Coalition surges to big lead in a Victorian Newspoll

By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne

A month before the November 28 Victorian election, a Newspoll has the Coalition surging to a 55–45 two-party lead over Labor. The Coalition would win a majority of lower house seats on these figures.

A federal YouGov poll gave Labor its lowest primary vote in any poll this term at just 24%, and Anthony Albanese’s net approval slid to a new record low of -30.

In Brazil, Workers’ Party incumbent Lula has overturned his first round loss to far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro to win Sunday’s presidential runoff.

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