Essential Report
Performance of Scott Morrison
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?
Jul’21 | Jun’21 | May’21 | Apr’21 | End Mar’21 | Mid Mar’21 | Feb’21 | Jan’21 | Dec’20 | Nov’20 | Oct’20 | Sep’20 | Aug’20 | |
TOTAL: Approve | 51% | 57% | 58% | 54% | 57% | 62% | 65% | 61% | 62% | 66% | 63% | 64% | 66% |
TOTAL: Disapprove | 40% | 36% | 32% | 37% | 35% | 29% | 28% | 30% | 28% | 25% | 27% | 28% | 23% |
Don’t know | 9% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 11% |
Base (n) | 1,099 | 1,104 | 1,092 | 1,368 | 1,100 | 1,124 | 1,109 | 1,084 | 1,071 | 1,010 | 1,082 | 1,076 | 1,010 |
TOTAL: Approve | Jul’21 | Jun’21 | May’21 | Apr’21 |
NSW | 53% | 59% | 64% | 55% |
VIC | 49% | 52% | 51% | 51% |
QLD | 49% | 60% | 60% | 57% |
SA | 50% | 56% | 52% | 50% |
WA | 45% | 41% | 28% | 36% |
- The Prime Minister’s approval rating has dropped to 51% (from 57% in June). This is the lowest approval rating in the last 12 months.
- Disapproval has increased to 40% (from 36% last month). This is the highest disapproval rating in the last 12 months.
- The PM’s approval rating has fallen in all states except for WA. It has dropped the most significantly in QLD (49% from 60% in June).
TOTAL: Approve | Jul’21 | Jun’21 | May’21 | 12 Apr’21 | 29 Mar’21 | 15 Mar’21 | Feb’21 | Jan’21 | Dec’20 | Nov’20 |
Men | 53% | 61% | 62% | 61% | 65% | 65% | 65% | 62% | 68% | 65% |
Women | 49% | 52% | 55% | 46% | 49% | 59% | 65% | 59% | 56% | 67% |
TOTAL: Disapprove | ||||||||||
Men | 41% | 34% | 31% | 32% | 30% | 28% | 28% | 32% | 25% | 28% |
Women | 39% | 38% | 34% | 42% | 40% | 30% | 28% | 29% | 30% | 23% |
- Approval of Scott Morrison has fallen among both men and women to 53% and 49% respectively (from 61% and 52% in June). This is the lowest approval rating of the PM seen among men since last March, and among women since April.
- Disapproval of the PM among men has increased to 41% (from 34% in June), the highest disapproval rating among men since last March. Disapproval of the PM among women is at 39%, similar to last month but an increase from the level in May (34%).

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