A public opinion poll shows support for the Rudd government has notched up slightly and would be enough for victory if an election were held now.
The Roy Morgan poll shows support for Labor is up 1.5 percentage points to 47 per cent while the coalition is down 2 points to 37.5 per cent.
Support for the Australian Greens and the independents increased by half a percentage point each .. but the independents slipped by one percentage point to five per cent.
On a two-party preferred basis support for the government climbed two points to 57 per cent while the coalition dropped to 43 per cent.
Nearly 1,800 people were polled in early and mid-August for the latest survey.