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Performance of Anthony Albanese

11 May 2021

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

May’21 Apr’21 Mar’21 Feb’21 Jan’21 Dec’20 Nov’20 Oct’20 Sep’20 Aug’20 Jul’20 Jun’20
TOTAL: Approve 39% 39% 41% 40% 42% 43% 40% 44% 44% 44% 44% 43%
TOTAL: Disapprove 35% 34% 32% 33% 33% 29% 33% 29% 29% 30% 28% 30%
Don’t know 25% 27% 27% 27% 25% 28% 27% 27% 27% 25% 28% 26%
Base (n) 1,092 1,368 1,124 1,109 1,084 1,071 1,010 1,082 1,076 1,010 1,054 1,059

 

  Total Federal Voting Intention
Labor Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
Strongly approve 9% 13% 8% 5% 11%
Approve 30% 45% 21% 42% 27%
Disapprove 24% 17% 32% 21% 22%
Strongly disapprove 12% 2% 22% 5% 22%
Don’t know 25% 22% 17% 27% 18%
TOTAL: Approve 39% 59% 29% 47% 38%
TOTAL: Disapprove 35% 20% 54% 26% 44%
Base (n) 1,092 371 400 109 111
  • The Opposition Leader’s approval rating is now at 39%, consistent with the level last month (39%).
  • Approval of the Opposition Leader has risen to 59% among Labor voters (from 55% in April) and is at 29% among Coalition voters (33% in April).
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