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 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | 14 Jun 2016 | 28 Jun 2016 | |||
| Malcolm Turnbull | 39% | 6% | 80% | 21% | 35% | 53% | 54% | 48% | 40% | 40% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 31% | 73% | 3% | 44% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 19% | 29% | 29% | ||
| Don’t know | 30% | 22% | 16% | 35% | 49% | 30% | 31% | 33% | 32% | 30% |
39% (down 1% in last 2 weeks) of respondents think Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister and 31% (up 2%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
42% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 34% prefer Bill Shorten.
35% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 29% prefer Bill Shorten.