Sky News Australia | Chief political correspondent Sydney Morning Herald EXCLUSIVE. Federal politics: full coverage · Michael Gordon: Card falling for Abbott, but it's early days · Peter Hartcher: Policy earns tick and ticking off for Shorten. The Abbott government has regained the lead in the latest Fairfax-Nielsen opinion poll for the ... Abbott back to election winning level of popularity Bill Shorten's popularity slides in poll as Coalition regains pre-election favour Shorten's approval rating slumps in poll |