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Labor leader Anthony Albanese has enjoyed a surge in support as preferred prime minister, the latest Newspoll shows.

Polls have closed in Victoria, but on the final day of voting, some centres ran out of ballot papers and hand-written ones had to be given out.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says the next state election will be "very close" and is playing up his track record on natural disasters and the pandemic.

Six months out from an election, Labor has taken the lead as preferred government in NSW after a prolonged stalemate and a turbulent week for the party.

When the Liberal Party’s most senior right-wing figure, Peter Dutton, forced a leadership spill in 2018, ending Malcolm Turnbull’s premiership, even some moderates in the party room preferred him over the hyper-ambitious Scott Morrison. Yet it was to the latter they reluctantly turned, judging him less frightening to voters.

This week’s Newspoll is the second since the May federal election, after the first appeared five weeks ago. Labor led by 57-43, a one point gain for Labor. Primary votes were 37% Labor (steady), 31% Coalition (down two), 13% Greens (up one), 7% One Nation (up one), 2% UAP (steady)…

The federal coalition's support is at its equal lowest level on record and leader Peter Dutton's support has also fallen further, Newspoll suggests.

Support for the Peter Dutton-led Coalition is at its lowest point since 2008 having fallen again since the May 21 election in the latest Newspoll.

The Victorian election will be held in three months, on November 26. A Victorian state Newspoll, conducted August 22-25 from a sample of 1,027, gave Labor a 56-44 lead (57.3-42.7 at the 2018 election). Primary votes were 41% Labor (42.9% at election), 36% Coalition (35.2%), 13% Greens (10.7%) and 10%…