A bombshell new poll shows the Coalition under Peter Dutton is headed for its worst election defeat in almost 80 years.
YouGov's latest poll projects Labor to secure 84 seats in this weekend's election, well ahead of the Coalition on just 47 seats which is the Liberal-National Coalition's lowest seat count since 1946.
Meanwhile independents were predicted to win 14 seats, the Greens three seats, and Centre Alliance and Katter's Australian Party were both tipped to win one seat each.
The poll puts Anthony Albanese's Labor ahead with 52.9 per cent of the national two-party-preferred vote, compared to 47.1 per cent for the Coalition. That result would see the Coalition lose 11 seats from its 2022 tally.
Paul Smith, Director of Public Data at YouGov, said Labor was poised to win an increased majority.
'This is a dramatic campaign turnaround considering our data in February pointed to a likely Coalition government,' Mr Smith said.
'YouGov's MRP shows Labor will now win decisively in the outer suburban and regional marginal seats that tend to decide Australian elections.
'It was in these types of electorates where the Coalition was leading just a couple of months ago.'
