Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 2-May-16

A multi-mode Morgan Poll on Federal voting intention has found that support for Australia’s ruling Liberal-National Coalition on a two-party preferred basis has risen by one per cent to 51 per cent. The poll, which was carried out on the weekends of 23-24 April and 30 April-1 May 2016, also shows that the Coalition’s primary vote has fallen by 0.5 to 40 per cent per cent, while the Roy Morgan Government Confidence Rating has fallen by one point to 98. Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan says the looming Federal Election means tomorrow’s Federal Budget is the Turnbull Government’s best chance to shape the narrative and lay out the ground on which this year’s Federal Election will be fought. The Government has clearly gone into "election-mode" already with the announcement last week of a $50 billion defence spending commitment to build 12 new Shortfin Barracuda submarines in South Australia – although under contract to French company DCNS.

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