<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/anthony-albanese" rel="" target="_blank" title="Anthony Albanese's"><span>Anthony Albanese's</span></a><span> approval rating as prime minister has dropped after the government's response to the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bondi-shooting" rel="" target="_blank" title="Bondi terror attack"><span>Bondi terror attack</span></a><span> and a growing furore over </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/anika-wells-husband-4000-flights-to-boxing-day-cricket/2998ecaa-8e37-4aa0-96b3-bd49c29f5458" rel="" target="" title="politicians' personal expenses"><span>politicians' personal expenses</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nearly half of all voters, including 19 per cent who vote </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/labor" rel="" target="_blank" title="Labor"><span>Labor</span></a><span>, believe the Federal government's reaction to last week's shooting at a Jewish festival in Bondi has been inadequate, according to the Resolve Political Monitor conducted for the </span><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/albanese-s-approval-rating-plummets-as-social-cohesion-frays-australians-fear-a-rise-in-antisemitism-poll-20251221-p5npad.html" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sydney Morning Herald"><em><span>Sydney Morning Herald</span></em></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This came off the back of an expenses back-and-forth surrounding Communications Minister Anika Wells, who was scrutinised for several taxpayer-funded trips domestically and abroad for her and her family.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-kellie-sloane-nsw-opposition-leader-speech-at-vigil/2d0eef36-f33c-412d-8b48-2f9d9614a879" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>NSW opposition leader arrived at Bondi as attack unfolded</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Albanese attended a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-shooting-seven-days-on-memorials-day-of-reflection-to-mark-one-week-since-shooting/e46cadb7-a8c5-42b2-92a7-be28c8b53b3d" rel="" target="_blank" title="vigil"><span>vigil</span></a><span> for the victims of the shooting last night, where he was audibly </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-attends-vigil-one-week-on/268e7513-3e65-488b-9afd-af6a0ab8437a" rel="" target="_blank" title="booed and heckled"><span>booed and heckled</span></a><span> by some of those in attendance.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a poll of 1010 </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australians"><span>Australians</span></a><span> between Wednesday and Saturday, the damage to Albanese's image was stark, with his approval rating falling from +6 at the start of the month to -9, a drop of 15 points.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is also the lowest it has been since the election in May.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-anthony-albanese-approval-rating-sussan-ley-antisemitism/67ebac52-efb2-471b-98fe-29a60116bc30" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-13-victims-remain-in-hospitals-week-after-massacre/32cdc935-ed2c-4bf6-a282-f11fd8afef35" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>13 remain in hospital one week after Bondi Beach massacre</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The government has said it will implement laws to combat hate speech and antisemitism in the wake of the attack, whilst the prime minister yesterday ordered a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-shooting-anthony-albanese-prime-minister-review-australia/0c7662e6-ab69-495e-b9c4-d8964683dd21" rel="" target="_blank" title="review into Australia's federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies"><span>review into Australia's federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies</span></a><span> to analyse how the alleged shooters evaded attention in the lead up to the attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>According to the poll, 68 per cent of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/coalition" rel="" target="_blank" title="Coalition"><span>Coalition</span></a><span> voters have called Albanese's response to the events in Bondi weak, with several figures including opposition leader </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sussan-ley" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sussan Ley"><span>Sussan Ley</span></a><span>, lining up to attack the prime minister.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, it has not led to a bump in the support of the Coalition or the opposition leader, with Ley's approval rating falling from +3 to -4, with Albanese still leading as preferred prime minister 38 per cent to 30 per cent.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-shooting-update-premier-chris-minns-warning-to-anyone-planning-protests-on-sunday/686c0ee1-07fc-4b35-9d04-66c36a847b19"><strong><span>Hundreds join 'Australia first' rally despite calls to stop</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Labor also retains a healthy lead in the two-party preferred vote, staying ahead of the Coalition 54-46.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tackling antisemitism could remain a problem for the prime minister in the new year, with 72 per cent of voters believing there has been a rise in racism since the start of the Israel-Gaza conflict.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>From this, more than half believe there has been a rise in antisemitism, with only 13 per cent saying there has been a rise in 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