Labor has recorded a jump in support at the start of an election year but its resurgence appears to have come at a cost to the Greens and other parties, rather than the Coalition.
The first Newspoll of 2013 in The Australian newspaper on Tuesday shows Labor’s support has risen six points to 38 per cent while the Coalition has dropped just two points to 44 per cent since the previous poll in December.
The Greens retreated two points to nine per cent as did the amalgamation of other smaller parties.
Despite the big recovery in its primary vote there were only marginal changes in personal satisfaction ratings for Julia Gillard as prime minister.
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