Support for the ­Coalition has lifted to its highest level since the 2022 election while support for the Indigenous Voice has dropped following the ­referendum date announcement, according to the latest Newspoll.

The Coalition leads Labor 37 per cent to 35 per cent on primary votes, although the ALP still holds a comfortable two-party preferred lead of 53 per cent to 47 per cent, according to the poll published in The Australian on Monday.

Support for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament fell to 38 per cent, while those intending to vote ‘no’ at the referendum rose to 53 per cent and 9 per cent were undecided.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s approval ratings suffered a fall with satisfaction in his performance dropping from 52 per cent in July to 46 per cent in the latest poll. His dissatisfaction rating rose six points to 47 per cent.

Those satisfied with the performance of Opposition Leader Peter Dutton rose two points to 38 per cent, while those with a negative view stayed at 49 per cent.

In the preferred prime minister stakes, Mr Albanese suffered a four-point fall to 50 per cent. Mr Dutton lifted two points to 31 per cent, according to the poll of 1200 voters conducted between August 28 and September 1.

Farnham’s not gonna sit in silence

Monday’s Newspoll came a day after the Uluru Dialogue released an advertisement in partnership with singer John Farnham backing the Indigenous Voice, featuring his most famous song.

Farnham has given permission for his famous hit, You’re the Voice, to be used in a ‘yes’ campaign advertisement for the referendum.

“This song changed my life,” he said.

“I can only hope that now it might help, in some small way, to change the lives of our First Nations peoples for the better.”

The Uluru Dialogue – the organisation dedicated to advancing the Uluru Statement – launched the three-minute ad, You’re the Voice, pairing Farnham’s anthemic song with transformative moments in Australian history, in Melbourne on Sunday.

Megan Davis, one of the Uluru Dialogue co-chairs, hopes the ad, coupled with Farnham’s perfect soundtrack, will rally Australians behind the referendum, which will be held on October 14. It will run on television and social media.

“I think for most Australians, this will be the defining song of the campaign,” Professor Davis said.

“You don’t get anything bigger than John Farnham. He’s Australian rock royalty and you don’t get anything bigger than this song, which is the unofficial anthem of the nation.

“It is a huge deal. We’re really proud.”

The ad – in long and short forms – is a direct call to action and aims to remind Australians they have a chance to change history by voting yes.

It follows a family through the years as they witness key moments play out on their TV screen; the 1967 referendum to count Aboriginal people in the census, the Mabo decision, the America’s Cup, the Uluru handback, Cathy Freeman’s gold medal, John Howard’s 1996 gun reform, the 2008 apology and the marriage equality plebiscite.

“This isn’t just the hard-headed constitutional reform that will change our people’s lives,” Professor Davis said.

“It’s the heart as well. That’s what this song speaks to.

“It speaks to the agency of people in a community working together to make a difference.

“It’s been quite tough for our mob with the hate and the racism. But the majority of Australians are forward-looking and this country actually is ‘not gonna sit in silence’ and ‘we’re not gonna live in fear’.

“We’re going to step it up and walk together like we did in 1967 to make this change.”

Just over a year ago, Farnham had major surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his mouth.

He’s been given the all-clear and in July a documentary about his life, Finding the Voice, was released.

-AAP