Turnbull deflects questions about Coalition losing 30th straight Newspoll

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull insists he still has the support of his party after the 30th straight Newspoll showing the public favouring the Labor Party.

Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull Source: AAP

The 30 straight Newspoll losses match the benchmark he used as a reason for challenging and replacing his predecessor, Tony Abbott, in 2015.

But Mr Turnbull says, while he regrets citing Newspoll as a reason to initiate his leadership challenge, he is outperforming the man he replaced in other ways.