▁does ▁not ▁need ▁old ▁leadership . ▁It ▁needs ▁the ▁right ▁leadership " ▁He ▁said ▁his ▁government ▁would ▁st rive ▁to ▁achieve ▁full ▁employ ment , ▁which ▁he ▁argued ▁was ▁less ▁likely ▁under ▁Kevin ▁Rud d . ▁In ▁response , ▁Rud d ▁also ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁leadership , ▁out lin ing ▁his ▁case ▁for ▁" new ▁leadership ". ▁He ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁had ▁' lost ▁touch ' ▁with ▁the ▁elect or ate , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Labor ▁Party ▁was ▁best ▁su ited ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁challeng es ▁that ▁lie ▁ahead . ▁ ▁A ▁Gal axy ▁poll ▁showed ▁a ▁Labor ▁ 5 3 - 4 7 ▁per ▁cent ▁Co al ition ▁two - party - pre ferred ▁result , ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 ▁per ▁cent ▁gap ▁on ▁prim aries , ▁and ▁A CN iel sen ▁pol ling ▁reported ▁a ▁ 2 ▁per ▁cent ▁swing ▁to ▁the ▁Co al ition , ▁reducing ▁Labor ' s ▁lead ▁to ▁ 5 4 – 4 6 . ▁Rud d ▁dropped ▁ 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁as ▁preferred ▁prime ▁minister . ▁A ▁New sp oll ▁sampling ▁ 1 , 7 0 0 ▁vot ers ▁taken ▁over ▁the ▁week end ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁leaders ' ▁debate ▁reported ▁a ▁swing ▁to ▁Labor , ▁increasing ▁their ▁two - party - pre ferred ▁lead ▁to ▁ 5 8 ▁per ▁cent , ▁a ▁rise ▁of ▁ 2 ▁points . ▁Labor ' s ▁primary ▁vote ▁increased ▁ 3 ▁points ▁to ▁ 5 1 ▁per ▁cent , ▁and ▁the ▁Liber als ▁decre ased ▁by ▁ 2 ▁points