Phil Coorey

If you hate us, just allow us to be a little happy for a little while, huh? So let's get down to what's happening.

I'll revisit the grand final later, but Phil Coorey in the Fin Review has the latest Redbridge federal polling today, and he says, "The personal standings of Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers have plunged to record lows.

Labor's primary vote is mired at its lowest level ever, and the party has lost its lead to rivals on every key issue except health." That means there are still people out there buying the all you need's your Medicare card lie, right? "The latest, uh, AFR-Redbridge group Accent research shows economic management is starting to resonate with voters, jumping seven percentage points in a month as an issue of concern to sit just outside the top five." I can't believe that economic management isn't one or two, but there you are.

"This monthly poll of 1,000 voters was taken between Monday and Friday.

Hello, I'm Fran Kelly and this is the Radio National Hour, coming to you from the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation in Sydney.

Coming up, can a new Greens leadership team fire up the base and be more competitive in this fragmented political world? We'll discuss what David Shoebridge is promising as the new leader of the Greens.

Also ahead, the end of those pesky credit card surcharges, hooray.

The PM is selling it as a cost of living bonus, but buyer beware, there are winners and losers and the customer may still pay for tapping at the till.

Is that why David Shoebridge got the job, because of that energy we heard there and the cut-through like that?

Oh, look, I'm not sure.

I think it's a very sort of messy outcome, to be honest, Fran, because this is the first time the leadership of the Greens has ever gone to a contested ballot.

It's always been a consensus candidate.

[instrumental music] So you shouldn't feel alone if you're not across the nuts and bolts, or if you find this topic overwhelming and a bit intimidating.

Someone who is across the detail is Phil Coorey, political editor at the Australian Financial Review.

He was part of the press pack taken to the United States this week with the prime minister.

I spoke to him while he was in New York.