Labor gains lead in post-budget Newspoll; would be one seat short of majority in YouGov MRP poll

Barnaby Joyce makes frank admission about Peter Dutton as he sinks in the polls

Labor has a two-point lead over the Coalition on a two-party preferred basis, according to Newspoll.

Newspoll: Labor takes early lead in race for May 3 election

The first polls of the election campaign have been released, showing it’s a very tight race but with one party just in front – but it’s not all good news.

After months in the doldrums, the government has its mojo back, right when it was really needed

Despite the good news in the latest Resolve Political Monitor, it is a strange world when Labor finds comfort in any poll that has its primary vote at just 29.

Labor has finally found a more convincing message. The mystery is why it took so long

Australians’ opinions have flipped in just a few weeks on whether Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton will be victorious in the federal election.

Labor gains lead in post-budget Newspoll; would be one seat short of majority in YouGov MRP poll

The gains for Labor are probably in spite of a poorly rated federal budget.

Labor on cusp of second-term majority: poll

Latest polling by YouGov shows Labor is only one seat short of forming government. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS) By Andrew Brown in Canberra Labor is in the box seat to form the next federal government, with new polling showing it’s within just one seat of forming a majority as the election campaign gets under way. The latest YouGov modelling shows Labor set to win 75 seats at the May 3 election, while the coalition would win just 60 seats. Pa…