Can battle lines be drawn or allegiances formed without clear party policies?  Perhaps we're looking at a rolling maul over an invisible political football... 

The new Roy Morgan poll brought on a barrage of rugby references, as Tash McGill and Andrew Urquhart analysed shifts in how Coalition and Opposition parties are tracking post-Budget 2026.

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