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Approval of Kevin Rudd as Foreign Minister

28 Mar 2011

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Kevin Rudd is doing as Foreign Minister?

Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
Total approve 61% 83% 47% 74%
Total disapprove 19% 5% 33% 9%
Strongly approve 17% 27% 9% 25%
Approve 44% 56% 38% 49%
Disapprove 11% 4% 18% 7%
Strongly disapprove 8% 1% 15% 2%
Don’t know 21% 12% 21% 18%

61% approve of the job Kevin Rudd is doing as Foreign Minister and 19% disapprove. 83% of Labor voters and 74% of Greens voters approve.

Coalition voters are also more likely to approve than disapprove (47% approve/33% disapprove).

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