The fillip Labor received in the polls just before last month’s leadership spill has ebbed away.
But Julia Gillard has edged ahead again in the preferred prime minister stakes.
Labor’s primary vote rose three points to 35 per cent on the eve of Kevin Rudd’s unsuccessful challenge for Ms Gillard’s job.
Mr Rudd lost a caucus ballot on February 27 and moved to the backbench.
The latest Newspoll, published in The Australian on Tuesday, shows Labor’s primary vote slipped four points to 31 per cent in the fortnight since the leadership stoush concluded.
The coalition’s primary vote also slipped over the same period, falling from 45 per cent to 43 per cent.
But it retains an election-winning 53 per cent to 47 per cent lead over Labor on a two-party preferred basis.
Ms Gillard overtook Opposition Leader Tony Abbott as preferred prime minister.
She now enjoys support of 39 per cent compared to Mr Abbott’s 37 per cent.
Mr Abbott was two points ahead in the last poll, published at the end of February.
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