Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Feb 2018 | Jan 2018 | Dec 2017 | Sep 2017 | |||
| Malcolm Turnbull | 41% | 21% | 82% | 25% | 32% | 42% | 42% | 42% | 43% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 26% | 55% | 5% | 38% | 16% | 27% | 25% | 28% | 29% | ||
| Don’t know | 33% | 24% | 13% | 37% | 53% | 31% | 33% | 31% | 28% |
| June 2017 | Mar 2017 | Dec 2016 | Jun 2016 | Dec 2015 |
| 39% | 38% | 39% | 40% | 54% |
| 26% | 26% | 28% | 29% | 15% |
| 34% | 36% | 33% | 32% | 31% |
41% thought that Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister (down 1% from last month), and 26% thought Bill Shorten would be better (down 1%). 33% did not know who would make a better Prime Minister.
The results were split by party, with 82% of Liberal/National voters saying that Malcolm Turnbull would be a better Prime Minister, and 55% of Labor voters saying Bill Shorten would.
Greens voters preferred Bill Shorten (38%) to Malcolm Turnbull (25%).
49% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 27% prefer Bill Shorten.
33% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 26% prefer Bill Shorten.