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Nielsen reports that Labor leads by 8 points and attributes this to a surge in female support for Julia Gillard. The wrinkle in their result is that Labor support is low in Queensland and West Australia, making the result potentially closer than the raw figures suggest.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald
"A surge of female voters towards Julia Gillard has helped the Labor Party end the first week of the election campaign with a comfortable lead over the Coalition.
But support for Labor remains low in Queensland and Western Australia and large swings against the government in those states alone would still result in a tight contest.
The latest Herald/Nielsen poll also shows that almost 70 per cent of voters disapprove of the way Kevin Rudd was dumped as prime minister and 68 per cent believe he should be given the foreign affairs portfolio if Ms Gillard wins the election on August 21.
Half the nation does not believe the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, will keep his promise not to revisit Work Choices.
The poll of 1400 voters was taken from Tuesday night to Thursday evening."
A surge of female voters towards Julia Gillard has helped the Labor Party end the first week of the election campaign with a comfortable lead over the Coalition.
But support for Labor remains low in Queensland and Western Australia and large swings against the government in those states alone would still result in a tight contest.
The latest Herald/Nielsen poll also shows that almost 70 per cent of voters disapprove of the way Kevin Rudd was dumped as prime minister and 68 per cent believe he should be given the foreign affairs portfolio if Ms Gillard wins the election on August 21.
Half the nation does not believe the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, will keep his promise not to revisit Work Choices.
The poll of 1400 voters was taken from Tuesday night to Thursday evening.A surge of female voters towards Julia Gillard has helped the Labor Party end the first week of the election campaign with a comfortable lead over the Coalition.
But support for Labor remains low in Queensland and Western Australia and large swings against the government in those states alone would still result in a tight contest.
The latest Herald/Nielsen poll also shows that almost 70 per cent of voters disapprove of the way Kevin Rudd was dumped as prime minister and 68 per cent believe he should be given the foreign affairs portfolio if Ms Gillard wins the election on August 21.
Half the nation does not believe the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, will keep his promise not to revisit Work Choices.
The poll of 1400 voters was taken from Tuesday night to Thursday evening.
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