The Prime Minister’s election announcement, though widely predicted in the media, was still surprising in light of Labor’s clear lead in the opinion polls.Polls published in mid-August showed that the Coalition was well behind Labor on a two-party preferred basis. The margin was a large six per cent: 53 per cent for Labor, 47 for the Coalition. A later Newspoll, published on August 31, showed that the margin had narrowed to 52:48 in favour of Labor.There has been a recent increase in the Green v…
