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Performance of Scott Morrison
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?
Nov’19 | Oct’19 | Sep’19 | Aug’19 | Jul’19 | Jun’19 | |
NET: Approve | 45% | 47% | 49% | 48% | 48% | 48% |
NET: Disapprove | 41% | 38% | 36% | 37% | 34% | 36% |
Don’t know | 13% | 15% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 18% |
Base (n) | 1,075 | 1,088 | 1,093 | 1,096 | 1,091 | 1,099 |
Total | Voting Intention | ||||
Labor | Coalition | Greens | NET: Other | ||
Strongly approve | 12% | 4% | 27% | 2% | 3% |
Approve | 33% | 22% | 56% | 13% | 31% |
Disapprove | 21% | 32% | 10% | 28% | 27% |
Strongly disapprove | 20% | 32% | 2% | 43% | 27% |
Don’t know | 13% | 11% | 5% | 15% | 12% |
NET: Approve | 45% | 25% | 83% | 15% | 34% |
NET: Disapprove | 41% | 64% | 11% | 71% | 54% |
Base (n) | 1,075 | 325 | 377 | 107 | 155 |
- There is a slight drop in the approval rating of the Prime Minister this month, with the 45% of participants approving of the job, down from 47% last month and 49% in September.
- The vast majority of Coalition voters approve of Morrison’s performance as PM, with 83% approval (on par with 84% approval last month), compared to just 11% of Coalition voters who disapprove.
- The main drivers of the decline in the PMs approval rating are men (approval now at 47%, down from 53% in October), Queensland residents (40%, down from 47% last month) and residents aged 18-34 (41%, down from 50% last month).

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In this week's report:
- Performance of Scott Morrison
- Performance of Anthony Albanese
- Preferred Prime Minister
- Top Federal Government priorities for 2021
- Uptake of a Covid-19 vaccine
- Perceptions of change in the standard of living for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Changing views towards Australia Day
- Support towards a separate national day
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