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State Government response to Covid-19
Q. How would you rate your state government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?
TOTAL: Good | 07/09 | 24/08 | 10/08 | 27/07 | 13/07 | 22/06 | 15/06 | 08/06 | 01/06 | 25/05 | 18/05 |
NSW | 57% | 59% | 61% | 62% | 63% | 70% | 65% | 67% | 62% | 65% | 70% |
VIC | 50% | 47% | 49% | 53% | 49% | 65% | 75% | 72% | 71% | 73% | 71% |
QLD | 66% | 73% | 68% | 67% | 69% | 64% | 67% | 68% | 69% | 74% | 66% |
SA | 74% | 65% | 72% | 76% | 79% | 79% | 76% | 79% | 70% | 84% | 80% |
WA | 87% | 84% | 86% | 82% | 77% | 75% | 77% | 84% | 79% | 83% | 86% |
- Positive rating of the NSW Government’s continues to slide, with another -2%pts movement this week to 57%. This is down from a high of 70% in June.
- Positive rating of the Victorian Government remains steady at 50%, though the majority of this survey was completed before the announcement of the lock-down extension in Victoria on Sunday 6th
- Positive rating of the Queensland state government’s handing dropped to 66% this week from 73% a fortnight ago.

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Labor
45%
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48%
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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