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Performance of Anthony Albanese

24 Jul 2019

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Anthony Albanese is doing as Opposition Leader?

Jul’19 Jun’19 Mar’19

(Shorten)
NET: Approve 39% 35% 38%
NET: Disapprove 24% 25% 44%
Don’t know 37% 39% 18%
Base (n) 1,091 1,099 1,090

 

TOTAL Labor Coalition Greens NET: Other
Strongly approve 7% 14% 5% 5% 4%
Approve 32% 43% 32% 33% 18%
Disapprove 15% 9% 21% 9% 24%
Strong disapprove 8% 2% 12% 9% 20%
Don’t know 37% 33% 30% 44% 34%
NET: Approve 39% 57% 37% 38% 22%
NET: Disapprove 24% 11% 33% 18% 44%
Base (n) 1,091 331 391 92 144
  • Approval for Anthony Albanese has increased 4%pts in the past month from 35% in May to 39%. After two months in the job, approval for the Labor leader is equivalent to that of Bill Shorten prior to the election (38%).
  • A high proportion of the population remain unsure on the performance of Albanese, with 37% saying Don’t know (down 2%pts from June). This uncertainty is even evident among Labor supporters, with 33% selecting Don’t know.
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