"Despite Mr Abbott telling party faithful on Saturday that the government had "had two great years in government", his party would have been swept from office on the back of a devastating 7.5 per cent swing had an election been held on the weekend, the latest Fairfax-Ipsos poll reveals."
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http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...on-wipeout-20150816-gj01ip.html#ixzz3iyM78E2I
The polls and the betting markets don't always match up, but they seem to be converging - the markets for the next party leader to replaced have also worsened for Abbott, paying out around $1.50 for Abbott to be replaced next, compared with Shorten at around $2.50.
The libs facing the prospect of losing their seat will probably be on the phones this week.