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NSW Liberals hesitate to hit campaign trail with PM in byelections

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s unpopularity is causing Liberals to hesitate to bring him out on the campaign trail, a senior NSW government source says.

It comes after a series of bruising political polls for Mr Morrison as he suffers blowback from the omicron surge, with the latest Newspoll showing Labor 12 points ahead of the Coalition on a two-party preferred basis.

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Finbar O'Mallon is a reporter for The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Finbar on Twitter. Email Finbar at f.omallon@afr.com.au
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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/politics/nsw-liberals-hesitate-to-hit-campaign-trail-with-pm-in-byelections-20220203-p59tht