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| Coalition fails to dent Labor poll lead, despite slip in One Nation support | Coalition fails to dent Labor poll lead, despite slip in One Nation support |
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| Labor retains 53%-47% advantage in latest Newspoll, as both One Nation and Greens lose ground | |
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| Sun 23 Jul 2017 23.04 BST | |
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| Voter support for minor parties appears to have cooled, with both Labor and the government getting a boost in the latest Newspoll. | Voter support for minor parties appears to have cooled, with both Labor and the government getting a boost in the latest Newspoll. |
| Labor maintained its lead over the Coalition, at 53% to 47% on a two-party preferred basis according to the poll, published in the Australian. | Labor maintained its lead over the Coalition, at 53% to 47% on a two-party preferred basis according to the poll, published in the Australian. |
| Labor has now been ahead in two-party-preferred terms for 16 Newspolls in a row, since September last year. | Labor has now been ahead in two-party-preferred terms for 16 Newspolls in a row, since September last year. |
| The Coalition’s primary vote rose one point to 37%, while Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party fell two points to 9%. | The Coalition’s primary vote rose one point to 37%, while Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party fell two points to 9%. |
| Support for the Greens, who this month lost two senators because of their dual citizenship, slipped one point to 9%, as Labor’s primary vote edged up a notch to 37%. | Support for the Greens, who this month lost two senators because of their dual citizenship, slipped one point to 9%, as Labor’s primary vote edged up a notch to 37%. |
| Malcolm Turnbull has focused on defence and national security in the past two weeks, while fighting off continued sniping from former prime minister Tony Abbott. Bill Shorten has pushed the message that Labor would tackle inequality and threats to social cohesion as a priority if it won government, prompting claims he is edging the party cautiously to the left. | Malcolm Turnbull has focused on defence and national security in the past two weeks, while fighting off continued sniping from former prime minister Tony Abbott. Bill Shorten has pushed the message that Labor would tackle inequality and threats to social cohesion as a priority if it won government, prompting claims he is edging the party cautiously to the left. |
| Turnbull remains preferred prime minster, at 43% to Shorten on 32%. | Turnbull remains preferred prime minster, at 43% to Shorten on 32%. |
| The poll’s margin of error was plus or minus 2.4%. | The poll’s margin of error was plus or minus 2.4%. |
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