13 May
The opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) maintained lead, according to local opinion polls before Saturday's general election.
According to the latest Newspoll, which was published on Sunday night, the ALP has maintained its 51-49 lead over the incumbent Liberal-National Party coalition (LNP) on a two-party preferred basis.
Of the respondents to the poll, 38 percent identified Shorten as their preferred PM, up from 35 percent earlier in May while Morrison's support fell from 46 to 45 percent.
Newspoll found that Labor will receive 37 percent of primary votes in the general election compared to 39 percent for the LNP.
With both parties having now set out their vision for Australia, the final week of the campaign will be focused on campaigning in specific electorates where they believe the election will be won or lost.
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