One Nation’s support crashes, as voters look towards Labor, Coalition

The latest Newspoll figures show support for One Nation has crashed to the benefit of Labor and the Coalition.

The first Newspoll since the official campaign shows One Nation support has crashed, giving the major parties a boost, as Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten target

The first Newspoll since the official campaign shows One Nation support has crashed, giving the major parties a boost. Source: AAP

The latest Newspoll shows support for Pauline Hanson's One Nation has crashed, boosting Labor's lead but also giving the Coalition its equal-best primary vote since just after the last election.

The poll for The Australian puts the major parties neck and neck on a primary vote of 39 per cent each.
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Pauline Hanson's One Nation is losing support among voters.
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Preferences from the Greens means Labor maintains a two-party-preferred lead of 52 per cent to 48 per cent, which is a 2.4 per cent swing against the Coalition.

This could represent a potential loss of 10 seats for the Coalition.

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The Coalition has built on a two-point jump in its primary vote two weeks ago, adding another point in the latest Newspoll.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrisonis campaiging in Melbourne on Monday.
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But One Nation has seen its support crash to four per cent in the wake of the guns-for-funds scandal, which is the lowest point for the party since 2016.

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The Greens remained unchanged on 9 per cent.

Going into the first full week of the campaign, Prime Minister Scott Morrison enjoys an unchanged 11-point lead over Opposition Leader Bill Shorten as preferred prime minister.



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