Labor on track to win May 3 election, survey shows

Australia’s centre-left Labor government is on track to win the May 3 national election, according to polling released just hours before Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was declared the winner of the fourth and final leaders' debate on Sunday night.

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Labor is ahead of the Liberal-National Coalition opposition by 52% to 48%, according to a Newspoll survey published in The Australian on Sunday. It’s maintained the same margin since early April.

Mr Albanese held his lead over Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as the country’s preferred prime minister by 51% to 35%, while Mr Dutton’s net approval rating fell by two percentage points, to -24%. That's his worst result since taking over as opposition leader after the coalition lost power in 2022. Mr Albanese's net approval rating remains at -9%.