14 January 2014, 140114, approval of bill shorten
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ Indep-endent |
|
12 Nov |
10 Dec |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
|
55% |
23% |
41% |
28% |
31% |
39% |
|
| Total disapprove |
32% |
|
15% |
50% |
17% |
45% |
27% |
31% |
|
| Strongly approve |
5% |
12% |
1% |
5% |
2% |
5% |
7% |
||
| Approve |
30% |
43% |
22% |
36% |
26% |
26% |
32% |
||
| Disapprove |
20% |
12% |
26% |
15% |
34% |
17% |
19% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
12% |
3% |
24% |
2% |
11% |
10% |
12% |
||
| Don’t know |
32% |
30% |
27% |
42% |
28% |
43% |
31% |
35% (down 4%) approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader and 32% (up 1%) disapprove. 32% could not give an opinion. This represents a decline in his rating as Opposition Leader over the last five weeks from net +8 to net +3.
By gender – 36% (down 4%) of men approve and 39% (up 4%) disapprove; 34% (down 2%) of women approve and 27% (no change) disapprove.
Better PM, Bill Shorten, Tony abbot
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
22 Oct |
12 Nov |
10 Dec |
|
| Tony Abbott |
42% |
11% |
84% |
7% |
28% |
41% |
42% |
43% |
||
| Bill Shorten |
31% |
62% |
3% |
56% |
25% |
22% |
27% |
33% |
||
| Don’t know |
27% |
27% |
12% |
37% |
48% |
37% |
31% |
24% |
42% (down 1%) think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 31% (down 2%) favour Bill Shorten. 27% (up 3%) could not make a choice.
Tony Abbott is favoured 49%/30% among men and 36%/31% among women.
14 January 2014, 140114, General Practicioner, GP fee visits
Q. It has been proposed that the Federal Government introduce a $6 fee for each visit to a general practitioner. Would you approve or disapprove of charging a $6 fee to visit a doctor?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
| Total approve |
28% |
18% |
43% |
22% |
22% |
|
| Total disapprove |
64% |
78% |
49% |
68% |
69% |
|
| Strongly approve |
7% |
4% |
13% |
4% |
5% |
|
| Approve |
21% |
14% |
30% |
18% |
17% |
|
| Disapprove |
23% |
23% |
24% |
19% |
18% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
41% |
55% |
25% |
49% |
51% |
|
| Don’t know |
8% |
5% |
8% |
10% |
10% |
28% approve of the proposal to introduce a $6 fee for visits to GP and 64% disapprove.
37% of those aged 55+ approve compared to 23% of those aged 18-34.
78% of those on low incomes (less than $600 pw) disapprove compared to 61% of those on higher incomes ($1,600+ pw)
14 January 2014, 140114, Australia Day
Q. Sunday 26th January is Australia Day with the public holiday on the Monday. Will you personally be doing anything to celebrate Australia Day or do you treat it as just a public holiday?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
18 Jan 10 |
29 Jan 13 |
|
| Doing something to celebrate Australia Day |
37% |
34% |
42% |
25% |
37% |
40% |
41% |
||
| Just a public holiday |
44% |
46% |
43% |
54% |
41% |
40% |
43% |
||
| Working – don’t get the Australia Day holiday |
7% |
9% |
6% |
14% |
8% |
6% |
7% |
||
| Don’t know |
11% |
12% |
9% |
7% |
14% |
14% |
9% |
37% said they will be doing something to celebrate Australia Day, 44% treat Australia Day as just a public holiday and 7% are working because they don’t get the Australia Day holiday. This represents a small fall in the percentage of those celebrating Australia Day since last year.
18-34 year olds were more likely than those in other age groups to be doing something to celebrate Australia Day (45%). 53% of those with university education treat it as just another public holiday.
14 January 2014, 140114, Australia Day
Q. Australia Day is celebrated annually on 26th January, which is the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British ships at Sydney Cove, New South Wales. Do you approve or disapprove of holding Australia’s national day on the 26th January?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
| Total approve |
66% |
63% |
78% |
37% |
61% |
|
| Total disapprove |
7% |
6% |
4% |
27% |
8% |
|
| Strongly approve |
37% |
34% |
44% |
18% |
39% |
|
| Approve |
29% |
29% |
34% |
19% |
22% |
|
| Neither approve nor disapprove |
24% |
28% |
16% |
27% |
30% |
|
| Disapprove |
5% |
5% |
3% |
16% |
4% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
2% |
1% |
1% |
11% |
4% |
|
| Don’t know |
3% |
2% |
2% |
8% |
1% |
66% approve of celebrating Australia day on 26th January and only 7% disapprove. 24% neither approve nor disapprove.
Those most likely to disapprove were Greens voters (27%) and those with incomes under $600 pw (13%).
14 January 2014, 140114, commonwealth, queen, repulblic
Q. Would you support or oppose Australia becoming a republic at the end of the Queen’s reign?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Total support |
47% |
58% |
40% |
56% |
36% |
44% |
49% |
47% |
||
| Total oppose |
32% |
25% |
43% |
22% |
39% |
28% |
31% |
42% |
||
| Strongly support |
21% |
30% |
13% |
30% |
16% |
17% |
22% |
23% |
||
| Support |
26% |
28% |
27% |
26% |
20% |
27% |
27% |
24% |
||
| Oppose |
15% |
13% |
20% |
12% |
16% |
12% |
15% |
20% |
||
| Strongly oppose |
17% |
12% |
23% |
10% |
23% |
16% |
16% |
22% |
||
| No opinion |
20% |
17% |
16% |
22% |
25% |
29% |
20% |
11% |
47% support Australia becoming a republic at the end of the Queen’s reign and 32% oppose. 20% have no opinion on the question.
Those most supportive of becoming a republic were Labor voters (58%) Greens voters (56%), men (54%) and those with university education (58%).
By comparison, in response to the question “Are you in favour or against Australia becoming a republic?” polled in June 2012, 39% were in favour, 35% against and 27% had no opinion.
171213, 2PP, Greens, Labor Party, Liberal Party, two party preferred, Voting intention
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?
Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?
Sample size = 1,960 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13
|
|
4 weeks ago 19/11/13 |
2 weeks ago 3/12/13 |
Last week 10/12/13 |
This week 17/12/13 |
| Liberal |
|
41% |
41% |
41% |
41% |
|
| National |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
||
| Total Lib/Nat |
45.6% |
44% |
44% |
44% |
44% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
35% |
36% |
37% |
37% |
|
| Greens |
8.6% |
9% |
8% |
8% |
7% |
|
| Palmer United Party |
5.5% |
4% |
4% |
5% |
4% |
|
| Other/Independent |
6.9% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
8% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 19/11/13 |
2 weeks ago 3/12/13 |
Last week 10/12/13 |
This week 17/12/13 |
| Liberal National |
53.5% |
53% |
52% |
51% |
51% |
|
| Labor |
46.5% |
47% |
48% |
49% |
49% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2013 election.
Q. Thinking about the last 12 months, has it been a good or bad year for each of the following?
|
Total good |
Total bad |
|
Very good |
Good |
Neither good nor bad |
Bad |
Very bad |
Don’t know |
|
Good 2012 |
Bad 2012 |
|
| The Australian economy |
25% |
38% |
3% |
22% |
34% |
31% |
7% |
4% |
29% |
37% |
||
| Australian politics in general |
8% |
70% |
1% |
7% |
18% |
35% |
35% |
4% |
9% |
61% |
||
| Large companies and corporations |
25% |
34% |
4% |
21% |
33% |
25% |
9% |
7% |
32% |
31% |
||
| Small business |
10% |
55% |
1% |
9% |
29% |
38% |
17% |
6% |
10% |
62% |
||
| Trade unions |
11% |
36% |
2% |
9% |
39% |
24% |
12% |
14% |
18% |
30% |
||
| The average Australian |
19% |
41% |
1% |
18% |
36% |
31% |
10% |
4% |
17% |
45% |
||
| Your personal financial situation |
26% |
34% |
3% |
23% |
39% |
23% |
11% |
2% |
– |
– |
||
| Your workplace * |
35% |
27% |
5% |
30% |
35% |
20% |
7% |
2% |
– |
– |
||
| You and your family overall |
39% |
21% |
7% |
32% |
37% |
15% |
6% |
2% |
29% |
36% |
* working people
70% think 2013 has been a bad year for Australian politics in general and 55% think it has been a bad year for small business.
The only issues on which more think it has been a good year were “you and your family overall (39% good/21% bad) and “your workplace” (35%/27%).
Compared to 2012, respondents were more likely to think 2013 had been a bad year for Australian politics (up 8%) and trade unions (up 6%).
However, they were more likely to think 2013 had been a good year to “you and your family overall (up 10%).