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| Coalition support rises by three points in Newspoll but Labor holds lead | Coalition support rises by three points in Newspoll but Labor holds lead |
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| Voter support for the federal government has risen by three percentage points in three weeks, according to the latest Newspoll. | Voter support for the federal government has risen by three percentage points in three weeks, according to the latest Newspoll. |
| The poll, published in the Australian, comes before parliament sitting on Monday for the final sitting weeks in the lead-up to the budget due on 9 May. | The poll, published in the Australian, comes before parliament sitting on Monday for the final sitting weeks in the lead-up to the budget due on 9 May. |
| It shows the Coalition is sitting on 48% of the two-party-preferred vote against Labor’s 52%. That’s higher than the February poll, which showed the Coalition on 45% and Labor on 55%. | It shows the Coalition is sitting on 48% of the two-party-preferred vote against Labor’s 52%. That’s higher than the February poll, which showed the Coalition on 45% and Labor on 55%. |
| Meanwhile, the Coalition’s primary vote has grown from 34% to 37%, while Labor’s has dropped from 37% to 35%. | Meanwhile, the Coalition’s primary vote has grown from 34% to 37%, while Labor’s has dropped from 37% to 35%. |
| Malcolm Turnbull remains the preferred prime minister over the Labor leader, Bill Shorten, at 43% to 29% respectively. | Malcolm Turnbull remains the preferred prime minister over the Labor leader, Bill Shorten, at 43% to 29% respectively. |
| The Newspoll of 1,819 voters, taken between Thursday and Saturday, also shows primary voting support for One Nation remains at 10%, despite the fallout from the Western Australian election in which that state’s Coalition government lost to Labor. | The Newspoll of 1,819 voters, taken between Thursday and Saturday, also shows primary voting support for One Nation remains at 10%, despite the fallout from the Western Australian election in which that state’s Coalition government lost to Labor. |
| The Australian Greens, in contrast, were down one percentage point to 9%. | The Australian Greens, in contrast, were down one percentage point to 9%. |
| The result comes after a week in politics dominated by energy policy that saw Turnbull unveil plans for an expansion of the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme and a bizarre clash between the federal energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, and the South Australian premier, Jay Weatherill, at a media conference in Adelaide. | The result comes after a week in politics dominated by energy policy that saw Turnbull unveil plans for an expansion of the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme and a bizarre clash between the federal energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, and the South Australian premier, Jay Weatherill, at a media conference in Adelaide. |
| Meanwhile, a Reachtel poll of 12 Coalition seats published by Fairfax Media, shows more than half of all voters in those electorates support marriage equality. | |
| In the poll, commissioned by Australians for Equality, voters in Bowman, Brisbane, Cook, Fisher, Goldstein, Moncrieff, New England, Pearce, Petrie, Robertson, Swan and North Sydney were asked their views on same-sex marriage. | |
| The majority of voters in those also agreed that it was “very important” that a same-sex marriage bill be put to a parliamentary vote this year. This result leaves Coalition MPs, who continue to support a plebiscite as the only means to decide the issue, out of step with constituents. | |
| The Newspoll findings contrast with those of the Essential poll published last week by Guardian Australia, in which support for both major parties continued to fall. | The Newspoll findings contrast with those of the Essential poll published last week by Guardian Australia, in which support for both major parties continued to fall. |
| The Liberal party’s primary vote dropped 2% and Labor dropped 1% in the Guardian Essential poll, with Labor continuing to lead the Coalition on a two-party-preferred basis by 53% to 47%. | The Liberal party’s primary vote dropped 2% and Labor dropped 1% in the Guardian Essential poll, with Labor continuing to lead the Coalition on a two-party-preferred basis by 53% to 47%. |
| The online Essential survey, conducted between 10 and 13 March, also found support for both Turnbull and Shorten sliding, while One Nation support climbed two percentage points to 11%, with a smaller rise (1%) for other minor parties and independents. The Greens stayed steady on 9% and Nick Xenophon and the National party were both steady at 3%. | The online Essential survey, conducted between 10 and 13 March, also found support for both Turnbull and Shorten sliding, while One Nation support climbed two percentage points to 11%, with a smaller rise (1%) for other minor parties and independents. The Greens stayed steady on 9% and Nick Xenophon and the National party were both steady at 3%. |
| Essential also found Turnbull leading Shorten as preferred prime minister by 38% to 26%. | Essential also found Turnbull leading Shorten as preferred prime minister by 38% to 26%. |
| • Australian Associated Press contributed to this report | • Australian Associated Press contributed to this report |