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Performance of Scott Morrison compared to expectations
Q. Since the federal election in May 2019, how has the performance of Scott Morrison compared to your expectations?
Performance of Scott Morrison | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||
Total | NET: Approve | NET: Disapprove | Don’t know | Labor | Coalition | Greens | NET: Other | |
Has exceeded my expectations | 11% | 22% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 22% | 6% | 8% |
Has met my expectations | 41% | 66% | 12% | 53% | 27% | 60% | 34% | 25% |
Has fallen short of my expectations | 47% | 12% | 86% | 41% | 69% | 18% | 60% | 67% |
Base (n) | 1,035 | 441 | 461 | 133 | 339 | 356 | 106 | 116 |
- 66% of participants who approve of the PM’s performance say he has met their expectations, compared to just 12% of those who disapprove of his performance.
- Again, Coalition voters are most likely to say Scott Morrison has met their expectations (60%) than other voters (28%).
Performance of Anthony Albanese compared to expectations
Q. Since the federal election in May 2019, how has the performance of Anthony Albanese compared to your expectations?
Performance of Anthony Albanese | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||
Total | NET: Approve | NET: Disapprove | Don’t know | Labor | Coalition | Greens | NET: Other | |
Has exceeded my expectations | 8% | 16% | 3% | 2% | 11% | 6% | 10% | 6% |
Has met my expectations | 48% | 67% | 21% | 50% | 55% | 47% | 46% | 30% |
Has fallen short of my expectations | 44% | 18% | 77% | 48% | 34% | 47% | 44% | 64% |
Base (n) | 1,035 | 441 | 461 | 133 | 339 | 356 | 106 | 116 |
- Less than half of participants say that Anthony Albanese has met their expectations since the election, with 77% of those who disapprove of his performance saying he fell short of their expectations.
- Labor voters are most likely to say that he has met their expectations (55%) whereas 64% of other party or independent voters say he has fallen short of their expectations.

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In this week's report:
- Performance of Scott Morrison
- Performance of Anthony Albanese
- Preferred Prime Minister
- Views towards re-electing the federal Coalition government
- Party trust to handle issues
- Importance of Australia’s international reputation
- Scott Morrison’s impact on Australia’s international reputation
- Views towards Australia’s international reputation
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