Encouragement for Turnbull in Newspoll as Parliamentary year starts
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The first Newspoll for 2018 brings encouraging figures for the Coalition, although it continues to trail Labor – for the 26th consecutive time.
Malcolm Turnbull has extended his lead over Bill Shorten as better prime minister, and the Coalition primary vote has risen 2 points to 38%, compared with late December.
The Coalition now trails 48-52%...
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