<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>326129</docID> <postdate>2024-08-12 08:38:41</postdate> <headline>Labor, coalition neck-and-neck in latest Newspoll</headline> <body><p><img class="size-full wp-image-326133" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240702118152149215-original-resized.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="601" /></p> <caption>The major parties are neck-and-neck in the latest Newspoll as parliament resumes after winter break. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)</caption> <p><strong>Labor and the coalition are level at 50-50 on a two-party-preferred basis, the latest polling shows, as parliament resumes following the winter break.</strong></p> <p>Support for the federal Labor government has slipped amid the cost-of-living crisis, with the coalition gaining ground on primary votes according to a new poll conducted for The Australian and published in the paper on Monday.</p> <p>The poll shows Labor's primary vote decreased by one point to 32 per cent while the coalition's increased by one to 39 since July 21.</p> <p>The primary vote for minor parties and independents was up one point to 11 per cent, with the Greens' primary vote falling one point to 12 per cent.</p> <p>Support for One Nation was steady at six per cent.</p> <p>The survey registered a fall in the popularity of both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.</p> <p>Voter satisfaction for Mr Albanese dropped one point to 43 per cent while satisfaction with Mr Dutton fell one point to 40 per cent.</p> <p>The bump is not enough to put the coalition in a winning position.</p> <p>The next federal election is due by May 2025.</p> <p>The survey of 1266 voters was conducted online between August 5 and August 9.</p> </body>