Newspoll: 50-50 (open thread)

The Australian reports the latest Newspoll has Labor and the Coalition tied on two-party preferred, the first such result since November and only the second for the term, closing a 52-48 lead in the last result three weeks ago. Labor is down a point on the primary vote to 33% while the Coalition is up two to 39%, its best result since August 2021, with the Greens down two to 11% and One Nation steady at 7%. Anthony Albanese’s lead over Peter Dutton as preferred prime minister has reportedly been cut since the last poll, in which he led when Anthony Albanese led 52-33, from nineteen points to eight, though we will have to wait on the exact results (UPDATE: Albanese’s lead is 46-38). Albanese is down four on approval to 43% with disapproval up three to 50%, while Dutton is up one to 39% and down one to 49%. The poll was conducted Monday to Friday from a sample of 1232.

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