Labor was leading the Coalition 52% to 48% based on preference flows at the last election, according to the latest polls.
Several other polls marking the end of the final parliamentary sitting of the year showed the government lagging behind Labor: the Galaxy poll published by News Corp’s Sunday papers suggested the opposition’s lead was 55% to 45%, while Newspoll in the Australian last week placed the lead at 54% to 46%.
Abbott played down the latest poll results on Monday. "This is not the first government to have a rough patch in the polls," he told Seven’s Sunrise program.
"The Howard government, the Thatcher government, the Reagan government all had rough patches in the polls. I am not the first leader to be subject to a bit of speculation."
Several other polls marking the end of the final parliamentary sitting of the year showed the government lagging behind Labor: the Galaxy poll published by News Corp’s Sunday papers suggested the opposition’s lead was 55% to 45%, while Newspoll in the Australian last week placed the lead at 54% to 46%.
Abbott played down the latest poll results on Monday. "This is not the first government to have a rough patch in the polls," he told Seven’s Sunrise program.
"The Howard government, the Thatcher government, the Reagan government all had rough patches in the polls. I am not the first leader to be subject to a bit of speculation."
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