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  • Jul, 2014

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    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%).

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  • Feb, 2014

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    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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