Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s popularity has taken a hit, and he’s taken the government down with him, with voters turning their backs on the PM and the Coalition after a tumultuous six weeks in Canberra.

The latest Newspoll results show a 3.53 per cent swing towards Labor, putting the Opposition ahead at 52-48 per cent in a two-party preferred vote.

Morrison’s personal approval rating also took a hit, dropping from 62 per cent to 55 per cent in just two weeks. It’s the first time his approval rating has fallen below 60 per cent since March 2020.

Despite his diminishing approval rating, Morrison is still the preferred PM and leads Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese 52 per cent (down 4 points) to 32 per cent (up 2 points).

The poll, taken between March 24 to March 27, comes after a string of scandals, with the Coalition facing pressure over its handling of rape allegations, revelations of lewd behaviour among staffers in Parliament House and criticism of Morrison’s handling of the incidents.

Last month allegations surfaced that Attorney-General Christian Porter had been accused of a rape in the 1980s. Porter, who has denied the allegation, has since taken a leave of absence and is expected to lose his position in an impending cabinet reshuffle.

It was the second rape allegation to rock Canberra in a matter of weeks, following accusations by former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins, who alleged she was raped by a colleague in Defence Minister Linda Reynolds’ office in March 2019. Reynolds copped backlash over her handling of the allegation and was forced to apologise after she was caught calling Higgins a “lying cow”. She is also expected to lose her role in the cabinet reshuffle.

Then, on Monday night last week, Channel 10 aired video footage that showed a Liberal staffer filming himself performing a lewd act on the desk of a female MP. The television network also aired claims sex workers were brought into Parliament for MPs and that employees regularly had sex in the building’s prayer room.

After copping widespread criticism for his attempts to reset debate on the treatment of women within Parliament, Morrison tried to apologise for his failings, saying “blokes don’t always get it right”.