Coalition facing huge election defeat after horror weeks, latest poll shows

Fairfax-Ipsos poll puts Labor lead at 54%-46% on two-party-preferred basis, implying the loss of between 36 and 44 Coalition seats

The Coalition faces a thumping election defeat with a swing of 7.5% against it, according to the latest Fairfax-Ipsos poll.

That would mean the loss of up to 36 Coalition seats - Labor needs just 21 to form a majority government.