Essential poll: Coalition still trails Labor 52-48 despite approval for budget

As the gap tightens ahead of the election, half of voters say they liked the budget but 76% saw it as an effort to win their support

Voters are broadly positive about the Morrison government’s budget according to the latest Guardian Essential poll, but 61% say it will make no difference to their vote and the government remains in the same position as it was a fortnight ago – trailing Labor, with an election in sight.

The latest survey of 1,069 voters has Labor ahead of the government 52% to 48% on the two-party preferred measure (the same as the last survey), with the Coalition’s primary vote on 38% (down a point), Labor’s on 35% (down a point), the Greens on 11% (up a point), One Nation on 5% (down two points) and others/independents on 10%.

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