Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Sep 2013 |
Mar 2014 |
June 2014 |
Sep 2014 |
Oct 2014 |
Nov 2014 |
|
| Total approve |
32% |
6% |
75% |
9% |
23% |
|
41% |
40% |
35% |
35% |
40% |
39% |
|
| Total dis- approve |
55% |
89% |
15% |
84% |
65% |
|
36% |
47% |
58% |
52% |
48% |
50% |
|
| Strongly approve |
8% |
1% |
22% |
1% |
1% |
14% |
11% |
10% |
9% |
10% |
11% |
||
| Approve |
24% |
5% |
53% |
8% |
22% |
27% |
29% |
25% |
26% |
30% |
28% |
||
| Disapprove |
22% |
27% |
13% |
23% |
35% |
13% |
20% |
18% |
22% |
22% |
24% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
33% |
62% |
2% |
61% |
30% |
23% |
27% |
40% |
30% |
26% |
26% |
||
| Don’t know |
12% |
4% |
10% |
7% |
12% |
23% |
12% |
7% |
13% |
11% |
10% |
55% of respondents disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – up 5% since the last time this question was asked in November – and 32% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (down 7%). This represents a change in net rating from -11 to -23.
75% (down 10%) of Liberal/National voters approve of Tony Abbott’s performance, with 15% (up 7%) disapproving. 89% of Labor voters and 84% of Greens voters disapprove of Tony Abbott’s performance.
By gender men were 36% approve/51% disapprove and women 27% approve/61% disapprove.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Green |
Vote Other |
|
As Opp Lead Sep |
As PM Sep 13 |
Mar 14 |
June 14 |
July |
Aug 14 |
Sep 14 |
Oct 14 |
|
| Total approve |
39% |
14% |
85% |
9% |
24% |
|
40% |
41% |
40% |
35% |
34% |
37% |
35% |
40% |
|
| Total dis-approve |
50% |
82% |
8% |
85% |
66% |
|
49% |
36% |
47% |
58% |
58% |
54% |
52% |
48% |
|
| Strongly approve |
11% |
2% |
28% |
5% |
3% |
13% |
14% |
11% |
10% |
8% |
13% |
9% |
10% |
||
| Approve |
28% |
12% |
57% |
2% |
21% |
27% |
27% |
29% |
25% |
26% |
24% |
26% |
30% |
||
| Dis- approve |
24% |
34% |
5% |
36% |
45% |
19% |
13% |
20% |
18% |
22% |
19% |
22% |
22% |
||
| Strongly dis- approve |
26% |
48% |
3% |
49% |
21% |
30% |
23% |
27% |
40% |
36% |
35% |
30% |
26% |
||
| Don’t know |
10% |
4% |
8% |
8% |
10% |
10% |
23% |
12% |
7% |
7% |
9% |
13% |
11% |
50% of respondents disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – up 2% since the last time this question was asked in October – and 39% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (down 1%). This represents a change in net rating from -8 to -11.
85% (down 2%) of Liberal/National voters approve of Tony Abbott’s performance, with 8% (no change) disapproving. 82% of Labor voters and 85% of Greens voters disapprove of Tony Abbott’s performance.
By gender men were 45% approve/50% disapprove and women 35% approve/51% disapprove.
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Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Green |
Vote Other |
|
Tony Abbott as Opp Leader Sep 2013 |
Tony Abbott as PM Sep 2013 |
Mar 14 |
June 14 |
July |
Aug 14 |
Sep 14 |
|
| Total approve |
40% |
12% |
87% |
14% |
23% |
|
40% |
41% |
40% |
35% |
34% |
37% |
35% |
|
| Total dis-approve |
48% |
82% |
8% |
73% |
61% |
|
49% |
36% |
47% |
58% |
58% |
54% |
52% |
|
| Strongly approve |
10% |
2% |
26% |
– |
2% |
13% |
14% |
11% |
10% |
8% |
13% |
9% |
||
| Approve |
30% |
10% |
61% |
14% |
21% |
27% |
27% |
29% |
25% |
26% |
24% |
26% |
||
| Dis- approve |
22% |
35% |
7% |
26% |
33% |
19% |
13% |
20% |
18% |
22% |
19% |
22% |
||
| Strongly dis-approve |
26% |
47% |
1% |
47% |
28% |
30% |
23% |
27% |
40% |
36% |
35% |
30% |
||
| Don’t know |
11% |
6% |
6% |
13% |
16% |
10% |
23% |
12% |
7% |
7% |
9% |
13% |
48% of respondents disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – down 4% since the last time this question was asked in September – and 40% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (up 5%). This represents a change in net rating from -17 to -8, Tony Abbott’s best rating since April.
87% (up 3%) of Liberal/National voters approve of Tony Abbott’s performance, with 8% (down 1%) disapproving. 82% of Labor voters and 73% of Greens voters disapprove of Tony Abbott’s performance.
By gender men were 44% approve/48% disapprove and women 38% approve/49% disapprove.
Approval of Tony Abbott, Tony abbot
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Tony Abbott as Opp Leader 2 Sep 13 |
Tony Abbott as Prime Minister 24 Sep |
11 Mar |
11 June |
8 July |
12 Aug |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
6% |
84% |
14% |
19% |
|
40% |
41% |
40% |
35% |
34% |
37% |
|
| Total disapprove |
52% |
87% |
9% |
79% |
65% |
|
49% |
36% |
47% |
58% |
58% |
54% |
|
| Strongly approve |
9% |
2% |
25% |
1% |
– |
|
13% |
14% |
11% |
10% |
8% |
13% |
|
| Approve |
26% |
4% |
59% |
13% |
19% |
|
27% |
27% |
29% |
25% |
26% |
24% |
|
| Disapprove |
22% |
29% |
8% |
26% |
32% |
|
19% |
13% |
20% |
18% |
22% |
19% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
30% |
58% |
1% |
53% |
33% |
|
30% |
23% |
27% |
40% |
36% |
35% |
|
| Don’t know |
13% |
7% |
7% |
8% |
16% |
|
10% |
23% |
12% |
7% |
7% |
9% |
52% of respondents disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – down 2% since the last time this question was asked in August – and 35% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (down 2%). This represents no change in net rating at -17.
84% (up 4%) of Liberal/National voters approve of Tony Abbott’s performance, with 9% (down 3%) disapproving. 87% of Labor voters and 79% of Greens voters disapprove of Tony Abbott’s performance.
By gender men were 42% approve/48% disapprove and women 29% approve/56% disapprove.
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Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib /Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Tony Abbott as Opp-osition Leader 2 Sep 13 |
Tony Abbott as Prime Minister 24 Sep |
14 Jan |
11 Feb |
13 May |
8 July |
|
| Total approve |
37% |
7% |
80% |
5% |
22% |
|
40% |
41% |
47% |
41% |
35% |
34% |
|
| Total dis-approve |
54% |
89% |
12% |
86% |
70% |
|
49% |
36% |
43% |
47% |
55% |
58% |
|
| Strongly approve |
13% |
3% |
31% |
– |
* |
13% |
14% |
13% |
12% |
12% |
8% |
||
| Approve |
24% |
4% |
49% |
5% |
22% |
27% |
27% |
34% |
29% |
23% |
26% |
||
| Disapprove |
19% |
28% |
9% |
27% |
21% |
19% |
13% |
18% |
19% |
18% |
22% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
35% |
61% |
3% |
59% |
49% |
30% |
23% |
25% |
28% |
37% |
36% |
||
| Don’t know |
9% |
4% |
8% |
9% |
8% |
10% |
23% |
11% |
12% |
10% |
7% |
54% of respondents disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – down 4% since the last time this question was asked in July – and 37% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (up 3%). This represents an improvement in net rating from -24 to -17.
80% (up 3%) of Liberal/National voters approve of Tony Abbott’s performance, with 12% (down 4%) disapproving. 89% of Labor voters and 86% of Greens voters disapprove of Tony Abbott’s performance.
By gender men were 40% approve/51% disapprove and women 32% approve/57% disapprove.
Approval of Tony Abbott, PM approval, Tony Abbott as Prime Minister
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Tony Abbott as Opp. Leader 2 Sep 13 |
Tony Abbott as PM 24 Sep |
14 Jan 2014 |
11 Mar |
13 May |
11 June |
|
| Total approve |
34% |
6% |
77% |
4% |
26% |
|
40% |
41% |
47% |
40% |
35% |
35% |
|
| Total disapprove |
58% |
89% |
16% |
90% |
69% |
|
49% |
36% |
43% |
47% |
55% |
58% |
|
| Strongly approve |
8% |
2% |
20% |
4% |
2% |
13% |
14% |
13% |
11% |
12% |
10% |
||
| Approve |
26% |
4% |
57% |
– |
24% |
27% |
27% |
34% |
29% |
23% |
25% |
||
| Disapprove |
22% |
25% |
12% |
23% |
35% |
19% |
13% |
18% |
20% |
18% |
18% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
36% |
64% |
4% |
67% |
34% |
30% |
23% |
25% |
27% |
37% |
40% |
||
| Don’t know |
7% |
4% |
7% |
5% |
5% |
10% |
23% |
11% |
12% |
10% |
7% |
58% of respondents disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – no change since the last time this question was asked in June – and 34% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (down 1%).
77% (down 5%) of Liberal/National voters approve of Tony Abbott’s performance, with 16% (up 4%) disapproving. 89% of Labor voters and 90% of Greens voters disapprove of Tony Abbott’s performance.
By gender men were 36% approve/59% disapprove and women 32% approve/58% disapprove.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?
|
Total |
Vote ALP |
Vote |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
Tony Abbott as Opp. Leader |
Tony Abbott as PM |
10 Dec |
14 Jan 2014 |
11 Mar |
8 April |
13 May |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
10% |
82% |
5% |
18% |
40% |
41% |
45% |
47% |
40% |
41% |
35% |
| Total disapprove |
58% |
88% |
12% |
94% |
78% |
49% |
36% |
46% |
43% |
47% |
47% |
55% |
| Strongly approve |
10% |
4% |
24% |
– |
1% |
13% |
14% |
12% |
13% |
11% |
13% |
12% |
| Approve |
25% |
6% |
58% |
5% |
17% |
27% |
27% |
33% |
34% |
29% |
28% |
23% |
| Disapprove |
18% |
17% |
10% |
17% |
41% |
19% |
13% |
20% |
18% |
20% |
17% |
18% |
| Strongly disapprove |
40% |
71% |
2% |
77% |
37% |
30% |
23% |
26% |
25% |
27% |
30% |
37% |
| Don’t know |
7% |
3% |
6% |
1% |
4% |
10% |
23% |
9% |
11% |
12% |
12% |
10% |
58% of Australian’s disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister, an increase of 3% since the last time this question was asked in May – 35% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (no change).
82% (up 2%) of Lib/Nat voters approve of Tony Abbott’s performance, with just 12% disapproving. 88% of Labor voters and 94% of Greens voters disapprove of Tony Abbott’s performance.
By gender men were 38% approve/56% disapprove and women 33% approve/60% disapprove.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?
|
Total |
Vote ALP |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
Tony Abbott as Opp Leader 2 Sep 13 |
Tony Abbott as 24 Sep |
22 Oct |
12 Nov |
14 Jan 14 |
11 Mar |
8 April |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
7% |
80% |
2% |
19% |
40% |
41% |
46% |
45% |
47% |
40% |
41% |
| Total disapprove |
55% |
88% |
12% |
94% |
76% |
49% |
36% |
35% |
40% |
43% |
47% |
47% |
| Strongly approve |
12% |
3% |
29% |
2% |
– |
13% |
14% |
16% |
14% |
13% |
11% |
13% |
| Approve |
23% |
4% |
51% |
– |
19% |
27% |
27% |
30% |
31% |
34% |
29% |
28% |
| Disapprove |
18% |
19% |
10% |
25% |
32% |
19% |
13% |
15% |
19% |
18% |
20% |
17% |
| Strongly disapprove |
37% |
69% |
2% |
69% |
44% |
30% |
23% |
20% |
21% |
25% |
27% |
30% |
| Don’t know |
10% |
5% |
9% |
5% |
5% |
10% |
23% |
19% |
16% |
11% |
12% |
12% |
55% of Australian’s disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister, a jump of +8% since the last time this question was asked in April 2014.
35% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing, a drop of -6%.
80% of Lib/Nat voters approve of Tony Abbott’s performance, with just 12% disapproving. 88% of Labor voters and 94% of Greens voters disapprove of Tony Abbott’s performance.
Males (39%) were slightly more likely than females (32%) to approve of Tony Abbott, however, the disapproval ratings were similar (54% for males, 57% for females) with females being more likely to select ‘don’t know’ (11% compared to 8% of males).
Those aged 55+ were the most likely to approve of Tony Abbott (49%). Those aged under 30 were the least likely (25%), with those aged 30-55 not significantly different from the average (32%).