Coalition and Greens gain in post-budget Newspoll as an Ipsos poll gives Labor a large lead
- Written by Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne

This week’s Newspoll, conducted March 31 to April 3 – the days following the March 29 budget –from a sample of 1,531, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the last Newspoll, three weeks ago.
Primary votes were 38% Labor (down three), 36% Coalition (up one), 10% Greens (up two), 3% One...