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Dutton risks losing underdog status

The weight of expectation is shifting behind the opposition leader. Which can be a curse.

Phillip CooreyPolitical editor

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Another poll, same story: the government has been spinning its wheels for more than year now and continues to do so.

All that has changed is the election is a month closer than it was this time in November when the last The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll was conducted, which also had the Coalition leading Labor 51-49.

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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com

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