Labor's lead tightens to 52-48: Ipsos poll

Scott Morrison's lead over Bill Shorten as preferred prime minister has substantially decreased in the latest Ipsos poll while Labor's lead over the coalition has reduced by a point.

Mr Morrison is favoured by 45 per cent of voters while the Labor leader is preferred by 40 per cent, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reported on Sunday.

That gap of five per cent had been 11 per cent in the previous Ipsos poll one month ago.

Labor's lead over the coalition reduced by one point to 52-48, compared to 53-47 in the previous poll..

The poll of 1207 people had a margin of error of 2.8 per cent