Labor leads 52%-48% on two-party basis as One Nation falls to just 6% of primary vote

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Labor continues to lead the Coalition on a two-party-preferred basis while Malcolm Turnbull is still preferred prime minister over Bill Shorten in the latest Newspoll.

Labor is ahead 52% to 48% on a two-party basis, with the primary vote for the two sides unchanged on 38%.

It is the 34th consecutive Newspoll in which the government has been behind since Turnbull took over the leadership from Tony Abbott almost three years ago.

Satisfaction with Turnbull’s performance has reached 40% for the first time, while Shorten’s rating has dropped slightly.

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The poll, published in the Australian, was taken after a period that heavily featured the scandal involving former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce, who was criticised by some colleagues for conducting a paid interview about the birth of his son to his former staffer Vikki Campion.

One Nation’s primary vote has fallen from 8% to 6% after the public spat between the party leader, Pauline Hanson, and Senator Brian Burston, who has now left the party.

The Greens gained one point, with their primary vote sitting at 10%.

