News Ltd says a national poll on the question of the future of a hung parliament shows the majority of people are now fed up and would support simply going back the polls.
The telephone poll of 1000 people, commissioned by the Sydney-based public relations and lobby firm Parker and Partners, showed 56 per cent of people now want another election.
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It suggests that even if Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott manage to form a minority government, with the support of the independents, it will be a government not supported by the majority of voters.
Voters were asked whether they now supported a hung parliament or would prefer another election.
A total of 56 per cent said they would prefer another poll, with Western Australia recording the highest number of people - 66 per cent.
NSW had the least number of people wanting a new election, with 53 per cent.
"These results suggest the second week of negotiations with the independents have really tested the patience of Australians," CEO of Parker and Partners Sarah Cruikshank told News Ltd on Sunday.
"The community appears frustrated that the government is being so publicly held hostage by a handful of vested interests, and the risk for the independents is that they are now perceived to have overplayed their hands."
