The latest Newspoll indicates the race to Saturday's poll remains a close struggle, with AustralianLabor maintaining its lead of 51 per cent to the LiberalAus's 49 per cent on two-party preferred.
The latest Newspoll indicates the race to Saturday's poll remains a close struggle, with Labor maintaining its lead of 51 per cent to the Liberal's 49 per cent on two-party preferred. Both major parties saw increases in the primary vote, with the Liberal Party leading Labor 39 to 37 per cent.
Minor parties saw less action compared to previous weeks, with the Greens remaining static at nine per cent, and One Nation dropping one to four per cent, with Clive Palmer's United Australia Party on par at four per cent. Opposition leader Bill Shorten crept up three points in the preferred Prime Minister stakes but is still trailing Scott Morrison 38 to 45 per cent.
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