Labor leads the coalition on a two-party preferred vote by 53 per cent to 47, representing a national swing against the government of three per cent, the last Newspoll for the year shows.
The poll of 1669 voters across the country, conducted exclusively for The Australian, shows the coalition has made no ground in the past two weeks with Labor maintaining a one point primary vote lead of 37.
The poll conducted over the weekend shows the major parties have not shifted since the last poll held between November 30 and December 3.
The Greens remained steady on 10 per cent while One Nation dropped a further point to seven per cent.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull maintained his narrow lead over Opposition Leader Bill Shorten as preferred prime minister, lifting two points to 41 per cent while the opposition leader lifted a point to 34 per cent.
