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  • Jun, 2013

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    Approval of Julia Gillard

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?

     

    19
    Jul
    10

    20
    Dec

    14
    June
    11

    12
    Dec

    12
    Jun
    12

    10
    Dec

    14
    Jan
    13

    11
    Feb

    11
    Mar

    15
    Apr

    13
    May

    11 Jun

    Total approve

    52%

    43%

    34%

    34%

    32%

    37%

    41%

    36%

    36%

    34%

    38%

    37%

    Total disapprove

    30%

    40%

    54%

    54%

    56%

    53%

    49%

    55%

    56%

    56%

    54%

    54%

    Strongly approve

    11%

    10%

    6%

    6%

    6%

    10%

    9%

    7%

    8%

    8%

    10%

    10%

    Approve

    41%

    33%

    28%

    28%

    26%

    27%

    32%

    29%

    28%

    26%

    28%

    27%

    Disapprove

    17%

    24%

    29%

    25%

    22%

    25%

    23%

    25%

    24%

    23%

    23%

    21%

    Strongly disapprove

    13%

    16%

    25%

    29%

    34%

    28%

    26%

    30%

    32%

    33%

    31%

    33%

    Don’t know

    18%

    17%

    13%

    11%

    12%

    11%

    10%

    9%

    9%

    9%

    9%

    9%

    Julia Gillard’s approval ratings have changed little in the last month. 37% (down 1%) approve of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister and 54% (unchanged) disapprove – a 1-point change in net rating from -16 to -17 over the last 4 weeks.

    79% of Labor voters approve (up 1%) and 14% disapprove (down 2%).

    By gender – men 35% approve/58% disapprove, women 39% approve/51% disapprove.  In net terms this represents a decline with men (from -21 to -23) and an improvement with women (from -13 to -12).

  • May, 2013

    , ,

    Approval of Julia Gillard

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?

     

    19 Jul 2010

    20 Dec

    14 June 2011

    12 Dec

    12 Jun 2012

    10 Dec

    14 Jan 2013

    11 Feb

    11 Mar

    15 Apr

    13 May

    Total approve

    52%

    43%

    34%

    34%

    32%

    37%

    41%

    36%

    36%

    34%

    38%

    Total disapprove

    30%

    40%

    54%

    54%

    56%

    53%

    49%

    55%

    56%

    56%

    54%

    Strongly approve

    11%

    10%

    6%

    6%

    6%

    10%

    9%

    7%

    8%

    8%

    10%

    Approve

    41%

    33%

    28%

    28%

    26%

    27%

    32%

    29%

    28%

    26%

    28%

    Disapprove

    17%

    24%

    29%

    25%

    22%

    25%

    23%

    25%

    24%

    23%

    23%

    Strongly disapprove

    13%

    16%

    25%

    29%

    34%

    28%

    26%

    30%

    32%

    33%

    31%

    Don’t know

    18%

    17%

    13%

    11%

    12%

    11%

    10%

    9%

    9%

    9%

    9%

    38% (up 4%) approve of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister and 54% (down 2%) disapprove – a 6-point change in net rating from -22 to -16 over the last 4 weeks.

    78% of Labor voters approve (up 4%) and 16% disapprove (down 2%).

    By gender – men 36% approve/57% disapprove, women 38% approve/51% disapprove.  In net terms this represents no change with men and an improvement with women (from -25 to -13).

  • Apr, 2013

    , ,

    Approval of Julia Gillard

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?

     

    19
    Jul
    10

    20
    Dec

    14 June

    12 Dec

    12
    Mar
    12

    12
    Jun

    10
    Sep

    10
    Dec

    14
    Jan
    13

    11
    Feb

    11
    Mar

    15
    Apr

    Total approve

    52%

    43%

    34%

    34%

    32%

    32%

    35%

    37%

    41%

    36%

    36%

    34%

    Total disapprove

    30%

    40%

    54%

    54%

    61%

    56%

    54%

    53%

    49%

    55%

    56%

    56%

    Strongly approve

    11%

    10%

    6%

    6%

    8%

    6%

    7%

    10%

    9%

    7%

    8%

    8%

    Approve

    41%

    33%

    28%

    28%

    24%

    26%

    28%

    27%

    32%

    29%

    28%

    26%

    Disapprove

    17%

    24%

    29%

    25%

    29%

    22%

    27%

    25%

    23%

    25%

    24%

    23%

    Strongly disapprove

    13%

    16%

    25%

    29%

    32%

    34%

    27%

    28%

    26%

    30%

    32%

    33%

    Don’t know

    18%

    17%

    13%

    11%

    7%

    12%

    11%

    11%

    10%

    9%

    9%

    9%

    34% (down 2%) approve of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister and 56% (no change) disapprove – a 2-point change in net rating from -20 to -22 over the last 5 weeks.

    74% of Labor voters approve (down 1%) and 18% disapprove (up 2%).

    By gender – men 36% approve/57% disapprove, women 32% approve/57% disapprove.  In net terms this represents an improvement with men from -27 to -21 and a decline with women (from -14 to -25).

  • Mar, 2013

    , ,

    Approval of Julia Gillard

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?

     

    19 Jul 10

    20 Dec

    14 Mar
    11

    14 Jun

    12 Sep

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 12

    12 Jun

    10 Sep

    10 Dec

    14 Jan 13

    11 Feb

    11 Mar

    Total approve

    52%

    43%

    41%

    34%

    28%

    34%

    32%

    32%

    35%

    37%

    41%

    36%

    36%

    Total disapprove

    30%

    40%

    46%

    54%

    64%

    54%

    61%

    56%

    54%

    53%

    49%

    55%

    56%

    Strongly approve

    11%

    10%

    7%

    6%

    5%

    6%

    8%

    6%

    7%

    10%

    9%

    7%

    8%

    Approve

    41%

    33%

    34%

    28%

    23%

    28%

    24%

    26%

    28%

    27%

    32%

    29%

    28%

    Disapprove

    17%

    24%

    22%

    29%

    28%

    25%

    29%

    22%

    27%

    25%

    23%

    25%

    24%

    Strongly disapprove

    13%

    16%

    24%

    25%

    36%

    29%

    32%

    34%

    27%

    28%

    26%

    30%

    32%

    Don’t know

    18%

    17%

    13%

    13%

    8%

    11%

    7%

    12%

    11%

    11%

    10%

    9%

    9%

    36% (no change) approve of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister and 56% (up 1%) disapprove – a 1-point change in net rating from -19 to -20 over the last 4 weeks.

    75% of Labor voters approve (no change) and 16% disapprove (down 3%).

    By gender – men 36% approve/60% disapprove, women 37% approve/51% disapprove.  In net terms this represents a decline with men from -23 to -24 and no change with women (-14).

  • Jan, 2013

    , , ,

    Approval of Julia Gillard

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?

     

    19 Jul 2010

    20 Dec

    14 Mar

    2011

    14 June

    12 Sept

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 2012

    12 Jun

    10 Sept

    10 Dec

    14 Jan 2013

    Total approve

    52%

    43%

    41%

    34%

    28%

    34%

    32%

    32%

    35%

    37%

    41%

    Total disapprove

    30%

    40%

    46%

    54%

    64%

    54%

    61%

    56%

    54%

    53%

    49%

    Strongly approve

    11%

    10%

    7%

    6%

    5%

    6%

    8%

    6%

    7%

    10%

    9%

    Approve

    41%

    33%

    34%

    28%

    23%

    28%

    24%

    26%

    28%

    27%

    32%

    Disapprove

    17%

    24%

    22%

    29%

    28%

    25%

    29%

    22%

    27%

    25%

    23%

    Strongly disapprove

    13%

    16%

    24%

    25%

    36%

    29%

    32%

    34%

    27%

    28%

    26%

    Don’t know

    18%

    17%

    13%

    13%

    8%

    11%

    7%

    12%

    11%

    11%

    10%

    41% (up 4%) approve of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister and 49% (down 4%) disapprove – an 8-point change in net rating from -16 to -8.

    87% of Labor voters approve (up 5%) and 7% disapprove (down 6%).

    By gender – men 40% approve/53% disapprove, women 42% approve/45% disapprove.  In net terms this represents an improvement with men from -21 to -13 and with women from -10 to -3.

  • Dec, 2012

    , , ,

    Approval of Julia Gillard

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?

     

    19
    Jul
    10

    20 Dec

    14 Mar
    11

    14 June

    12 Sept

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 12

    12 Jun

    10 Sept

    15 Oct

    12 Nov

    10 Dec

    Total approve

    52%

    43%

    41%

    34%

    28%

    34%

    32%

    32%

    35%

    41%

    41%

    37%

    Total disapprove

    30%

    40%

    46%

    54%

    64%

    54%

    61%

    56%

    54%

    51%

    49%

    53%

    Strongly approve

    11%

    10%

    7%

    6%

    5%

    6%

    8%

    6%

    7%

    9%

    7%

    10%

    Approve

    41%

    33%

    34%

    28%

    23%

    28%

    24%

    26%

    28%

    32%

    34%

    27%

    Disapprove

    17%

    24%

    22%

    29%

    28%

    25%

    29%

    22%

    27%

    24%

    25%

    25%

    Strongly disapprove

    13%

    16%

    24%

    25%

    36%

    29%

    32%

    34%

    27%

    27%

    24%

    28%

    Don’t know

    18%

    17%

    13%

    13%

    8%

    11%

    7%

    12%

    11%

    8%

    10%

    11%

    37% (down 4%) approve of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister and 53% (up 4%) disapprove – an 8-point change in net rating from -8 to -16.

    82% of Labor voters approve (down 3%) and 13% disapprove (up 5%).

    By gender – men 36% approve/57% disapprove, women 38% approve/48% disapprove.  In net terms this represents a shift with men from -16 to -21 and with women from 0 to -10.

  • Nov, 2012

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    Approval of Julia Gillard

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?

     

    19 Jul 2010

    20 Dec

    14 Mar

    2011

    14 June

    12 Sept

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 2012

    12 Jun

    10 Sept

    15 Oct

    12 Nov

    Total approve

    52%

    43%

    41%

    34%

    28%

    34%

    32%

    32%

    35%

    41%

    41%

    Total disapprove

    30%

    40%

    46%

    54%

    64%

    54%

    61%

    56%

    54%

    51%

    49%

    Strongly approve

    11%

    10%

    7%

    6%

    5%

    6%

    8%

    6%

    7%

    9%

    7%

    Approve

    41%

    33%

    34%

    28%

    23%

    28%

    24%

    26%

    28%

    32%

    34%

    Disapprove

    17%

    24%

    22%

    29%

    28%

    25%

    29%

    22%

    27%

    24%

    25%

    Strongly disapprove

    13%

    16%

    24%

    25%

    36%

    29%

    32%

    34%

    27%

    27%

    24%

    Don’t know

    18%

    17%

    13%

    13%

    8%

    11%

    7%

    12%

    11%

    8%

    10%

    41% (no change) approve of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister and 49% (down 2%) disapprove – a 2-point change in net rating from -10 to -8. This is Julia Gillard’s best approval rating since May 2011.

    85% of Labor voters approve (down 2%) and 8% disapprove (down 1%).

    By gender – men 37% approve/53% disapprove, women 44% approve/44% disapprove.  In net terms this represents a decline with men from -14 to -16 and an improvement with women from -4 to 0.

  • Oct, 2012

    , , ,

    Approval of Julia Gillard

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?

     

    19 Jul 10

    20 Dec

    14 Mar
    11

    14 Jun

    12 Sep

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 12

    12 Jun

    16
    Jul

    13 Aug

    10 Sep

    15 Oct

    Total approve

    52%

    43%

    41%

    34%

    28%

    34%

    32%

    32%

    32%

    31%

    35%

    41%

    Total disapprove

    30%

    40%

    46%

    54%

    64%

    54%

    61%

    56%

    58%

    57%

    54%

    51%

    Strongly approve

    11%

    10%

    7%

    6%

    5%

    6%

    8%

    6%

    5%

    7%

    7%

    9%

    Approve

    41%

    33%

    34%

    28%

    23%

    28%

    24%

    26%

    27%

    24%

    28%

    32%

    Disapprove

    17%

    24%

    22%

    29%

    28%

    25%

    29%

    22%

    26%

    25%

    27%

    24%

    Strongly disapprove

    13%

    16%

    24%

    25%

    36%

    29%

    32%

    34%

    32%

    32%

    27%

    27%

    Don’t know

    18%

    17%

    13%

    13%

    8%

    11%

    7%

    12%

    10%

    13%

    11%

    8%

    Julia Gillard’s approval rating has improved since last month. 41% (up 6%) approve of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister and 51% (down 3%) disapprove – a 9 point change in net rating from -19 to -10. This is Julia Gillard’s best approval rating since May 2011.

    87% of Labor voters approve (up 6%) and 9% disapprove (down 2%).

    By gender – men 40% approve/54% disapprove, women 43% approve/47% disapprove.  In net terms this represents an improvement with men from -29 to -14 and with women from -7 to -4.

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