It' official. The Australian has polled and has determined that Labor stinks in NSW and Victoria.

In NSW, the Keneally government is dead in the water. The Coalition retains a massive lead on primary support, 42 per cent to 31 per cent, and leads 55-45 on two-party-preferred support.

In Victoria, the Coalition leads on primary support by 41 per cent to 37 per cent - the first time it has led on this measure for a sustained period since 2005 - while Labor remains ahead on two-party-preferred terms, 52-48, having seen its lead halved since the previous poll.

I reckon this will force Rudd's hand and we will be having a federal election sooner than later.