Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison?
| Total | Apr 2018 Turnbull | Change | ||
| Intelligent | 66% | 74% | -8 | |
| Hard-working | 60% | 60% | – | |
| A capable leader | 54% | 53% | +1 | |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 51% | 63% | -12 | |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 51% | 45% | +6 | |
| Good in a crisis | 44% | 47% | -3 | |
| Superficial | 43% | 51% | -8 | |
| Narrow-minded | 41% | 44% | -3 | |
| Trustworthy | 41% | 38% | +3 | |
| Visionary | 39% | 34% | +5 | |
| Arrogant | 38% | 51% | -13 | |
| More honest than most politicians | 38% | 36% | +2 | |
| Intolerant | 36% | 34% | +2 | |
| Aggressive | 34% | 30% | +4 | |
| Erratic | 29% | 34% | -5 |
Scott Morrison’s key attributes were intelligent (66%, but down 8% on Malcolm Turnbull’s last figures), hard working (60%, no change) and a capable leader (54%, up 1%).
Main changes from Malcolm Turnbull’s ratings are for arrogant (down 13%), out of touch with ordinary people (down 12%), intelligent (down 8%) and superficial (down 8%).
Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten?
| Total | Apr 2018 | Change | ||
| Hard working | 58% | 60% | -2 | |
| Intelligent | 55% | 59% | -4 | |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 50% | 50% | – | |
| Superficial | 50% | 47% | +3 | |
| Arrogant | 50% | 43% | +7 | |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 48% | 47% | +1 | |
| Narrow-minded | 44% | 44% | – | |
| A capable leader | 43% | 44% | -1 | |
| Erratic | 41% | 40% | +1 | |
| Good in a crisis | 39% | 40% | -1 | |
| Intolerant | 39% | 36% | +3 | |
| Aggressive | 38% | 36% | +2 | |
| Visionary | 34% | 33% | +1 | |
| Trustworthy | 33% | 33% | – | |
| More honest than most politicians | 29% | 30% | -1 |
Bill Shorten’s key attributes were hard working (58%, down 2% since April), intelligent (55%, down 4%), out of touch with ordinary people (50%, no change), superficial (50%, up 3%) and arrogant (50%, up 7%).
The main changes since April have been for arrogant (up 7%) and intelligent (down 4%).
| Scott Morrison | Bill Shorten | Difference | ||
| Intelligent | 66% | 55% | +11 | |
| A capable leader | 54% | 43% | +11 | |
| More honest than most politicians | 38% | 29% | +9 | |
| Trustworthy | 41% | 33% | +8 | |
| Good in a crisis | 44% | 39% | +5 | |
| Visionary | 39% | 34% | +5 | |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 51% | 48% | +3 | |
| Hard-working | 60% | 58% | +2 | |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 51% | 50% | +1 | |
| Narrow-minded | 41% | 44% | -3 | |
| Intolerant | 36% | 39% | -3 | |
| Aggressive | 34% | 38% | -4 | |
| Superficial | 43% | 50% | -7 | |
| Arrogant | 38% | 50% | -12 | |
| Erratic | 29% | 41% | -12 |
Compared to Bill Shorten, Scott Morrison is more likely to be considered intelligent (+11), a capable leader (+11), more honest than most politicians (+9) and trustworthy (+8).
Bill Shorten is more likely to be considered erratic (+12), arrogant (+12) and superficial (+7).
Q. How important is it for the Federal Government to agree to a policy for reducing carbon emissions to address climate change?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | ||
| Total important | 69% | 80% | 62% | 95% | 57% | |
| Total not important | 23% | 14% | 32% | 1% | 36% | |
| Very important | 33% | 43% | 21% | 63% | 28% | |
| Quite important | 36% | 37% | 41% | 32% | 29% | |
| Not very important | 15% | 11% | 21% | 1% | 20% | |
| Not at all important | 8% | 3% | 11% | – | 16% | |
| Don’t know | 9% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 8% |
69% think it is important for the Federal Government to agree to a policy for reducing carbon emissions to address climate change ands 23% think it is not important.
A majority of all voter groups think it is important – including 80% of Labor voters and 62% of LNP voters.
Q. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
| Total agree | Total disagree | Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Don’t know | ||
| I have lost trust in this government to function effectively and govern the country. Australia needs a new government. | 63% | 24% | 34% | 29% | 16% | 8% | 13% | |
| The new Prime Minister was not elected by the people and has no legitimacy. He needs to go to an election as soon as possible. | 60% | 27% | 31% | 29% | 17% | 10% | 13% | |
| Under Scott Morrison the Government will continue to put the interests of big business ahead of the interests of the broader community. | 57% | 23% | 24% | 33% | 16% | 7% | 20% | |
| The Government has no long-term plan for Australia’s future | 59% | 27% | 27% | 32% | 20% | 7% | 14% | |
| Tony Abbott and his conservative supporters are really running the country now | 34% | 41% | 10% | 24% | 27% | 14% | 25% | |
| I’m sick of the major parties changing their leaders. I would consider voting for a third party to send a message to them both. | 67% | 20% | 35% | 32% | 14% | 6% | 13% | |
| Labor is the alternative government and I want to hear from them what their policies are – not what is wrong with the Liberal Party | 68% | 20% | 29% | 39% | 10% | 10% | 12% |
A majority agreed with all statements except for “Tony Abbott and his conservative supporters are really running the country now” (34% agree).
There was highest agreement with the statements “Labor is the alternative government and I want to hear from them what their policies are – not what is wrong with the Liberal Party” (68% agree) and “I’m sick of the major parties changing their leaders. I would consider voting for a third party to send a message to them both” (67% agree).
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?
| Total | 2 weeks ago
14/8/18 |
4 weeks ago 31/7/18 | Election 2 Jul 16 | |||
| Liberal | 32% | 36% | 36% | |||
| National | 3% | 3% | 4% | |||
| Total Liberal/National | 35% | 39% | 41% | 42.0% | ||
| Labor | 39% | 37% | 36% | 34.7% | ||
| Greens | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10.2% | ||
| Nick Xenophon Team | 2% | 1% | 1% | |||
| Pauline Hanson’s One Nation | 7% | 6% | 6% | |||
| Other/Independent | 7% | 7% | 6% | 13.1% | ||
| 2 party preferred | ||||||
| Liberal National | 45% | 48% | 49% | 50.4% | ||
| Labor | 55% | 52% | 51% | 49.6% |
Q. Here is a list of things both favourable and unfavourable that have been said about various political parties. Which statements do you feel fit the Liberal Party?
| Total | Change | Jul 2018 | ||
| Divided | 79% | +23 | 56% | |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 69% | +5 | 64% | |
| Will promise to do anything to win votes | 68% | +4 | 64% | |
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests | 67% | – | 67% | |
| Moderate | 48% | -8 | 56% | |
| Have a vision for the future | 43% | -9 | 52% | |
| Have good policies | 40% | -6 | 46% | |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 40% | -2 | 42% | |
| Extreme | 40% | +6 | 34% | |
| Clear about what they stand for | 33% | -12 | 45% | |
| Looks after the interests of working people | 32% | -5 | 37% | |
| Has a good team of leaders | 31% | -14 | 45% | |
| Trustworthy | 30% | -4 | 34% | |
| Keeps its promises | 28% | -5 | 33% |
The Liberal Party’s main attributes were – divided (79%), out of touch with ordinary people (69%), will promise anything to win votes (68%) and too close to the big corporate and financial interest (67%).
Main changes since last month were – divided (up 23%), has a good team of leaders (down 14%) and clear about what they stand for (down 12%).
Q. And which statements do you feel fit the Labor Party?
| Total | Change | Jul 2018 | ||
| Will promise to do anything to win votes | 70% | +2 | 68% | |
| Looks after the interests of working people | 55% | -2 | 57% | |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 51% | +3 | 48% | |
| Moderate | 50% | -3 | 53% | |
| Have a vision for the future | 48% | -2 | 50% | |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 48% | -2 | 50% | |
| Clear about what they stand for | 47% | +1 | 46% | |
| Divided | 46% | -10 | 56% | |
| Have good policies | 43% | -2 | 45% | |
| Has a good team of leaders | 39% | +1 | 38% | |
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests | 36% | -1 | 37% | |
| Extreme | 36% | +2 | 34% | |
| Trustworthy | 34% | +1 | 33% | |
| Keeps its promises | 30% | -4 | 34% |
The Labor Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (70%), looks after the interests of working people (55%), out of touch with ordinary people (51%) and moderate (50%).
Since this question was asked last month, the only substantial change has been for divided (down 10%).