Approval of Government Ministers
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job the following people are doing as Government Ministers?
|
Total approve |
Total dis-approve |
Net score |
Strongly approve |
Approve |
Dis-approve |
Strongly dis-approve |
Don’t know |
|
| Malcolm Turnbull – Communications |
44% |
31% |
+13 |
8% |
36% |
18% |
13% |
25% |
| Julie Bishop – Foreign Affairs |
41% |
38% |
+3 |
12% |
29% |
18% |
20% |
22% |
| George Brandis – Attorney General |
33% |
31% |
+2 |
7% |
26% |
15% |
16% |
36% |
| Scott Morrison – Immigration and Border Protection |
38% |
39% |
-1 |
14% |
24% |
17% |
22% |
24% |
| Greg Hunt – Environment |
28% |
39% |
-11 |
5% |
23% |
18% |
21% |
34% |
| Joe Hockey – Treasurer |
36% |
48% |
-12 |
10% |
26% |
21% |
27% |
15% |
| Christopher Pyne – Education |
29% |
47% |
-18 |
7% |
22% |
20% |
27% |
24% |
Malcolm Turnbull (+13) received the highest rating while Christopher Pyne (-18), Joe Hockey (-12) and Greg Hunt (-11) receive substantial negative ratings. Respondents were divided over the performance of Julie Bishop (+3), George Brandis (+2) and Scott Morrison (-1).
Liberal voters were most approving of Joe Hockey (78% approve), Julie Bishop (74%), Malcolm Turnbull (72%) and Scott Morrison (70%).
Approval of port expansion in Great Barrier Reef
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the decision to allow expansion of the Abbot Point coal port in the Great Barrier Reef?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
||
| Total approve |
17% |
14% |
20% |
4% |
22% |
|
| Total disapprove |
66% |
72% |
59% |
85% |
64% |
|
| Strongly approve |
4% |
3% |
5% |
– |
4% |
|
| Approve |
13% |
11% |
15% |
4% |
18% |
|
| Disapprove |
25% |
23% |
31% |
14% |
20% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
41% |
49% |
28% |
71% |
44% |
|
| Don’t know |
18% |
14% |
21% |
11% |
14% |
17% approve of the decision to allow expansion of the Abbot Point coal port in the Great Barrier Reef and 66% disapprove.
74% of women disapproved compared to 57% of men.
In Queensland, 24% approve and 57% disapprove.
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