Scott Morrison narrows polling gap with Labor ahead of first leaders' debate

The Coalition government has now sliced its margin down to one percentage point behind Labor in the latest Newspoll.

Bill Shorten and Scott Morrison will have a leaders' debate in Perth on Monday night. Source: AAP

Scott Morrison's Coalition has narrowed the gap to Labor in the latest Newspoll and the government now trails the opposition by one percentage point.

The Australian published the Newspoll on Sunday night, revealing Labor is leading the two-party preferred vote 51 per cent to 49 per cent with three weeks to go until the federal election.