Labor’s primary vote, which has climbed to 39%, is now as high as it was before Tony Abbott was ousted from the prime ministershipThe Coalition government has lost its 29th consecutive Newspoll, trailing Labor 47-53 on a two-party-preferred basis. Hinch welcomes Coalition's paedophile crackdown as tax talks continue Read moreThe latest Newspoll of 1,597 voters, published in the Australian, also shows Labor’s primary vote climbing to 39% against the Coalition’s unchanged 37%. Labor’s first-preference vote has not been as high since Turnbull ousted Abbott in September 2015. Pollsters asked voters what they thought of Labor’s dividend imputation policy and found just one-third claimed to support it. Labor’s primary vote is also the highest it has been since Turnbull toppled Abbott.

Source: The Guardian March 25, 2018 19:35 UTC