Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott?
Sep 2013 (as Opposition leader) |
Oct 2013 |
May 2014 |
Dec 2014 |
Feb 2015 |
Total 2 Jun 2015 |
Change |
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Out of touch with ordinary people |
52% |
51% |
67% |
66% |
72% |
65% |
-7 |
|
Narrow-minded |
55% |
54% |
61% |
61% |
63% |
63% |
– |
|
Arrogant |
52% |
54% |
63% |
61% |
65% |
62% |
-3 |
|
Hard working |
71% |
67% |
57% |
62% |
58% |
59% |
+1 |
|
Erratic |
43% |
43% |
51% |
52% |
60% |
54% |
-6 |
|
Superficial |
48% |
49% |
57% |
54% |
55% |
54% |
-1 |
|
Intolerant |
47% |
49% |
55% |
53% |
54% |
51% |
-3 |
|
Intelligent |
63% |
62% |
52% |
51% |
50% |
51% |
+1 |
|
Aggressive |
47% |
46% |
52% |
49% |
45% |
48% |
+3 |
|
A capable leader |
46% |
52% |
41% |
43% |
34% |
40% |
+6 |
|
Good in a crisis |
39% |
45% |
35% |
42% |
36% |
38% |
+2 |
|
Understands the problems facing Australia |
46% |
51% |
42% |
40% |
35% |
38% |
+3 |
|
Trustworthy |
38% |
40% |
29% |
30% |
27% |
31% |
+4 |
|
More honest than most politicians |
34% |
39% |
30% |
30% |
30% |
28% |
-2 |
|
Visionary |
35% |
33% |
31% |
27% |
22% |
25% |
+3 |
Tony Abbott’s key attributes were out of touch with ordinary people (65%), narrow-minded (63%), arrogant (62%) and hard working (59%).
Since February, the largest shifts have been for out of touch with ordinary people (-7), erratic (-6) and a capable leader (+6).
Overall, Tony Abbott’s ratings have recovered from the lows of February to be at similar levels to December last year.