From The Australian:
Colin Barnett’s leadership in Western Australia will come under serious pressure for the first time since he came to power in 2008, with the latest Newspoll showing Labor has extended its election-winning lead and the Premier’s personal appeal slumping to a record low.
As the Barnett government prepares to unveil a $2 billion-plus deficit and rising debt levels in today’s state budget, the Newspoll, taken exclusively for The Australian,shows Labor is now ahead of the Liberal-National government by 54 per cent to 46 per cent in two-party-preferred terms. This represents a swing against the government of more than 11 per cent, which would allow Labor to claim the 10 seats it needs at the election in March, assuming the swing was uniform.
