Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard?
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5 Jul 10 |
4 Oct 10 |
7 Feb 11 |
27 Jun 11 |
2 Apr 12 |
17 Sept 12 |
Change |
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| Intelligent |
87% |
81% |
75% |
73% |
61% |
68% |
+7% |
| Hard-working |
89% |
82% |
76% |
75% |
65% |
69% |
+4% |
| A capable leader |
72% |
59% |
52% |
42% |
38% |
43% |
+5% |
| Arrogant |
37% |
39% |
44% |
48% |
53% |
46% |
-7% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
35% |
44% |
50% |
60% |
65% |
56% |
-9% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
68% |
55% |
52% |
44% |
41% |
43% |
+2% |
| Visionary |
48% |
38% |
30% |
26% |
25% |
31% |
+6% |
| Superficial |
|
|
51% |
52% |
54% |
46% |
-8% |
| Good in a crisis |
61% |
46% |
46% |
41% |
36% |
43% |
+7% |
| Narrow-minded |
28% |
35% |
43% |
46% |
53% |
46% |
-7% |
| More honest than most politicians |
45% |
37% |
37% |
29% |
26% |
31% |
+5% |
| Trustworthy |
49% |
42% |
40% |
30% |
25% |
30% |
+5% |
| Intolerant |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
37% |
|
| Aggressive |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
42% |
|
| Erratic |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
43% |
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Gillard’s key attributes were hard-working (69%), intelligent (68%) and out of touch with ordinary people (56%). All positive leader attributes for Gillard moved up from the last time the question was polled in April 2012. The biggest shifts on the positive attributes were on intelligent (+7%) and visionary (+6%).
All negative attributes shifted down from April. The attributes that had the largest shifts downwards were out of touch with ordinary people (-10%) and superficial (-8%).