Q. How much trust do you have in Malcolm Turnbull and the Liberal Government to handle Australia’s international relations?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Nov 2013 | Jun 2014 | Oct 2014 | Feb 2015 | May 2015 | |||
| Total a lot/some | 47% | 30% | 81% | 35% | 36% | 41% | 35% | 40% | 33% | 35% | ||
| Total little/no trust | 46% | 65% | 17% | 52% | 62% | 53% | 59% | 53% | 62% | 58% | ||
| A lot of trust | 12% | 5% | 28% | – | 3% | 20% | 17% | 17% | 12% | 13% | ||
| Some trust | 35% | 25% | 53% | 35% | 33% | 21% | 18% | 23% | 21% | 22% | ||
| A little trust | 24% | 28% | 16% | 32% | 27% | 18% | 16% | 18% | 22% | 20% | ||
| No trust | 22% | 37% | 1% | 20% | 35% | 35% | 43% | 35% | 40% | 38% | ||
| Don’t know | 7% | 6% | 2% | 13% | 3% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 7% |
Overall, 47% have a lot or some trust in Malcolm Turnbull and the Liberal Government to handle Australia’s international relations and 46% have a little or no trust. This represent a substantial increase in trust since a similar question was asked last May about the Tony Abbott Government.
However, most of the shift has been an increase for “some trust”. Only 12% (down 1%) have “a lot of trust” and 22% (down 26%) have no trust.