Anthony Albanese is talking down polling showing improvements in his standing among voters, despite Labor consolidating its lead over the opposition.
The latest YouGov polling, provided to AAP, shows Labor has maintained its lead over the coalition and is ahead 51 to 49 per cent on a two-party preferred basis.
Following the response to ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, the prime minister has drawn level with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton for voter satisfaction for the first time in a year.
The polling revealed voter satisfaction with Anthony Albanese has increased from minus 12 in February to minus six.
Mr Dutton's standing among the electorate has slipped, falling from minus two at the end of February to minus six in the latest poll.
YouGov's director of public data Paul Smith said the government's response to the natural disaster boosted support for Mr Albanese.
"It's fair to say the prime minister undoubtedly benefited by being seen to act decisively to support the response to Tropical Cyclone Alfred," he said.
"In the same period as the poll, Peter Dutton was heavily criticised for going to a fundraiser, rather than be in his own electorate."
Mr Dutton was criticised for attending a fundraising event at the Sydney home of billionaire Justin Hemmes as the cyclone was nearing his home city of Brisbane.
While the government is leading in the YouGov poll, Mr Albanese said election day poll was the only one that counted.
"It doesn't really matter at this stage in the cycle ... what matters is when people go into a polling booth and put numbers next to names," he told Perth's Nova FM.
"When people put numbers next to people's names, they'll know that my government has got inflation down, has got wages up ... the other mob simply aren't ready ... for government."
The election was expected to be held on April 12 but Mr Albanese delayed calling the poll because of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.
It must be held before May 17 and will be called some time after the government hands down a federal budget on March 25.
Mr Smith said Mr Albanese's support of Ukraine after US President Donald Trump hit out at Volodymyr Zelenskiy contributed to the rise in his standing.
"Overseas leaders who have stood against Trump policies have improved their polling results," he said.
Mr Albanese has maintained his six-point lead over Mr Dutton as preferred prime minister, leading 45 per cent to 39 per cent.
The YouGov poll revealed 69 per cent of respondents supported President Zelenskiy, compared to 31 per cent who backed the US president in the stand-off over the war in Ukraine.
Support for the Ukrainian president was highest among Labor voters (80 per cent) followed by Greens voters (71 per cent), coalition voters (64 per cent) and One Nation supporters (43 per cent).
After the US president imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium exports, Mr Smith said the federal government's response could result in further gains in support among the electorate.
Labor's primary vote remained unchanged from last week at 31 per cent, with the coalition's also stable at 36 per cent.
The Greens had a 0.5 percentage point boost in their primary vote to 13.5 per cent, while One Nation rose from seven to 7.5 per cent.
The poll of 1526 people was carried out between March 7 and Thursday, with a margin of error of 3.4 per cent.
