A new poll suggests Julia Gillard's misogyny speech has done wonders for her personal standing among voters.
- Prime Minister opens 10-point lead over Tony Abbott
- Labor's two-party vote rises for fourth consecutive month
- Separate polling shows Kevin Rudd would boost ALP vote
JULIA Gillard's now famous parliamentary misogyny speech has lifted her personal standing and widened the gap between her and Tony Abbott.
Apparently it's also relegated any possible threat from former prime minister Kevin Rudd.
The latest Fairfax-Neilsen poll on Monday gives Ms Gillard a 10-point margin over Mr Abbott - her biggest lead since February 2011.
She is now seen as preferred prime minister by 50 per cent of voters - up three points from the last poll, while Mr Abbott has slipped four points to 40 per cent.
And Labor's two-party vote has risen for the fourth consecutive month.
The coalition remains ahead in the two-party vote but has eased one point in five weeks to 52 per cent while the government added one point to 48 per cent.
The poll, of 1400 voters taken last Thursday to Saturday, shows Labor's primary vote is steady on 34 per cent, while the coalition's has fallen two points to 43 per cent.
The Prime Minister swipes at the Opposition Leader with cries of 'sexist' and 'misogynist' during a heated display in Parliament.
The Greens picked up a point to 11 per cent.
Fairfax said the poll results will strengthen Ms Gillard against any threat from Mr Rudd who is increasing his activity in the electorate.
It comes amid fresh debate about Ms Gillard's role in the 2010 coup against Mr Rudd that has been sparked by a new book by former MP Maxine McKew.
Also in the poll, disapproval of Ms Gillard dropped five points to 48 per cent (approval minus disapproval), giving her a net approval of minus 1.
Her 47 per cent approval rating is her best since March 2011.
In contrast, Mr Abbott's disapproval is up one point to 60 per cent, a new personal record high while his approval also firmed one point to 37 per cent.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard's "sexism and misogyny" speech has given her a lift in the polls. File picture: Kym Smith
His net approval is steady at minus 23 per cent, equalling his personal record low.
It comes as separate polling leaked to The Australian shows that restoring Kevin Rudd to the Labor leadership would boost the government's primary vote by 11 percentage points and put it on track for victory at a federal election.
The polling, conducted by Galaxy Research from October 12-15 for a major left-wing union and obtained by The Australian, shows Labor would be transformed from a losing position in three key marginal seats under Julia Gillard's leadership to victories in all of them if Mr Rudd were restored to the prime ministership.
Read more on the Galaxy polling at The Australian.
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