Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader?
| Malcolm Turnbull | Tony Abbott | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 09 | 18 Jan 10 | 22 Feb 10 | 29 Mar 10 | 3 May 10 | 31 May 10 | 28 Jun 10 | 5 Jul 10 | 19 Jul 10 | 26 Jul 10 | 2 Aug 10 | |
| Total approve | 25% | 37% | 45% | 33% | 39% | 35% | 40% | 37% | 40% | 35% | 38% |
| Total disapprove | 55% | 37% | 36% | 50% | 43% | 50% | 39% | 47% | 44% | 46% | 48% |
| Strongly approve | 2% | 5% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| Approve | 23% | 32% | 33% | 25% | 34% | 30% | 31% | 29% | 34% | 29% | 30% |
| Disapprove | 33% | 20% | 20% | 28% | 24% | 28% | 20% | 23% | 22% | 22% | 27% |
| Strongly disapprove | 22% | 17% | 16% | 22% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 24% | 22% | 24% | 21% |
| Don’t know | 19% | 26% | 18% | 16% | 18% | 16% | 20% | 16% | 16% | 19% | 14% |
38% approve Tony Abbott’s performance as Opposition Leader and 48% disapprove. Since this question was asked last week, approval has increased by 3% and disapproval increased by 2%. 82% of Liberal/National voters approve and 11% disapprove. Among Labor voters, 14% approve and 78% disapprove.
By gender – men 41% approve/48% disapprove and women 35% approve/48% disapprove.