Oliver Peterson: Australian correspondent on new polls showing Labor has an early lead in the Australian election - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

There's less than a week to go before the Australian general election- but new polls show Labor is holding an early lead.

The latest national Newspoll has given Labor a 52–48 lead, unchanged from the April 14-17 poll.

Australian correspondent Oliver Peterson says the Opposition has tried to turn their luck around over the last couple of weeks.

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