Labor is on the way to winning the federal election despite the party's primary vote dropping, according to both the latest Newspoll and Ipsos figures.
According to the Newspoll figures released in The Australian, the two-party preferred split showed Labor in the lead with 51 per cent, and 49 per cent for the Coalition.
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However, the Labor party's primary vote dropped to 36 per cent, the lowest since August 2018 when Scott Morrison became prime minister. Support for the Coalition remained unchanged at 38 per cent.
The Newspoll figures showed Mr Shorten shedding four points in his approval ratings to 35 per cent while Mr Morrison dropped one point to 44 per cent.
However, in the latest Ipsos poll, Scott Morrison's lead over Bill Shorten as preferred prime minister has substantially decreased while Labor's lead over the coalition has reduced by a point.
Scott Morrison's lead over Bill Shorten as preferred prime minister has substantially decreased.
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The Ipsos poll shows Mr Morrison is favoured by 45 per cent of voters while the Labor leader is preferred by 40 per cent, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reported on Sunday.
That gap of five per cent had been 11 per cent in the previous Ipsos poll one month ago.
Labor's lead over the coalition reduced by one point to 52-48, compared to 53-47 in the previous poll.
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