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  • Oct, 2021

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    Performance of State Premiers

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job <NAME> is doing as State Premier?

    [Only asked in NSW, VIC, QLD, SA and WA]

    TOTAL: Approve 25/10/21 16/11/20 02/11/20 19/10/20
    [Prior to Oct’21] Gladys Berejiklian

    [Oct’21 onwards] Dominic Perrottet

    NSW

    		 47% 75% 68% 67%
    Daniel Andrews

    VIC

    		 52% 65% 61% 54%
    Annastacia Palaszczuk

    QLD

    		 66% 65% 65% 62%
    Steven Marshall

    SA

    		 61% 60% 71% 51%
    Mark McGowan

    WA

    		 82% 87% 78% 84%
    Base (n) 1,781 1,036 1,063 1,082
    • Approval of Dominic Perrottet among those in NSW is at 47%, however as he has just been in the job for a short period of time, there is a large number who are as yet unsure of him (25%). Last October, approval of Gladys Berejiklian was at 67%.
    • Approval of Daniel Andrews among Victorians is at 52%, around the same level as last October (54%) but a drop from the level last November (65%).
    • Approval of Steven Marshall among South Australians remains at 61%, around the same level as last November (60%).
    • Approval of Annastacia Palaszczuk among Queenslanders and Mark McGowan among Western Australians remain at similar levels as last October at 66% and 82% respectively.
     

     

    		 Dominic Perrottet NSW Daniel Andrews

    VIC

    		 Annastacia Palaszczuk

    QLD

    		 Steven Marshall

    SA

    		 Mark McGowan

    WA
    Strongly approve 9% 20% 26% 15% 46%
    Approve 38% 32% 40% 46% 36%
    Disapprove 17% 16% 12% 18% 8%
    Strongly disapprove 11% 24% 15% 8% 5%
    Don’t know 25% 9% 7% 13% 5%
    TOTAL: Approve 47% 52% 66% 61% 82%
    TOTAL: Disapprove 28% 40% 27% 27% 13%
    Base (n) 352 275 217 443 441
    • Nearly half (46%) of Western Australians strongly approve of the job Mark McGowan is doing as State Premier.
    • About a quarter (26%) of Queenslanders strongly approve of the job Annastacia Palaszczuk is doing as State Premier.
    • While 20% of Victorians strongly approve of the job Daniel Andrews is doing as State Premier, about a quarter (24%) strongly disapprove.
    • A quarter (25%) of those in NSW are unsure about the job newly appointed State Premier Dominic Perrottet is doing.
  • Jan, 2020

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    Leadership during bushfires

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of Scott Morrison/Gladys Berejiklian/Daniel Andrews’s handling of the bushfire crisis?

      NET: Approve NET: Disapprove Strongly approve Approve Disapprove Strongly disapprove Don’t know
    Scott Morrison

    (Asked in all states, n=1,081)

    		 32% 57% 8% 24% 21% 36% 11%
    Gladys Berejiklian

    (Asked in NSW only, n=333)

    		 55% 22% 14% 43% 14% 9% 22%
    Daniel Andrews

    (Asked in VIC only, n=275)

    		 58% 20% 14% 44% 13% 7% 22%

     

    NET: APPROVE Total Federal Voting Intention
    Labor Coalition NET: Other
    Scott Morrison

    (Asked in all states,  n=1,081)

    		 32% 11% 64% 23%
    Gladys Berejiklian

    (Asked in NSW only, n=333)

    		 55% 54% 71% 40%
    Daniel Andrews

    (Asked in VIC only, n=333)

    		 58% 67% 63% 37%
    • Around a third (32%) of people approve of Scott Morrison’s handing of the current bushfires crisis, with just 8% strongly approving of his performance. 36% strongly disapprove of his performance.
    • Comparatively, state premiers Berejiklian and Andrews have performed well, with over half of people in each state approving of their handling of the crisis (55% in NSW and 58% in Victoria).
    • The majority of Scott Morrison’s approval is coming from within his own supporter base, with 64% of intended Coalition voters approving of his performance during the crisis. Just 11% of Labor voters and 23% of those voting for another party approve of his performance.
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