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• Dalam persaingan Dewan Kota New York, dukungan Zohran Mamdani menghadapi keraguan karena petahana berjuang dengan elektabilitas rendah dan basis massa yang terpecah. • Kandidat yang menentang tersebut menolak untuk mundur bagi penantang sentris meskipun angka surveinya buruk. • Persaingan lokal ini menandakan pergeseran dinamika Partai Demokrat dalam politik perkotaan yang memiliki implikasi nasional.

• Hampir dua pertiga (64%) orang dewasa di AS khawatir tentang kemampuan membayar biaya layanan kesehatan, dengan 30% merasa sangat khawatir, melampaui kekhawatiran keterjangkauan harga bahan bakar. • Keterjangkauan layanan kesehatan tetap menjadi kekhawatiran utama publik meskipun ada tekanan ekonomi lainnya. • Jajak pendapat ini menyoroti tekanan finansial yang terus berlanjut pada rumah tangga di tengah meningkatnya biaya medis.

• Mayoritas warga Australia mendukung pengenaan pajak atas keuntungan dari ekspor gas dan perpanjangan pemotongan cukai bahan bakar, menurut jajak pendapat Guardian Essential terbaru, meskipun Anthony Albanese pada hari Rabu menolak pajak baru untuk kontrak ekspor gas yang sudah ada. • Jajak pendapat tersebut juga menemukan bahwa krisis bahan bakar membuat lebih banyak pemilih ingin beralih ke energi terbarukan daripada tetap menggunakan bahan bakar fosil. • Warga Australia juga menyatakan bahwa mereka sudah mulai mengurangi perjalanan, beralih ke transportasi umum, serta mengurangi penggunaan AC dan pemanas ruangan di tengah ketidakpastian bahan bakar global.

• A majority of Americans express concern over rising healthcare costs and support increased federal tax spending to address these challenges, according to the Axios/Ipsos American Health Index released March 17, 2026. • The poll demonstrates bipartisan support for government action on healthcare affordability, reflecting widespread concern among the U.S. public about escalating medical expenses. • Americans also show increased trust in government handling of childhood vaccination decisions, signaling broader public confidence in health policy interventions.

TPOR poll of 1,018 likely voters puts Talarico ahead of John Cornyn by three percentage points and Ken Paxton by fiveUS politics live – latest updatesDemocrats’ hopes of winning control of the US Senate in November’s midterm elections have been boosted by a poll showing James Talarico, the party’s candidate in Texas, leading in a head-to-head matchup against two potential Republican opponents.The Texas public opinion research (TPOR) survey has Talarico, a Democratic state legislator, ahead of the GOP incumbent senator, John Cornyn, and his internal party challenger, Ken Paxton, in one-on-one contests. Continue reading...

One Nation outperforms the Coalition for the first time, while the rightwing populist party’s leader has a positive rating among all age groupsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA majority of surveyed Australians approve of Pauline Hanson’s leadership of One Nation, giving her a higher job approval rating than Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor, as the Guardian Essential poll finds the rightwing populist party is outperforming the Coalition for the first time.The results come as Australians are becoming more pessimistic about the country and the economy, with the majority of respondents saying they expected things to get worse in coming months. Continue reading...

NAHT survey says widespread disrepair forcing closure of playgrounds and classrooms, with Send facilities also hitHalf of headteachers say parts of their school are either out of use or unfit for purpose due to leaks, damp, mould, asbestos, ageing boilers and malfunctioning fire doors, according to a new survey by the National Association of Head Teachers(NAHT).Among those who say their schools are suffering, almost three-quarters (73%) say they have toilet blocks that are either closed (8%) or not fit for purpose (65%). Continue reading...