The latest Newspoll published in The Australian on Monday had shown the prime minister's support has dived to unprecedented lows while Opposition Leader Tony Abbott outstrips her as potentially the next preferred prime minister.

Adding to the oncoming chaos in Ms Gillard's world, the one she unseated as leader, Kevin Rudd, is brightly shining as the best person to lead Labor.

According to The Australian, Ms Gillard appears to have found herself in the shadows of disapproval over the failure last week of the government's plan to send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia.

Voter satisfaction with Ms Gillard sunk six points to a record low of 23 per cent with dissatisfaction climbing up to seven points to 68 per cent.

The only Prime Minister with worse personal support with a satisfaction level of 17 per cent was Paul Keating back in August 1993.

Ms Gillard's net satisfaction rating - the difference between voter satisfaction and dissatisfaction - is now minus 45 per cent.

The Newspoll has revealed that Mr Abbott has a clear nine-point buffer over her as the preferred prime minister, support for him rising from 39 per cent to 43 per cent.

Ms Gillard's support fell four points to a new low of 34 per cent.

Foreign Minister Rudd is surpassing Ms Gillard undoubted as the preferred Labor leader - 57 per cent to 24 per cent.

Prior to Ms Gillard replaced Mr Rudd as prime minister last year, his lead was simply 45 per cent to 40 per cent over his then deputy leader.

The government has attempted to keep the damage in check in relation to primary votes, losing none to remain steady on its lowest level of 27 per cent, compared with the coalition's 50 per cent and the Australian Greens on 12 per cent.

On a two-party preferred basis, Labor lost two points to 41 per cent, while the coalition gained two to 59 per cent.

Opposition frontbencher Sophie Mirabella explained that based on the latest results, this serves as proof Australians were tired of Labor.

"I don't think you have to be a genius to realise that Australians have had enough," she conveyed to ABC Television on Monday.

"It is the Labor Party that is dysfunctional.

"People are anxious that it's not just a bad government, people get a sense that there is no government."

The survey, conducted over the phone, was based on 1152 interviews among voters.