Election tightens in Newspoll – Labor lead narrows to 51-49%
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Coalition has made up ground in Newspoll, now trailing Labor by just 49-51%, compared with 48-52% a fortnight ago.
The tightening of the May 18 race, coming after Scott Morrison was seen to out-campaign Bill Shorten early on, will boost Coalition morale as pre-polling begins on Monday.
But both sides have lost support on their primary votes in...