Labor ahead in Essential poll as voters prefer social spending to tax concessions

Survey puts opposition ahead of Coalition 52% to 48% on two-party-preferred, with voters split on medical evacuations bill

Labor remains ahead of the Coalition in the latest Guardian Essential poll, which suggests voters like social spending more than they like tax concessions, but points to mixed views on the medical evacuations bill.

The new survey, which puts Labor in front of the Coalition on the two-party-preferred measure 52% to 48%, comes as Scott Morrison will confirm on Tuesday his government will greenlight a commitment of up to $1.38bn for the long-mooted expansion of the Snowy Hydro scheme as part of the government’s attempted climate change pivot.

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