Given ‘cozzie livs’ won the Macquarie Word of the Year, you probs won’t be too surprised to learn it’s the top issue Aussies want the government to focus on. The Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll yesterday found that 71% of us rate it as the #1 concern (paywall) – streets ahead of housing (43%) and immigration. The poll also gives us a snapshot of how the Albanese Government is travelling halfway through its 3-year term – it suggests Labor and the Coalition are now on level-pegging. As for PM Anthony Albanese’s fortunes in the preferred leader stakes, they have taken a hit (-3 to 43%) since September, but are still up on Peter Dutton (+2 to 39%). Newspoll has a slightly more optimistic set of numbers for the government – it says Team Albanese is leading the Coalition 52-48. But you know what we say – take all these polls with a good grain of salt.