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Ryan Bridge: What will the big issue be for the 2026 election?

Inflation is still the dominant force in global politics, no doubt about it.

We've got the United States election next month, the Aussies are going to the polls by midway through next year, so are the Canadians, we just had the UK, we've just had France, and inflation rules the roost.

Bad news for ol' Albanese in Australia. There's a new poll out this morning that has him neck and neck with Dutton and the coalition.

But here's the really bad part: 44% of Aussies think the economy will worsen in the next six months.

What's more, Dutton and the coalition are favoured on the economy 38% to 26%…

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