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Change in views towards federal government

8 Jun 2021

Q. In the last year have your views towards Scott Morrison’s federal government become more or less favourable?

  Total Gender Age Group Federal Voting Intention
  Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
I view Scott Morrison’s federal government less favourably than I did a year ago 40% 40% 39% 44% 40% 36% 54% 24% 51% 49%
I view Scott Morrison’s federal government more favourably than I did a year ago 25% 29% 22% 24% 28% 24% 19% 39% 17% 17%
My views on Scott Morrison’s federal government have not changed 35% 31% 39% 32% 32% 41% 27% 37% 32% 34%
Base (n) 1,104 542 562 347 364 393 346 404 108 141

 

State
NSW VIC QLD SA WA
I view Scott Morrison’s federal government less favourably than I did a year ago 34% 48% 39% 37% 45%
I view Scott Morrison’s federal government more favourably than I did a year ago 27% 25% 24% 34% 19%
My views on Scott Morrison’s federal government have not changed 39% 27% 37% 29% 35%
Base (n) 349 278 225 89 108
  • 40% of Australians say they now view Scott Morrison’s federal government less favourably than they did a year ago. A quarter (25%) say they view this more favourably than they did a year ago, and 35% say their views on the federal government have not changed.
  • Compared to other Australians, Victorians are more likely to say they view Scott Morrison’s federal government less favourably than they did a year ago. Just under half (48%) of Victorians say this, followed by 45% of Western Australians, 39% of Queenslanders, 37% of South Australians and 34% of those in NSW.
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