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Andrew Brown

'Bad for your mental health': MPs downplay polls trend

Polls show Anthony Albanese is well ahead of Peter Dutton as preferred prime minister. (Mick Tsikas, Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Labor is going into the federal election as the underdog, a senior minister says, despite multiple polls showing a surge in support for the government over the coalition.

The latest Newspoll published in The Australian shows Labor ahead 51 per cent to 49 per cent on a two-party preferred basis.

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