Support for Pauline Hanson continues to surge, with a new poll today showing the One Nation leader has overtaken Sussan Ley as preferred prime minister.
The findings of the DemosAU survey are further bad news for beleaguered Liberal leader Ley following the Coalition's second split in less than a year.
The poll of 1933 voters revealed One Nation support continues to skyrocket, recording a a primary vote of 24 per cent. Labor was at 30 per cent, the Coalition at 21 per cent and the Greens at 13 per cent.
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The survey was held from January 13 to January 21, before last week's Coalition split.
Compared to DemosAU's early January poll, Labor and One Nation lifted their respective primary votes by 1 per cent while the Coalition fell by 2 per cent.
In a major blow for Ley, the poll also showed 26 per cent of Australians preferred Hanson as prime minister compared with 16 per cent for the Liberal leader.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was ahead of both on 36 per cent.
If the results were reproduced at a federal election, Labor would win comfortably, while One Nation would likely become the largest opposition party, according to DemosAU head of research George Hasanakos.
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"These projections demonstrate the dominance of Labor, given the current fragmentation on the right of Australian politics.
"With a primary of 30 per cent, the ALP would be on track for a similar majority to the one they currently hold," he said.
"Meanwhile, One Nation would emerge as clearly the second largest party, mostly by taking seats off the former Coalition parties."
Doubts remain about Ley's hold on the Liberal leadership , with growing speculation she may face a leadership spill soon.
Senior Liberal MPs and right-wingers Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor have been rumoured to be vying for the top role.
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