Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten?
| Total | Sep 2018 | Change | ||
| Hard working | 57% | 58% | -1 | |
| Intelligent | 56% | 55% | +1 | |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 50% | 50% | – | |
| Superficial | 47% | 50% | -3 | |
| Arrogant | 46% | 50% | -4 | |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 45% | 48% | -3 | |
| Narrow-minded | 44% | 44% | – | |
| A capable leader | 43% | 43% | – | |
| Erratic | 40% | 41% | -1 | |
| Intolerant | 39% | 39% | – | |
| Aggressive | 37% | 38% | -1 | |
| Good in a crisis | 36% | 39% | -3 | |
| Trustworthy | 34% | 33% | +1 | |
| Visionary | 32% | 34% | -2 | |
| More honest than most politicians | 31% | 29% | +2 |
Bill Shorten’s key attributes were hard working (57%, down 1% since September), intelligent (56%, up 1%), out of touch with ordinary people (50%, no change), superficial (47%, down 3%) and arrogant (46%, down 4%).
The main change since September have been for arrogant (down 4%).
| Scott Morrison | Bill Shorten | Difference | ||
| More honest than most politicians | 39% | 31% | +8 | |
| A capable leader | 49% | 43% | +6 | |
| Visionary | 38% | 32% | +6 | |
| Intelligent | 61% | 56% | +5 | |
| Trustworthy | 39% | 34% | +5 | |
| Good in a crisis | 41% | 36% | +5 | |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 54% | 50% | +4 | |
| Hard-working | 60% | 57% | +3 | |
| Narrow-minded | 46% | 44% | +2 | |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 46% | 45% | +1 | |
| Intolerant | 37% | 39% | -2 | |
| Superficial | 45% | 47% | -2 | |
| Aggressive | 34% | 37% | -3 | |
| Arrogant | 43% | 46% | -3 | |
| Erratic | 36% | 40% | -4 |
Compared to Bill Shorten, Scott Morrison is more likely to be considered more honest than most politicians (+8), a capable leader (+6) and visionary (+6).
Bill Shorten is a little more likely to be considered erratic (+4), arrogant (+3) and superficial (+3). However, on most attributes the gap between the two leaders has narrowed since these questions were last asked in September.
Q. Which of the following best describes how you feel about Christmas?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | 2015 | 2016 | ||||
| I enjoy Christmas a lot | 41% | 43% | 45% | 36% | 35% | 35% | 46% | 48% | 44% | 31% | 36% | 34% | |||
| I enjoy some things about Christmas | 39% | 35% | 41% | 45% | 42% | 42% | 35% | 37% | 35% | 45% | 44% | 46% | |||
| I don’t enjoy Christmas at all | 6% | 8% | 3% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 7% | |||
| I don’t really care one way or the other about Christmas | 13% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 15% | 15% | 11% | 8% | 12% | 18% | 12% | 11% | |||
| Don’t know | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
41% say they enjoy Christmas a lot and 39% enjoy some things about Christmas. These results represent more enjoyment of Christmas to when this question was asked 12 months ago.
Women were more likely to say they enjoy it a lot (46%) as were younger respondents (48% of aged 18-34).
37% of those on incomes under $1,000 pw say they enjoy it a lot compared to 49% of those earning over $2,000 pw.
54% of those with children say they enjoy it a lot compared to 34% of those without children.
Q. Which of the following things will you be doing this Christmas?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | |||
| Hosting or attending a Christmas lunch | 62% | 62% | 67% | 68% | 61% | 59% | 66% | 66% | 59% | 63% | ||
| Putting up Christmas decorations or tree at your home | 61% | 60% | 67% | 65% | 57% | 55% | 66% | 64% | 61% | 58% | ||
| Sending Christmas cards by post | 43% | 39% | 48% | 29% | 53% | 39% | 46% | 36% | 38% | 54% | ||
| Attending a work Christmas function | 36% | 35% | 38% | 43% | 32% | 36% | 36% | 46% | 42% | 18% | ||
| Donating to a charity | 36% | 35% | 39% | 43% | 35% | 33% | 38% | 41% | 32% | 34% | ||
| Hanging out stockings on Christmas Eve | 29% | 29% | 33% | 36% | 22% | 27% | 32% | 40% | 33% | 15% | ||
| Attending church | 27% | 26% | 32% | 22% | 24% | 27% | 26% | 35% | 23% | 21% | ||
| Participating in secret Santa (Kris Kringle) at work | 25% | 28% | 28% | 30% | 21% | 25% | 26% | 39% | 28% | 8% |
62% say they will be hosting or attending a Christmas lunch and 61% say they put up Christmas decorations. 43% send out Christmas cards but just 27% will be attending church. Women were more likely to put up decorations and attend a Christmas lunch. Younger people were more likely to participate in most Christmas activities except for send out Christmas cards.
Q. Approximately how much will you spend this year on Christmas presents for friends and family?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | |||
| Nothing | 9% | 9% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 8% | ||
| Less than $100 | 17% | 19% | 15% | 23% | 14% | 18% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 17% | ||
| $100 to $250 | 21% | 22% | 23% | 18% | 17% | 22% | 19% | 28% | 15% | 20% | ||
| $250 to $500 | 21% | 23% | 22% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 22% | 18% | 23% | 24% | ||
| $500 to $1000 | 16% | 16% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 18% | 14% | 16% | 19% | ||
| More than $1000 | 9% | 8% | 12% | 6% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 13% | 6% | ||
| Don’t know | 6% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 7% | ||
| Average | $386 | $367 | $419 | $350 | $434 | $345 | $426 | $346 | $435 | $370 |
On average, respondents said they were planning to spend a little less than $400 on Christmas presents. Women tended to spend more than men and those aged 35-54 spent more than the older and the younger groups.
Q. Thinking about drug policy, do you support or oppose pill testing services (where trained counsellors provide risk reduction advice informed by on-site, laboratory analysis of people’s drugs)?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | |||
| Total support | 59% | 63% | 57% | 78% | 54% | 58% | 60% | 67% | 54% | 55% | ||
| Total oppose | 17% | 13% | 21% | 6% | 23% | 20% | 13% | 12% | 17% | 21% | ||
| Strongly support | 23% | 26% | 19% | 33% | 22% | 22% | 24% | 24% | 22% | 22% | ||
| Support | 36% | 37% | 38% | 45% | 32% | 36% | 36% | 43% | 32% | 33% | ||
| Oppose | 8% | 9% | 9% | 3% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Strongly oppose | 9% | 4% | 12% | 3% | 15% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 11% | 12% | ||
| Don’t know | 25% | 24% | 21% | 16% | 22% | 22% | 27% | 21% | 29% | 25% |
Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward? If don’t know – well which party are you currently leaning to?
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Total | 2 weeks ago
20/11/18 |
4 weeks ago 6/11/18 | Election 2 Jul 16 | ||
| Liberal | 34% | 34% | 33% | |||
| National | 4% | 3% | 3% | |||
| Total Liberal/National | 38% | 37% | 36% | 42.0% | ||
| Labor | 39% | 35% | 39% | 34.7% | ||
| Greens | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10.2% | ||
| Pauline Hanson’s One Nation | 6% | 7% | 6% | |||
| Other/Independent | 7% | 10% | 9% | 13.1% | ||
| 2 party preferred | ||||||
| Liberal National | 46% | 48% | 46% | 50.4% | ||
| Labor | 54% | 52% | 54% | 49.6% |
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | Nov 2018 | Oct 2018 | Sep 2018 | Turnbull Aug 2018 | |||
| Total approve | 42% | 25% | 77% | 21% | 36% | 41% | 43% | 37% | 42% | ||
| Total disapprove | 34% | 51% | 12% | 57% | 48% | 37% | 28% | 31% | 42% | ||
| Strongly approve | 10% | 6% | 21% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 9% | ||
| Approve | 32% | 19% | 55% | 18% | 32% | 31% | 33% | 28% | 33% | ||
| Disapprove | 19% | 26% | 10% | 27% | 26% | 21% | 17% | 17% | 23% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 15% | 25% | 2% | 30% | 21% | 16% | 11% | 14% | 19% | ||
| Don’t know | 24% | 24% | 11% | 22% | 16% | 23% | 28% | 33% | 16% |
42% approved of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister (up 1%pt from last month) and 34% disapproved (down 3%pts from 37% in November). Just under a quarter of people (24%) could not give an opinion of his leadership of the country.
77% (down 5%) of Liberal/National voters approved of the job Scott Morrison is doing, compared to 25% of ALP voters, 21% of Greens and 36% of other voters.
By gender, men were 46% approve/37% disapprove and women 38% approve/32% disapprove.