Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Malcolm Turnbull | 40% | 13% | 81% | 19% | 39% | |
| Bill Shorten | 29% | 66% | 3% | 49% | 18% | |
| Don’t know | 30% | 21% | 16% | 31% | 46% |
| Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Jan 2016 | Feb 2016 | Mar 2016 | Apr 2016 | 17 May 2016 | 31 May 2016 | 14 Jun 2016 | |
| Malcolm Turnbull | 53% | 54% | 51% | 52% | 48% | 44% | 43% | 40% | 40% |
| Bill Shorten | 17% | 15% | 18% | 15% | 19% | 22% | 28% | 27% | 29% |
| Don’t know | 30% | 31% | 31% | 33% | 33% | 34% | 29% | 33% | 32% |
40% (no change) of respondents think Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister and 29% (no change) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
43% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 30% prefer Bill Shorten.
38% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 29% prefer Bill Shorten.