https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/newspoll-alp-in-poll-position-as-scott-morrison-narrows-gap/
An exclusive Newspoll conducted for The Australian on the eve of the campaign proper also shows the contest between the two major parties tightening to its closest margin this year.
Labor’s primary vote has fallen to its lowest level since October last year, dropping a point to 37 per cent on top of a three-point fall last week. This is the same level of support for Labor at the start of the 2019 election campaign.
But the Coalition still has significant ground to make up over the next weeks with Labor remaining in poll position at the start of the campaign.
The Coalition’s primary vote remains unchanged on a low 36 per cent. It would need to make up at least four points over the course of the campaign to be in a winning position.
Support for minor parties and independents also lifted to 27 per cent – almost two points above the 2019 election result – on the back of a one-point lift in support for Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party to 4 per cent.
The Greens remain unchanged on 10 per cent, with One Nation level on 3 per cent and “others” recording 10 per cent for the third poll in a row.
The shift in underlying support for Labor has resulted in a one-point gain for the Coalition on a two-party-preferred basis with Labor ahead 53-47.