Abbott government support rises in latest Newspoll

Despite one-third of people believing Prime Minister Tony Abbott is out of touch with voters, support for the Coalition has risen to a four-month high, the latest Newspoll shows.

Support for the Coalition rose three points, while Labor fell three points, the poll published by News Corp showed.

Both parties were tied on a primary vote of 38 percent.

In two-party terms, the Coalition made its single largest fortnightly gain in its 18 months in power, rising to 47 percent.

The opposition however remains in a commanding two-party-preferred position of 53 percent. The Greens were unchanged at 12 percent.

The latest poll also showed 77 percent of those surveyed consider Mr Abbott arrogant, and only one-third of them believe he is in touch with voters.

Voters continued to rank opposition leader Bill Shorten as a better prime minister, by 43 percent to 35 percent.