Labor's poll slump linked to cost of living pressures

Newspoll puts support for Peter Dutton's coalition and Anthony Albanese's Labor neck-and-neck. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Support for the federal government has slumped, leaving Labor and the coalition tied on a two-party-preferred basis, according to a Newspoll survey.

The coalition leads Labor on the primary vote, 38 per cent to 31 per cent, according to the poll published in The Australian on Monday.