opposition is underdone for this campaign”.

“In the preferred prime minister stakes, Scott Morrison’s ticked up two points to 38. Anthony Albanese crashed in the space of a fortnight from 37 to 30, so people have taken a look at what he’s had to offer in that first week and it’s done him enormous damage,” he told Tony Jones, filling in for Neil Mitchell.

But polling shows both major parties are on the nose.

“The most likely outcome is a hung parliament,” Mr Ulhmann said.

He says Josh Frydenberg, Tim Wilson, Dave Sharma and Trent Zimmerman should “be concerned” by the threat posed from strong independent candidates.

“I think all of them, they’re up against extremely well-funded campaigns,” Mr Ulhmann said.

“There’s clearly a move afoot for people who are looking for something different that’s neither Labor, Liberal or Green.”

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