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State government response to Covid-19

17 Nov 2020

Q. How would you rate your state government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?

TOTAL: Good 16/11 02/11 05/10 21/09 07/09 24/08 10/08 27/07 13/07 22/06 15/06 08/06
NSW 75% 68% 65% 67% 57% 59% 61% 62% 63% 70% 65% 67%
VIC 59% 55% 45% 47% 50% 47% 49% 53% 49% 65% 75% 72%
QLD 71% 69% 69% 68% 66% 73% 68% 67% 69% 64% 67% 68%
SA 76% 77% 81% 81% 74% 65% 72% 76% 79% 79% 76% 79%
WA 82% 81% 83% 84% 87% 84% 86% 82% 77% 75% 77% 84%
  • Positive rating of the NSW Government has increased for the second time this month and now at 75%, and the highest rating we’ve seen in the past four months.
  • Ratings in Victoria also continue to improve, with 59% now rating the Victorian government’s response as good or very good.
  • Ratings in Queensland, SA and WA are consistent with recent results.
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