New polling has revealed the NSW Opposition leader is edging ahead as preferred premier, with voters set to hit to polls in less than two weeks.
A Reachtel poll in the Sun Herald has found Premier Gladys Berejiklian is trailing Labor's Michael Daley as preferred premier by 6.
6 points. The Opposition has also scraped ahead on a two-party preferred basis, leading the Coalition 51 to 49. Image: News Corp Australia
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