{"id":9386,"date":"2019-05-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/labor-is-in-the-box-seat-to-win-the-election\/"},"modified":"2019-05-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T00:00:00","slug":"labor-is-in-the-box-seat-to-win-the-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/labor-is-in-the-box-seat-to-win-the-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor Is In The \u201cBox Seat\u201d To Win The Election"},"content":{"rendered":"

Labor retains a 51-49 two-party preferred lead over the Coalition heading into the final week of the federal election campaign, according to the latest Newspoll survey.<\/h3>\n

According to theaustralian.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n

“With both sides preparing for a final electoral assault, with a $10 million advertising war starting today, Labor remains in the box seat to win government and retains its 51-49 per cent lead over the \u00adCoalition on a two-party-preferred\u00ad basis.<\/p>\n

“In a contest that remains tight, core support for the Coalition rose one point to 39 per cent, equal to the best result it has \u00adrecorded since September 2016. However, it remains\u00ad 3.1 points down on the last election, which resulted in the number of \u00adCoalition seats being slashed and left the Turnbull government with a one-seat majority.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

While the headline #Newspoll<\/a> numbers are largely unchanged from last week, Bill Shorten\u2019s personal ratings received a boost https:\/\/t.co\/QL2q8gl3Ag<\/a> #ausvotes<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/zxrCI3s7j1<\/a><\/p>— The Australian (@australian) May 12, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote> \n