Attributes of party leaders
Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the leader of the Greens, Christine Milne?
Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the leader of the Palmer United Party, Clive Palmer?
Christine Milne |
Clive Palmer |
|
Intelligent |
56% |
52% |
Hard-working |
57% |
52% |
A capable leader |
44% |
33% |
Understands the problems facing Australia |
41% |
42% |
Visionary |
30% |
35% |
Good in a crisis |
31% |
28% |
Superficial |
38% |
57% |
More honest than most politicians |
36% |
31% |
Trustworthy |
37% |
23% |
Narrow-minded |
48% |
55% |
Arrogant |
38% |
70% |
Out of touch with ordinary people |
51% |
59% |
Intolerant |
36% |
52% |
Aggressive |
38% |
67% |
Erratic |
36% |
64% |
Christine Milne’s key attributes were hard working, intelligent, out of touch with ordinary people and narrow minded.
Clive Palmer’s key attributes were arrogant, aggressive, erratic, out of touch with ordinary people, superficial and narrow minded.
Comparison of Leader Attributes
Julia Gillard |
Tony Abbott |
Difference |
|
Intelligent |
61% |
56% |
+5% |
Hard-working |
65% |
68% |
-3% |
A capable leader |
38% |
41% |
-3% |
Arrogant |
53% |
61% |
-8% |
Out of touch with ordinary people |
65% |
54% |
+11% |
Understands the problems facing Australia |
41% |
49% |
-8% |
Visionary |
25% |
26% |
-1% |
Superficial |
54% |
49% |
+5% |
Good in a crisis |
36% |
36% |
– |
Narrow-minded |
53% |
54% |
-1% |
More honest than most politicians |
26% |
30% |
-4% |
Trustworthy |
25% |
32% |
-7% |
Julia Gillard rates higher than Tony Abbott on out of touch with ordinary people (+11%), intelligent (+5%) and superficial (+5%).
She rates lower than Tony Abbott on arrogant (-8%), understands the problems facing Australia (-8%) and trustworthy (-7%).

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