Victorian Premier Denis Napthine has a few more reasons to smile this week with voter satisfaction soaring under his leadership.
The latest poll shows his approval rating in the state continues to climb and he's increased the coalition's two-party preferred lead over Labor.
Voters give Dr Napthine a 53 per cent leadership satisfaction rating in the state, up three points since the last survey, according to the latest Newspoll published in The Australian on Monday.
It also found the coalition has increased its two-party preferred lead by one percentage point to 51 per cent over Labor at 49 during the May and June survey period.
Dr Napthine also remains preferred premier, leading Labor's Daniel Andrews by 49-26 in the poll, and he now sits 22 points ahead of former Liberal premier Ted Baillieu's last polling figures before his stepped down as party leader and premier in March.
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Voters appear to be effectively split on whether to like or dislike Labor leader Daniel Andrews.
His satisfaction rating has fallen seven points to 35 per cent while his dissatisfaction has jumped six points to 34 per cent.
The poll was taken during the height of turmoil and instability in federal Labor leadership and it's not know what impact this may have had on state Labor's standings.
