Extract from ABC News
Updated
Voter support for the Coalition has slipped on the
back of last week's federal budget, according to polls published in
Fairfax and News Corp papers today.
A Nielsen poll in the Fairfax
newspapers has the Coalition down four points and Labor up four points
on a two-party preferred basis, with Labor in front 56 to 44 per cent.On the Prime Minister's performance, just 34 per cent approve of Tony Abbott's efforts, while approval of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's performance is up to 47 per cent.
Mr Abbott's disapproval rating climbed to 62 per cent.
Sixty-three per cent of people said the budget was not fair, and 53 per cent thought it was bad for Australia.
The Newspoll published in The Australian has Labor in front 55 to 45 per cent on a two-party preferred basis.
Forty-four per cent of voters told Newspoll they thought Mr Shorten would make a better prime minister than Tony Abbott, who was on 34 per cent.
The poor poll numbers were published the morning after state and territory leaders met in Sydney for emergency talks on budget cuts which will see them lose $80 billion in funding for schools and hospitals over the next decade.
The leaders united in condemnation of the cuts and are demanding an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister to resolve the issue.
"The cuts that have been put forward by the Federal Government we cannot absorb," New South Wales Premier Mike Baird told journalists at a joint news conference with other state leaders.
More to come.
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