crikey's poll 50-50 neck n neck!

Essential: Labor back level — and which media can be trusted?

"Labor’s primary vote has hit 40% and the two-party preferred gap between the major parties has vanished, leaving them balanced 50-50% less than three weeks from polling day, a new poll from Essential Research reveals."

http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/08/19/essential-labor-back-level-and-which-media-can-be-trusted/

"According to the poll, Labor’s primary vote has hit 40 per cent and the two parties are neck-and-neck on a two-party preferred basis at 50-50.

The 40 per cent reading is the first time Labor has reached that level since February 2011, according to Crikey.

The Coalition is sitting on a primary vote of 44 "

http://www.afr.com/p/national/abbott_will_cut_jobs_to_pay_for_lLX6lMXhuZOTnQJTzZwT4K