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Attributes of Malcolm Turnbull

27 Sep 2016

Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull?

  Total   May 2016   Difference
Intelligent 75%   76%   -1
Out of touch with ordinary people 65%   63%   +2
Hard-working 61%   60%   +1
Arrogant 56%   51%   +5
A capable leader 51%   55%   -4
Superficial 50%   48%   +2
Good in a crisis 47%   48%   -1
Understands the problems facing Australia 46%   47%   -1
Narrow-minded 45%   41%   +4
Trustworthy 39%   37%   +2
More honest than most politicians 37%   36%   +1
Intolerant 37%   34%   +3
Erratic 36%   34%   +2
Visionary 35%   40%   -5
Aggressive 31%   31%  

Malcolm Turnbull’s key attributes were intelligent (75%), out of touch with ordinary people (65%), hard working (61%) and arrogant (56%).

Since May, the main changes have been for arrogant (up 5%), visionary (down 5%), a capable leader (down 4%) and narrow-minded (up 4%).

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