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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Katharine Murphy Political editor

Guardian Essential poll: Labor loses ground in first week of campaign but remains ahead of Coalition

Anthony Albanese
Anthony Albanese’s approval rates have dipped since the last Essential poll but the majority of respondents still believe Labor will win the federal election. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Labor appears to have lost ground in the opening week of the federal election campaign according to the latest Guardian Essential poll, but a majority of respondents still think Anthony Albanese will be Australia’s next prime minister.

The latest survey of 1,020 respondents shows Labor’s standing in the two-party preferred “plus” measure is down three points in a fortnight, and there has been a two point increase in the number of undecided voters. But 55% of respondents believe Labor will win on 21 May.

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