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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten have attended the traditional church service to open the parliamentary year in Canberra. The two leaders gave major speeches last week, drawing the battle lines on cost-of-living issues. But they're likely to trade barbs in parliament over the eligibility of M-Ps on both sides as the citizenship saga drags on. It comes as the latest Newspoll results show Mr Turnbull has extended his lead over Mr Shorten as preferred prime minister, while the Coalition has narrowed the gap between it and Labor. The poll also shows half of Labor voters indicating they prefer either Tanya Plibersek or Anthony Albanese to Mr Shorten as opposition leader.


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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten have attended the traditional church service to open the parliamentary year in Canberra. The two leaders gave major speeches last week, drawing the battle lines on cost-of-living issues. But they're likely to trade barbs in parliament over the eligibility of M-Ps on both sides as the citizenship saga drags on. It comes as the latest Newspoll results show Mr Turnbull has extended his lead over Mr Shorten as preferred prime minister, while the Coalition has narrowed the gap between it and Labor. The poll also shows half of Labor voters indicating they prefer either Tanya Plibersek or Anthony Albanese to Mr Shorten as opposition leader.



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