Q. Which leader – Malcolm Turnbull or Bill Shorten – would you trust most to handle the following issues?
| Malcolm Turnbull | Bill Shorten | Don’t know | Difference | Difference May 2016 | |||
| Regulating the banking and finance sector | 33% | 29% | 38% | +4 | +6 | ||
| Supporting Australia’s manufacturing industries | 30% | 32% | 37% | -2 | -1 | ||
| Addressing climate change | 26% | 30% | 44% | -4 | -8 | ||
| Protecting the Great Barrier Reef | 23% | 29% | 48% | -6 | -6 | ||
| Funding hospitals | 29% | 36% | 35% | -7 | -8 | ||
| Making housing more affordable for first home buyers | 23% | 33% | 44% | -10 | -9 | ||
| Ensuring big companies pay their share of tax | 27% | 37% | 36% | -10 | -6 | ||
| Looking after the needs of pensioners | 22% | 38% | 40% | -16 | -14 | ||
| Funding public schools | 24% | 40% | 36% | -16 | -16 | ||
| Maintaining workers’ wages and conditions | 23% | 44% | 34% | -21 | -22 |
Bill Shorten is trusted more for maintaining workers’ wages and conditions (+21), funding public schools (+16) and looking after the needs of pensioners (+16). Since May, the main changes have been a 4% shift to Malcolm Turnbull on addressing climate change and a 4% shift to Bill Shorten on ensuring big companies pay their share of tax.