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 | ||
| Malcolm Turnbull | 40% | 19% | 78% | 31% | 30% | |
| Bill Shorten | 28% | 58% | 5% | 43% | 15% | |
| Don’t know | 33% | 23% | 17% | 26% | 55% |
| Oct 2017 | Sep 2017 | June 2017 | Mar 2017 | Dec 2016 | Jun 2016 | Dec 2015 | ||
| Malcolm Turnbull | 42% | 43% | 39% | 38% | 39% | 40% | 54% | |
| Bill Shorten | 28% | 29% | 26% | 26% | 28% | 29% | 15% | |
| Don’t know | 31% | 28% | 34% | 36% | 33% | 32% | 31% |
40% thought that Malcolm Turnbull would make a better Prime Minister (down 2% from last month), and 28% thought Bill Shorten would be better (no change). 33% did not know who would make a better Prime Minister.
The results were split by party, with 78% of Liberal/National voters saying that Malcolm Turnbull would be a better Prime Minister, and 58% of Labor voters saying Bill Shorten would.
Greens voters preferred Bill Shorten (43%) to Turnbull (31%).
48% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 28% prefer Bill Shorten.
32% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 28% prefer Bill Shorten.