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NSW Labor faces another huge defeat: poll

The latest Newspoll shows the O'Farrell government remains far ahead of NSW Labor and would win with a similar majority to its 2011 election victory.

NSW Labor faces another huge defeat: poll
The latest Newspoll shows the NSW O'Farrell government would be returned with a resounding majority.

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The coalition government in NSW would be returned with a similar resounding majority to its 2011 election victory if an election was held today, the latest Newspoll shows.

As NSW Labor prepares for the results from reports of inquiries from the state's corruption watchdog this week, the poll, in The Australian newspaper, shows the coalition leads Labor on a two-party preferred basis of 61 to 39 per cent.

Labor's primary vote remains on 28 per cent, compared to 47 per cent for the coalition.

The results are despite recent ministerial controversies, including Finance Minister Greg Pearce's alleged drunken late-night parliamentary sitting, and the use of a government travel agency to make private bookings.

Opposition Leader John Robertson's personal satisfaction rating also stands at 28 per cent, but no figure was given for Premier Barry O'Farrell.

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Several ICAC reports into former members of the previous Labor government are due to report this week involving allegations against Ian Macdonald, Eddie Obeid and Eric Roozendaal.

The poll, taken in May and last month, did not cover much of the time since Prime Minister Kevin Rudd reclaimed the leadership and the paper did not state how many voters were polled.


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