Abbott, Approval of opposition leader, Liberal
Q. Since the election was called has your opinion of Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party gone up or down?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Total gone up | 27% | 9% | 55% | 9% |
| Total gone down | 27% | 50% | 4% | 42% |
| Gone up a lot | 8% | 2% | 18% | – |
| Gone up a little | 19% | 7% | 37% | 9% |
| Stayed the same | 38% | 36% | 39% | 45% |
| Gone down a little | 11% | 15% | 3% | 27% |
| Gone down a lot | 16% | 35% | 1% | 15% |
| Don’t know | 8% | 5% | 2% | 3% |
27% say their opinion of Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party has gone up during the election campaign and 27% say it has gone down.
Among Liberal/National voters 55% say their opinion has gone up and 4% say it has gone down.
By gender – men 28% up/26% down and women 25% up/28% down. Comments »
Abbott, Approval of opposition leader
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader?
| Malcolm Turnbull | Tony Abbott | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 09 | 18 Jan 10 | 22 Feb 10 | 29 Mar 10 | 3 May 10 | 31 May 10 | 28 Jun 10 | 5 Jul 10 | 19 Jul 10 | 26 Jul 10 | 2 Aug 10 | |
| Total approve | 25% | 37% | 45% | 33% | 39% | 35% | 40% | 37% | 40% | 35% | 38% |
| Total disapprove | 55% | 37% | 36% | 50% | 43% | 50% | 39% | 47% | 44% | 46% | 48% |
| Strongly approve | 2% | 5% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| Approve | 23% | 32% | 33% | 25% | 34% | 30% | 31% | 29% | 34% | 29% | 30% |
| Disapprove | 33% | 20% | 20% | 28% | 24% | 28% | 20% | 23% | 22% | 22% | 27% |
| Strongly disapprove | 22% | 17% | 16% | 22% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 24% | 22% | 24% | 21% |
| Don’t know | 19% | 26% | 18% | 16% | 18% | 16% | 20% | 16% | 16% | 19% | 14% |
38% approve Tony Abbott’s performance as Opposition Leader and 48% disapprove. Since this question was asked last week, approval has increased by 3% and disapproval increased by 2%. 82% of Liberal/National voters approve and 11% disapprove. Among Labor voters, 14% approve and 78% disapprove.
By gender – men 41% approve/48% disapprove and women 35% approve/48% disapprove. Comments »
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?
| 5 Jul 10 | 19 Jul 10 | 26 Jul 10 | 2 Aug 10 | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Kevin Rudd v Tony Abbott
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| Julia Gillard | 53% | 50% | 51% | 48% | 92% | 7% | 65% | 47% | |
| Tony Abbott | 26% | 27% | 26% | 30% | 1% | 77% | 6% | 30% | |
| Don’t know | 21% | 23% | 23% | 22% | 7% | 16% | 28% | 23% |
48% think Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 30% prefer Tony Abbott – a narrowing of the gap between the two (from 25% to 18%) since polled last week. This is almost identical to the last measure comparing Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott in June.
Julia Gillard is preferred 92% to 1% by Labor voters – and Tony Abbott is preferred 77% to 7% by Liberal/National voters. Greens voters prefer Julia Gillard 65% to 6%.
Men prefer Julia Gillard 46%/34% and women 50%/26%. Comments »
Abbott, Bob Brown, Gillard, Labor, Liberal, Policy, Reason for voting, Voting intention
Q. What is the main reason you intend to vote for the Labor Party/Liberal or National Party/Greens?
| Labor | Liberal/ National | Greens | |||
| I always vote for the Labor Party | 28% | I always vote for the Liberal or National Party | 19% | I always vote for the Greens | 8% |
| They have better policies | 15% | They have better policies | 19% | They have better policies | 30% |
| They have been a good government | 10% | Labor have been a poor government | 39% | Labor have been a poor government | 6% |
| I just don’t like the Liberals | 11% | I just don’t like Labor | 9% | I just don’t like the Liberals or Labor | 28% |
| Julia Gillard is a better leader than Tony Abbott | 32% | Tony Abbott is a better leader than Julia Gillard | 7% | I like Bob Brown | 3% |
| Other reason | 4% | Other reason | 5% | I don’t like Tony Abbott or Julia Gillard | 14% |
| Other reason | 10% |
Main reasons for voting Labor were a preference for Julia Gillard over Tony Abbott (32%) and party loyalty (28% said they always vote Labor). The leadership issue is more important for women – 40% of women said they were voting Labor because Julia Gillard is a better leader compared to 23% of men.
39% of Liberal/National voters say their main reason is that Labor have been a poor Government – and only 7% say leadership is their main reason.
Main reasons for voting for the Greens were “better policies” (30%) and a dislike of the major parties (28%). Only 6% say it is because Labor have been a poor Government. Comments »
Q. Tony Abbott has proposed to cut immigration from around 300,000 a year to 170,000? Do you approve or disapprove of this cut to immigration?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Liberal/ National | Vote Greens | |
| Total approve | 64% | 52% | 91% | 38% |
| Total disapprove | 22% | 32% | 6% | 49% |
| Strongly approve | 33% | 20% | 56% | 16% |
| Approve | 31% | 32% | 35% | 22% |
| Disapprove | 15% | 22% | 5% | 30% |
| Strongly disapprove | 7% | 10% | 1% | 19% |
| Don’t know | 14% | 16% | 3% | 13% |
64% approve Tony Abbott’s proposal to cut immigration and 22% oppose. There is strong support for cutting immigration from Liberal/National voters (91%) – while Labor voters (52% approve/32% disapprove) and Greens voters (38%/49%) are split. Comments »
Abbott, Gillard, immigration, Labor, Liberal
Q. Which leader and party do you trust most to handle immigration issues?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Liberal/ National | Vote Greens | |
| Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party | 35% | 6% | 83% | 9% |
| Julia Gillard and the Labor Party | 23% | 50% | 3% | 27% |
| No difference | 31% | 35% | 11% | 56% |
| Don’t know | 10% | 9% | 3% | 8% |
Overall, Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party are trusted most to handle immigration issues (35% to 23%). 31% think there is no difference between the major parties on immigration.
83% of Liberal/National voters trust Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party most and 50% of Labor voters trust Julia Gillard and the Labor Party. 56% of Greens voters think there is no difference. Comments »
Abbott, approval, Approval of opposition leader
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader?
| Malcolm Turnbull | Tony Abbott | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 09 | 14 Dec 09 | 18 Jan 10 | 22 Feb 10 | 29 Mar 10 | 3 May 10 | 31 May 10 | 28 Jun 10 | 5 Jul 10 | 19 Jul 10 | 26 Jul 10 | |
| Total approve | 25% | 34% | 37% | 45% | 33% | 39% | 35% | 40% | 37% | 40% | 35% |
| Total disapprove | 55% | 36% | 37% | 36% | 50% | 43% | 50% | 39% | 47% | 44% | 46% |
| Strongly approve | 2% | 7% | 5% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Approve | 23% | 27% | 32% | 33% | 25% | 34% | 30% | 31% | 29% | 34% | 29% |
| Disapprove | 33% | 18% | 20% | 20% | 28% | 24% | 28% | 20% | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| Strongly disapprove | 22% | 18% | 17% | 16% | 22% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 24% | 22% | 24% |
| Don’t know | 19% | 31% | 26% | 18% | 16% | 18% | 16% | 20% | 16% | 16% | 19% |
35% approve Tony Abbott’s performance as Opposition Leader and 46% disapprove. Since this question was asked last week, approval has decreased by 5% and disapproval increased by 2%. 78% of Liberal/National voters approve and 11% disapprove. Among Labor voters, 15% approve and 74% disapprove.
There were no substantial differences by gender – men 37% approve/48% disapprove and women 33% approve/44% disapprove. Comments »
Abbott, Gillard, preferred PM, Prime Minister
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?
| 5 Jul 10 | 19 Jul 10 | 26 Jul 10 | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Kevin Rudd v Tony Abbott
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| Julia Gillard | 53% | 50% | 51% | 94% | 9% | 74% | 47% | |
| Tony Abbott | 26% | 27% | 26% | 2% | 69% | 6% | 30% | |
| Don’t know | 21% | 23% | 23% | 5% | 22% | 20% | 23% |
51% think Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 26% prefer Tony Abbott – a slight widening of the gap between the two (from 23% to 25%) since polled last week.
Julia Gillard is preferred 94% to 2% by Labor voters – and Tony Abbott is preferred 69% to 9% by Liberal/National voters. Greens voters prefer Julia Gillard 74% to 6%.
Men prefer Julia Gillard 50%/29% and women 51%/23%. Comments »