Labor maintains 52-48% lead in Newspoll as vote polarises
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Labor has retained a two-party 52-48% lead in the latest Newspoll, taken after Scott Morrison called the election last Thursday.
Both Labor and the Coalition increased their primary votes and are now equal on 39%. Labor was up 2 points and the Coalition rose a point, compared with the previous poll published a week ago.
The Newspoll, in...
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