Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is closing in on Malcolm Turnbull as the preferred prime minister as Labor increases its two-party preferred lead over the coalition government.
Labor increased its two-party preferred lead over the coalition government for the fourth Newspoll running to 55-45, according to the latest figures published by The Australian on Sunday night.
The coalition's primary vote fell by one point from 35 to 34 per cent, while Labor's primary vote rose from 37 to 38 points.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull also suffered a blow in the preferred prime minister stakes, falling five points to 36 per cent.
Meanwhile, Mr Shorten's support as preferred prime minister rose from 33 to 34 per cent.
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The number of voters satisfied with Mr Turnbull's performance fell from 31 to 29 per cent, while the proportion of dissatisfied voters dropped from 59 to 58 per cent.
His net satisfaction - which spells out the difference between those who are satisfied and those who are dissatisfied with his performance - fell one point to minus 29.
Mr Shorten's net satisfaction rose from minus 24 to minus 19 points.
One Nation increased its primary vote from nine to 10 per cent, while the Greens slipped one point to nine per cent.
