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Coalition closing poll gap

Labor leads the coalition in another opinion poll as Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott resume the campaign trail after Sunday's lacklustre leaders' debate.

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Labor leads the coalition in another opinion poll as Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott resume the campaign trail after Sunday's lacklustre leaders' debate.

The latest Galaxy poll, published in News Limited newspapers on Monday, puts Labor ahead of the coalition on a two-party preferred basis by 52 to 48 per cent.

Labor's primary vote remains unchanged since the election was called on 38 per cent, with the coalition down three points to 41 per cent and the Greens up three to 15 per cent.

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The figure is well below the 43.4 per cent primary vote for Labor achieved in Kevin Rudd's historic election win in 2007.

The poll of 996 voters was taken on Saturday and Sunday.

The only leaders' debate of the 2010 election campaign has been fought on familiar issues with neither Ms Gillard nor Mr Abbott landing a knockout blow.

In a largely lacklustre debate, both leaders traded punches on population and immigration, asylum seekers, climate change and the economy.

The majority of commentators gave the debate to Ms Gillard, with the Nine Network's worms putting her well ahead of Mr Abbott in the final analysis, with 63 per cent to 37.

Women scored Ms Gillard more highly, giving her a 66-34 win over Mr Abbott, with men giving her a 61-39 win.

The Seven Network's Polliegraph gave the debate win to Labor, but by a narrower margin, 53 per cent to 47, with Ms Gillard also performing better among women.


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