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  • Feb, 2015

    Leader Attributes – Bill Shorten

    Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten?

     

    29 Oct 13

    27 May 14

    2 Dec 14

     

    Total

    3 Feb

    Change

    Intelligent

    69%

    66%

    66%

    62%

    -4

    Hard working

    65%

    66%

    64%

    61%

    -3

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    50%

    53%

    53%

    52%

    -1

    A capable leader

    49%

    51%

    46%

    47%

    +1

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    42%

    39%

    40%

    45%

    +5

    Superficial

    37%

    42%

    41%

    41%

    Arrogant

    35%

    36%

    35%

    39%

    +4

    Narrow-minded

    31%

    35%

    36%

    38%

    +2

    Good in a crisis

    40%

    40%

    38%

    37%

    -1

    Trustworthy

    34%

    36%

    34%

    33%

    -1

    Erratic

    30%

    32%

    30%

    31%

    +1

    Visionary

    33%

    30%

    30%

    30%

    Intolerant

    30%

    29%

    27%

    30%

    +3

    More honest than most politicians

    27%

    32%

    29%

    29%

    Aggressive

    31%

    32%

    29%

    28%

    -1

    Bill Shorten’s key attributes were intelligent (62%), hard working (61%), understands the problems facing Australia (52%), a capable leader (47%) and out of touch with ordinary people (45%).

    Since December, the largest shift has been for out of touch with ordinary people (+5), intelligent (-4) and arrogant (+4).

  • May, 2014

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    Leader Attributes – Bill Shorten

    Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten?

     

    29 Oct 14

    15 Apr

     

    Total

    27 May

    Change

    Intelligent

    69%

    63%

    66%

    +3

    Hard working

    65%

    60%

    66%

    +6

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    50%

    44%

    53%

    +9

    A capable leader

    49%

    42%

    51%

    +9

    Superficial

    37%

    43%

    42%

    -1

    Good in a crisis

    40%

    36%

    40%

    +4

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    42%

    44%

    39%

    -5

    Trustworthy

    34%

    32%

    36%

    +4

    Arrogant

    35%

    40%

    36%

    -4

    Narrow-minded

    31%

    39%

    35%

    -4

    More honest than most politicians

    27%

    26%

    32%

    +6

    Erratic

    30%

    37%

    32%

    -5

    Aggressive

    31%

    31%

    32%

    +1

    Visionary

    33%

    28%

    30%

    +2

    Intolerant

    30%

    32%

    29%

    -3

    Bill Shorten’s key attributes were intelligent (66%), hard working (66%), understands the problems facing Australia (53%) and a capable leader (51%).

    Since April, the largest shifts have been for a capable leader (+9), understands the problems facing Australia (+9), hard working (+6) and more honest than most politicians (+6).

  • Apr, 2014

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    Leader Attributes – Bill Shorten

    Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten?

     

    29 Oct 14

     

    Total

    15 Apr

    Change

    Intelligent

    69%

    63%

    -6

    Hard working

    65%

    60%

    -5

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    50%

    44%

    -6

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    42%

    44%

    +2

    Superficial

    37%

    43%

    +6

    A capable leader

    49%

    42%

    -7

    Arrogant

    35%

    40%

    +5

    Narrow-minded

    31%

    39%

    +8

    Erratic

    30%

    37%

    +7

    Good in a crisis

    40%

    36%

    -4

    Trustworthy

    34%

    32%

    -2

    Intolerant

    30%

    32%

    +2

    Aggressive

    31%

    31%

    Visionary

    33%

    28%

    -5

    More honest than most politicians

    27%

    26%

    -1

    Bill Shorten’s key attributes were intelligent (63%), hard working (60%), understands the problems facing Australia (44%) and out of touch with ordinary people (44%). Since October, the largest shifts have been for narrow-minded (+8), a capable leader (-7), erratic (+7), intelligent (-6), understands the problems facing Australia (-6) and superficial (+6).

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