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Leader attributes – comparisons

Apr 2, 2013

	Gillard	Abbott	*Difference*
Out of touch with ordinary people	64%	52%	*+12%*
Erratic	55%	45%	*+10%*
Intelligent	69%	63%	*+6%*
Superficial	55%	49%	*+6%*
Aggressive	55%	49%	*+6%*
Narrow-minded	55%	53%	*+2%*
Intolerant	49%	48%	*+1%*
Good in a crisis	44%	44%	–
Arrogant	55%	56%	*-1%*
Hard-working	66%	70%	*-4%*
Visionary	30%	37%	*-7%*
More honest than most politicians	27%	36%	*-9%*
A capable leader	37%	47%	*-10%*
Trustworthy	25%	36%	*-11%*
Understands the problems facing Australia	37%	49%	*-12%*

Compared to Tony Abbott, Julia Gillard is seen as more likely to be considered out of touch with ordinary people (+12%) and erratic (+10%).

Tony Abbott is regarded by significantly more respondents to understand the problems facing Australians (+12) and to be trustworthy (+11%), a capable leader (+10%) and more honest than most politicians (+9%).

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