Support for the Coalition government has risen in the first poll of 2015, but the Labor Party would still easily win a federal election.

On a two-party-preferred-basis, support for the Tony Abbott-led government has risen three per cent, but Labor still leads, 54.5 to 45.5 per cent, according to the Roy Morgan poll.

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Primary support for the Coalition and Labor is now level at 38.5 per cent each, after support for Labor fell by 2.5 per cent and support for the government rose 3.5 per cent.

Roy Morgan Research chairman Gary Morgan said the Coalition had recovered after falling in December following Treasurer Joe Hockey’s budget update.

“The Coalition’s improvement reverses the large surge to the Opposition seen in December when Treasurer Joe Hockey was forced to reveal an unexpected increase to the size of Australia’s Federal Budget deficit,” Mr Morgan said.

Primary support for the Greens fell from 11.5 per cent to 9.5 per cent, while the Palmer United Party is unchanged at 2 per cent.

This is the first Roy Morgan poll conducted since Mr Abbott announced a reshuffle of his cabinet last year.

“Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced a Cabinet reshuffle just before Christmas which involved moving Immigration Minister Scott Morrison – widely seen as being the Government’s most effective performer during the Coalition’s first year in office – being appointed as the Minister for Social Services,” Mr Morgan said.