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Performance of Anthony Albanese

16 Mar 2021

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

Mar’21 Feb’21 Jan’21 Dec’20 Nov’20 Oct’20 Sep’20 Aug’20 Jul’20 Jun’20 May’20 Apr’20
TOTAL: Approve 41% 40% 42% 43% 40% 44% 44% 44% 44% 43% 42% 44%
TOTAL: Disapprove 32% 33% 33% 29% 33% 29% 29% 30% 28% 30% 27% 29%
Don’t know 27% 27% 25% 28% 27% 27% 27% 25% 28% 26% 31% 27%
Base (n) 1,124 1,109 1,084 1,071 1,010 1,082 1,076 1,010 1,054 1,059 1,093 1,069

 

  Total Federal Voting Intention
Labor Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
Strongly approve 9% 11% 7% 6% 17%
Approve 32% 50% 23% 38% 19%
Disapprove 22% 15% 31% 21% 24%
Strongly disapprove 11% 2% 20% 4% 13%
Don’t know 27% 23% 19% 31% 25%
TOTAL: Approve 41% 60% 30% 44% 37%
TOTAL: Disapprove 32% 16% 50% 25% 38%
Base (n) 1,124 375 410 98 142
  • The Opposition Leader’s approval rating is now at 41%, consistent with the level last month.
  • Approval of the Opposition Leader has risen to 60% among Labor voters (from 58% in February) and is consistent at 30% among Coalition voters (31% in February).
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