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Performance of Tony Abbott
Q. Which of the following statements is closest to your view about the performance of Tony Abbott as Opposition leader?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
Tony Abbott is performing the role of Opposition leader well and is keeping the Government accountable | 41% | 11% | 79% | 7% |
Tony Abbott is just opposing everything and is obstructing the work of the Government | 43% | 78% | 12% | 82% |
Don’t know | 16% | 11% | 9% | 12% |
41% think that Tony Abbott is performing the role of Opposition leader well and is keeping the Government accountable and 43% think he is just opposing everything and is obstructing the work of the Government.
Views are strongly correlated with voting intention – 79% of Coalition voters think he is performing the role of Opposition leader well, while 78% of Labor voters and 82% of Greens voters think he is just opposing everything.

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