Abbott |
Shorten |
|
Difference |
|
Out of touch with ordinary people |
67% |
39% |
+28 |
|
Arrogant |
63% |
36% |
+27 |
|
Narrow-minded |
61% |
35% |
+26 |
|
Intolerant |
55% |
29% |
+26 |
|
Aggressive |
52% |
32% |
+20 |
|
Erratic |
51% |
32% |
+19 |
|
Superficial |
57% |
42% |
+15 |
|
Visionary |
31% |
30% |
+1 |
|
More honest than most politicians |
30% |
32% |
-2 |
|
Good in a crisis |
35% |
40% |
-5 |
|
Trustworthy |
29% |
36% |
-7 |
|
Hard-working |
57% |
66% |
-9 |
|
Understands the problems facing Australia |
42% |
53% |
-9 |
|
A capable leader |
41% |
51% |
-10 |
|
Intelligent |
52% |
66% |
-14 |
Compared to Bill Shorten, Tony Abbott is much more likely to be considered out of touch with ordinary people (+28), arrogant (+27), narrow minded (+26), intolerant (+26) and aggressive (+20).
Bill Shorten is regarded by more respondents to be intelligent (-14) and a capable leader (-10).