Approval of Parties to Qantas Dispute

Q. Did you approve or disapprove of the performance of each of the following in the Qantas dispute?

								Regular air travellers
	Total approve	Total disapprove	Strongly approve	Approve	Disapprove	Strongly disapprove	Don’t know	Total approve	Total disapprove
Julia Gillard and the Labor Government	30%	49%	6%	24%	22%	27%	20%	30%	56%
Tony Abbott and the opposition	27%	45%	5%	22%	21%	24%	28%	36%	45%
Qantas management	27%	57%	6%	21%	28%	29%	16%	37%	56%
Qantas workers	33%	49%	7%	26%	36%	13%	18%	35%	55%
The Qantas CEO Alan Joyce	28%	58%	8%	20%	22%	36%	14%	37%	55%
Union leaders	24%	56%	4%	20%	27%	29%	19%	26%	63%
Fair Work Australia	55%	21%	13%	42%	15%	6%	23%	62%	25%

Overall, respondents disapproved of the performance of all parties to the dispute except for Fair Work Australia, which was approved by 55%.

More than half the respondents disapproved of the Qantas CEO Alan Joyce (58%), Qantas management (57%) and union leaders (56%).

Regular air travellers were more likely to approve of Qantas management and CEO. However, more than half disapproved of all parties except for Tony Abbott and the opposition (45% disapprove) and Fair Work Australia (25%).