Labor leads 53-47% in Newspoll as Shorten struggles with medical transfer bill
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The government goes into the resumption of parliament this week trailing Labor 47-53% on the two-party vote in Newspoll, unchanged from a fortnight ago.
The poll comes as Labor’s stand on the legislation to facilitate medical evacuations hangs in the balance, with Bill Shorten having indicated he would like to find a compromise and...