Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
| Total | Vote Lab | Vote Lib/ Nat |
Vote Grns | Vote Other | Nov 2013 | June 2014 | Dec 2014 | Mar 2015 | Jun 2015 | Jul 2015 | Aug 2015 | |||
| Total approve | 29% | 58% | 15% | 25% | 8% | 31% | 38% | 35% | 34% | 32% | 27% | 29% | ||
| Total disapprove | 50% | 21% | 72% | 50% | 71% | 27% | 40% | 39% | 39% | 45% | 52% | 52% | ||
| Strongly approve | 5% | 10% | 3% | 5% | – | 5% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 4% | ||
| Approve | 24% | 48% | 12% | 20% | 8% | 26% | 31% | 28% | 29% | 26% | 22% | 25% | ||
| Disapprove | 27% | 17% | 27% | 37% | 49% | 17% | 22% | 23% | 21% | 27% | 28% | 31% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 23% | 4% | 45% | 13% | 22% | 10% | 18% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 24% | 21% | ||
| Don’t know | 21% | 21% | 12% | 26% | 21% | 43% | 22% | 26% | 27% | 22% | 21% | 19% |
29% (no change) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 50% (down 2%) disapprove – a change in his net rating from -23 to -21.
58% (up 2%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 21% (down 5%) disapprove.
30% of men and 28% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 57% of men and 43% of women disapprove.
Out of the three largest states, VIC gave Bill Shorten the lowest approval rating (25% approve and 50% disapprove). There were no significant differences between the two other largest states with 49% disapproving in NSW (29% approve) and 48% disapproving in QLD (28% approve).
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
| Total | Vote Lab | Vote Lib/ Nat |
Vote Grn | Vote Other | Nov 2013 | June 2014 | Mar 2015 | Apr 2015 | May 2015 | Jun 2015 | Jul 2015 | |||
| Total approve | 29% | 56% | 17% | 20% | 17% | 31% | 38% | 34% | 33% | 32% | 32% | 27% | ||
| Total disapprove | 52% | 26% | 73% | 60% | 76% | 27% | 40% | 39% | 42% | 41% | 45% | 52% | ||
| Strongly approve | 4% | 10% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 5% | ||
| Approve | 25% | 46% | 15% | 18% | 13% | 26% | 31% | 29% | 27% | 28% | 26% | 22% | ||
| Disapprove | 31% | 23% | 34% | 46% | 41% | 17% | 22% | 21% | 25% | 23% | 27% | 28% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 21% | 3% | 39% | 14% | 35% | 10% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 24% | ||
| Don’t know | 19% | 18% | 11% | 19% | 8% | 43% | 22% | 27% | 25% | 27% | 22% | 21% |
29% (up 2%) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 52% (no change) disapprove – a change in his net rating from -25 to -23.
56% (up 6%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 26% (down 3%) disapprove.
32% of men and 27% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 55% of men and 49% of women disapprove.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
| Total | Vote Lab | Vote Lib/ Nat |
Vote GRN |
Vote Other | Nov 13 | Mar 14 | June 14 | Dec 14 | Mar 15 | Apr 15 | May 15 | Jun 15 | |||
| Total approve | 27% | 50% | 16% | 20% | 19% | 31% | 32% | 38% | 35% | 34% | 33% | 32% | 32% | ||
| Total disapprove | 52% | 29% | 70% | 62% | 68% | 27% | 39% | 40% | 39% | 39% | 42% | 41% | 45% | ||
| Strongly approve | 5% | 12% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 4% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 6% | ||
| Approve | 22% | 38% | 15% | 18% | 18% | 26% | 28% | 31% | 28% | 29% | 27% | 28% | 26% | ||
| Disapprove | 28% | 22% | 28% | 48% | 30% | 17% | 24% | 22% | 23% | 21% | 25% | 23% | 27% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 24% | 7% | 42% | 14% | 38% | 10% | 15% | 18% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 18% | 18% | ||
| Don’t know | 21% | 21% | 14% | 19% | 13% | 43% | 29% | 22% | 26% | 27% | 25% | 27% | 22% |
27% (down 5%) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 52% (up 7%) disapprove – a change in his net rating from -13 to -25, his lowest since becoming leader.
50% (down 8%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 29% (up 6%) disapprove.
28% of men and 26% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 57% of men and 47% of women disapprove.
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Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
| Total | Vote Lab | Vote Lib/ Nat |
Vote Grn | Vote Oth. | June 2014 | Sep 2014 | Dec 2014 | Jan 2015 | Feb 2015 | Mar 2015 | Apr 2015 | |||
| Total approve | 32% | 56% | 18% | 29% | 17% | 38% | 35% | 35% | 39% | 33% | 34% | 33% | ||
| Total disapprove | 41% | 21% | 63% | 43% | 47% | 40% | 36% | 39% | 33% | 38% | 39% | 42% | ||
| Strongly approve | 4% | 8% | 1% | 5% | – | 7% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 6% | ||
| Approve | 28% | 48% | 17% | 24% | 17% | 31% | 30% | 28% | 32% | 25% | 29% | 27% | ||
| Disapprove | 23% | 18% | 27% | 35% | 20% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 19% | 21% | 21% | 25% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 18% | 3% | 36% | 8% | 27% | 18% | 14% | 16% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 17% | ||
| Don’t know | 27% | 23% | 18% | 27% | 36% | 22% | 29% | 26% | 28% | 29% | 27% | 25% |
32% (down 1% since April) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 41% (down 1%) disapprove – for no change in his net rating of -9.
56% (down 5%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 21% (up 3%) disapprove.
32% of men and 33% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 49% of men and 34% of women disapprove.
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Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten?
| Total | Vote Lab | Vote Lib/ Nat |
Vote Grn | Vote Other | Oct 2013 | June 2014 | Dec 2104 | Jan 2015 | Feb 2015 | Mar 2015 | Apr 2015 | |||
| Tony Abbott | 35% | 4% | 78% | 11% | 32% | 41% | 36% | 31% | 35% | 31% | 33% | 32% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 32% | 70% | 4% | 43% | 15% | 22% | 40% | 36% | 37% | 39% | 37% | 35% | ||
| Don’t know | 33% | 26% | 18% | 46% | 53% | 37% | 24% | 33% | 28% | 30% | 30% | 33% |
35% (up 3% since April) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 32% (down 3%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
This is the first month Tony Abbott has been preferred over Bill Shorten since November last year.
41% of men prefer Tony Abbott and 31% prefer Bill Shorten – and women prefer Bill Shorten 34% to 29%.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote ALP |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Green |
Vote Other |
|
Nov 2013 |
Mar 2014 |
June 2014 |
Sep 2014 |
Dec 2014 |
Jan 2015 |
Feb 2015 |
|
| Total approve |
34% |
61% |
20% |
26% |
22% |
31% |
32% |
38% |
35% |
35% |
39% |
33% |
||
| Total dis-approve |
39% |
18% |
65% |
35% |
50% |
27% |
39% |
40% |
36% |
39% |
33% |
38% |
||
| Strongly approve |
5% |
14% |
* |
1% |
1% |
5% |
4% |
7% |
5% |
7% |
7% |
8% |
||
| Approve |
29% |
47% |
20% |
25% |
21% |
26% |
28% |
31% |
30% |
28% |
32% |
25% |
||
| Dis-approve |
21% |
14% |
29% |
25% |
27% |
17% |
24% |
22% |
22% |
23% |
19% |
21% |
||
| Strongly dis-approve |
18% |
4% |
36% |
10% |
23% |
10% |
15% |
18% |
14% |
16% |
14% |
17% |
||
| Don’t know |
27% |
22% |
15% |
38% |
28% |
43% |
29% |
22% |
29% |
26% |
28% |
29% |
34% (up 1% since February) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 39% (up 1%) disapprove – for a net rating of -5 (no change).
61% (down 3%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 18% (up 6%) disapprove.
36% of men and 31% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 44% of men and 35% of women disapprove.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Nov 2013 |
Mar 2014 |
June 2014 |
Sep 2014 |
Dec 2014 |
Jan 2015 |
|
| Total approve |
33% |
64% |
15% |
36% |
15% |
31% |
32% |
38% |
35% |
35% |
39% |
||
| Total disapprove |
38% |
12% |
66% |
24% |
58% |
27% |
39% |
40% |
36% |
39% |
33% |
||
| Strongly approve |
8% |
19% |
1% |
4% |
3% |
5% |
4% |
7% |
5% |
7% |
7% |
||
| Approve |
25% |
45% |
14% |
32% |
12% |
26% |
28% |
31% |
30% |
28% |
32% |
||
| Disapprove |
21% |
10% |
30% |
19% |
36% |
17% |
24% |
22% |
22% |
23% |
19% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
17% |
2% |
36% |
5% |
22% |
10% |
15% |
18% |
14% |
16% |
14% |
||
| Don’t know |
29% |
24% |
19% |
41% |
27% |
43% |
29% |
22% |
29% |
26% |
28% |
33% (down 6% since January) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 38% (up 5%) disapprove – for a net rating of -5 (down 11%).
64% (down 4%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 12% (no change) disapprove.
38% of men and 29% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 43% of men and 34% of women disapprove.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Nov 13 |
Mar 14 |
June 14 |
Sep 14 |
Oct 14 |
Nov 14 |
Dec 14 |
|
| Total approve |
39% |
68% |
23% |
47% |
22% |
31% |
32% |
38% |
35% |
35% |
37% |
35% |
||
| Total disapprove |
33% |
12% |
53% |
27% |
50% |
27% |
39% |
40% |
36% |
36% |
38% |
39% |
||
| Strongly approve |
7% |
16% |
2% |
5% |
3% |
5% |
4% |
7% |
5% |
5% |
6% |
7% |
||
| Approve |
32% |
52% |
21% |
42% |
19% |
26% |
28% |
31% |
30% |
30% |
31% |
28% |
||
| Disapprove |
19% |
9% |
25% |
21% |
35% |
17% |
24% |
22% |
22% |
24% |
25% |
23% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
14% |
3% |
28% |
6% |
15% |
10% |
15% |
18% |
14% |
12% |
13% |
16% |
||
| Don’t know |
28% |
20% |
24% |
26% |
27% |
43% |
29% |
22% |
29% |
29% |
25% |
26% |
39% (up 4% since December) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 33% (down 6%) disapprove – for a net rating of +6 (up 10%). This is Bill Shorten’s first positive net rating since January last year.
68% (up 4%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 12% (down 3%) disapprove.
41% of men and 36% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 34% of men and 33% of women disapprove.