{
  "id": 10595289,
  "title": "Victorian DemosAU poll has Coalition’s two-party lead narrowing, but they remain ahead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/victorian-demosau-poll-has-coalitions-two-party-lead-narrowing-but",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T01:50:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation AU",
    "slug": "the-conversation-au",
    "url": "https://theconversation.com/victorian-demosau-poll-has-coalitions-two-party-lead-narrowing-but-they-remain-ahead-292598"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent DemosAU poll shows the Coalition's two-party lead in Victoria narrowing to 52-48, from 55-45 in August. This is a two-point decrease for the Coalition, while Labor has improved by two points. One Nation has dropped two points to 20% support in the poll. The right-wing vote remains steady at 49%. In the latest federal polls, One Nation and the Coalition received 48% and 47% of the primary vote respectively. The right vote was steady at 49% in the previous Newspoll.",
  "summary": "With the Victorian state election two months away, the Labor government has improved in the polls, but remain behind the Coalition.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}