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| Coalition shows no sign of closing gap to Labor in latest Newspoll | Coalition shows no sign of closing gap to Labor in latest Newspoll |
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| Labor continues to lead the Coalition on a two-party-preferred basis while Malcolm Turnbull is still preferred prime minister over Bill Shorten in the latest Newspoll. | Labor continues to lead the Coalition on a two-party-preferred basis while Malcolm Turnbull is still preferred prime minister over Bill Shorten in the latest Newspoll. |
| Labor is ahead 52% to 48% on a two-party basis, with the primary vote for the two sides unchanged on 38%. | Labor is ahead 52% to 48% on a two-party basis, with the primary vote for the two sides unchanged on 38%. |
| It is the 34th consecutive Newspoll in which the government has been behind since Turnbull took over the leadership from Tony Abbott almost three years ago. | It is the 34th consecutive Newspoll in which the government has been behind since Turnbull took over the leadership from Tony Abbott almost three years ago. |
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| Satisfaction with Turnbull’s performance has reached 40% for the first time, while Shorten’s rating has dropped slightly. | Satisfaction with Turnbull’s performance has reached 40% for the first time, while Shorten’s rating has dropped slightly. |
| The poll, published in the Australian, was taken after a period that heavily featured the scandal involving former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce, who was criticised by some colleagues for conducting a paid interview about the birth of his son to his former staffer Vikki Campion. | The poll, published in the Australian, was taken after a period that heavily featured the scandal involving former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce, who was criticised by some colleagues for conducting a paid interview about the birth of his son to his former staffer Vikki Campion. |
| One Nation’s primary vote has fallen from 8% to 6% after the public spat between the party leader, Pauline Hanson, and Senator Brian Burston, who has now left the party. | One Nation’s primary vote has fallen from 8% to 6% after the public spat between the party leader, Pauline Hanson, and Senator Brian Burston, who has now left the party. |
| The Greens gained one point, with their primary vote sitting at 10%. | The Greens gained one point, with their primary vote sitting at 10%. |
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