I regularly cover the political polls with a view to providing readers with an objective overview of what the different pollsters have found.
We have a database of all the national polls going back several years that I use to provide context to the stories.
This allows me to focus on the long-term trends and provide context to any individual poll finding.
The stories are complemented by our interactive Poll of Polls visualisations.
9 Sept, 2014: Coalition behind in polls after a year
The federal government has suffered a sustained and significant loss in its primary and two-party preferred polling after one year in power, with the signals on any possible recovery mixed.
Voters are also unimpressed with the leaders of both main parties, with the dissatisfaction ratings of Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten rising since last year.
Read more about the latest polls at The Australian Financial Review.
Selected 2014 polling stories:
24 Sept, 2014: Pollsters split on impact of ‘khaki’ vote after Coalition poll bump
12 Aug, 2014: Polls split on government performance
3 Jun, 2014: Budget sell fails as Newspoll brings more pain for Abbott
6 May, 2014: Abbott government slumps in Newspoll as voters reject budget talk
17 Mar, 2014: Voters head back to middle
25 Feb, 2014: Labor in largest Newspoll lead since Gillard toppled Rudd