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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 | 01/02 | 30/11 | 16/11 | 02/11 | 05/10 | 21/09 | 07/09 | 24/08 | 10/08 | 27/07 | 13/07 | 22/06 |
NSW | 71% | 76% | 75% | 68% | 65% | 67% | 57% | 59% | 61% | 62% | 63% | 70% |
VIC | 61% | 60% | 59% | 55% | 45% | 47% | 50% | 47% | 49% | 53% | 49% | 65% |
QLD | 78% | 72% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 68% | 66% | 73% | 68% | 67% | 69% | 64% |
SA | 80% | 70% | 76% | 77% | 81% | 81% | 74% | 65% | 72% | 76% | 79% | 79% |
WA | 80% | 83% | 82% | 81% | 83% | 84% | 87% | 84% | 86% | 82% | 77% | 75% |
- Positive rating of the NSW government has dropped to 71% (from 76% at the end of November).
- Positive rating of the QLD government has increased to 78%, the highest rating we’ve seen in the last six months.
- The rating of the Victorian government is still the lowest rating of states at 61%.

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