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Angus Taylor and Sydney Lord Mayor

10 Dec 2019

Q. Over the past few weeks the Opposition has been raising concern about Energy Minister Angus Taylor, in regards to false information which was critical of the Sydney Lord Mayor.

Which of the following best describes your perspective on the issue?

  Total Federal Voting Intention
Labor Coalition Greens NET: Other
The Prime Minister should have stood the Minister down from Cabinet 35% 47% 29% 42% 35%
The Prime Minster was right not to stand the Minister down from Cabinet 17% 11% 27% 13% 15%
I have not been following the issue 48% 42% 44% 45% 50%
Base (n) 1,035 339 356 106 116
  •  Almost half of participants have not been following the issue between Angus Taylor the Sydney Lord Mayor (48%).
  • Coalition voters are least likely to say that the PM should have stood the Minister down (29% versus 44% all other voters).
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