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Leader attributes – Anthony Albanese

2 Jun 2020

Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Opposition Leader, Anthony Albanese?

  Total Change (Oct’19) Oct’19
Hard-working 67% +3 64%
Intelligent 67% +1 66%
Understands the problems facing Australia 62% +9 53%
A capable leader 54% +3 51%
Trustworthy 48% +7 41%
Good in a crisis 47% +7 40%
More honest than most politicians 42% 0 42%
Visionary 41% 0 41%
Out of touch with ordinary people 41% -3 44%
Superficial 38% -1 39%
Narrow-minded 36% -1 37%
Arrogant 34% +1 33%
Intolerant 31% +1 30%
Erratic 31% +1 30%
Aggressive 30% +3 27%
Base (n) 1,059   1,088
  • The attributes mainly associated with Anthony Albanese are Hard-working (67%), Intelligent (67%) and Understands the problems facing Australia (62%), He is less likely to be seen as Intolerant (31%), Erratic (31%) or Aggressive (30%).
  • Since October last year, Anthony Albanese is more likely to be associated with Understands the problems facing Australia (up 9%), Trustworthy (up 7%) and Good in a crisis (up 7%). However, the Leader of the Opposition hasn’t seen as much of an increase in these measures when compared to the Prime Minister.
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