Seven News-ReachTel poll shows 15 percentage-point fall for prime minister since early February

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Malcolm Turnbull’s rating as preferred prime minister has taken a dive in a new poll conducted on Monday.

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The Seven News-ReachTel poll released on Tuesday found 60% of voters rated Turnbull as preferred prime minister, with 40% backing Labor leader Bill Shorten.

Turnbull’s rating was down from 74.9% in early February, while Shorten’s was up from 25.1%.

The Coalition held a 52-48 two-party preferred lead – the tightest gap in the ReachTel poll series since Turnbull seized the Liberal leadership in September 2015.

Asked about the prime minister’s ultimatum to parliament to pass workplace laws or face a double-dissolution election, 39.3% of voters were in support, with 32.5% against and 28.2% undecided.

ReachTel surveyed 3,274 people across Australia on March 21.

