By Ben Hill and Wade Sellers For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 21:28 GMT, 24 February 2019 | Updated: 21:28 GMT, 24 February 2019
View
comments
Labor leader Bill Shorten is so confident of becoming Australia's next Prime Minister that he sent a letter to Scott Morrison asking for a 'smooth transition of power'.
Labor is looking likely to win the next election after it maintained a six-point lead over the Coalition in the latest Newspoll following a tumultuous fortnight in politics.
Mr Shorten's front bench will try to meet with senior public service officials in the next few weeks, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Labor leader Bill Shorten (pictured) is so confident of becoming the next Prime Minister that he sent a letter to incumbent Scott Morrison asking for a 'smooth transition of power'
In his letter, Mr Shorten said the Opposition had the right to see public service briefings in the three months before an election, which he determined to be now.
Mr Shorten said the
