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.