Achi news desk-
The Federal Labor primary vote has slipped while the Coalition vote has ended, according to the latest Newspoll.
But in the contest for preferred prime minister Anthony Albanese maintains a healthy lead over Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, 48 per cent to 34 per cent.
The poll, conducted for The Australian, shows that Labor’s primary vote has dropped a point to 32 per cent while the Coalition has risen a point to 37 per cent.
Labour’s preferred two-party lead over the Coalition has dropped by two points to 51-49 per cent.
Labor won the last election on a two-party preferred vote of 52.1 per cent compared to the Liberal-National vote of 47.9 per cent.
A total of 31 per cent of the voters polled stated that they would not support Labor or the Coalition.
The combined support for Labor and the Coalition at 69 per cent confirmed the continuing trend away from the main parties.
The Greens rose a point to 13 per cent while Pauline Hanson’s One Nation also rose a point to seven per cent.
Support for smaller parties and other independents, including teal, has dropped two points to 11 per cent, according to the Newspoll.
Little change was found in the approval ratings for either leader in the last month.
Mr Albanese’s approval rose a point to 44 per cent while his disapproval rating remained unchanged at 51 per cent for a net approval rating of minus seven.
Mr Dutton’s approval rating of 37 per cent was unchanged while his disapproval rose a point to 52 per cent, leaving him with a net rating of minus 15.
In the head-to-head competition over which leader would make the better prime minister, the numbers also remained largely unchanged.
Mr Albanese rose a point to 48 per cent while Mr Dutton dropped a point to 34 per cent with 18 per cent of voters claiming they did not know.
The Newspoll surveyed 1223 voters nationally between March 18 and 22.
