Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Prime Minister?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | Apr 2018 | Mar 2018 | Dec 2017 | Sep 2017 | |||
| Total approve | 40% | 27% | 73% | 20% | 20% | 39% | 41% | 41% | 41% | ||
| Total disapprove | 42% | 60% | 16% | 55% | 65% | 42% | 43% | 44% | 46% | ||
| Strongly approve | 9% | 5% | 17% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | ||
| Approve | 31% | 22% | 56% | 16% | 16% | 31% | 32% | 33% | 34% | ||
| Disapprove | 22% | 32% | 13% | 28% | 21% | 26% | 26% | 27% | 28% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 20% | 28% | 3% | 27% | 44% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 18% | ||
| Don’t know | 19% | 13% | 11% | 24% | 15% | 19% | 16% | 15% | 14% |
73% (up 3%) of Liberal/National voters approved of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing, compared to 27% of ALP voters and 20% of Greens and other voters.40% approved of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Prime Minister (up 1% from last month), and 42% disapproved (no change – a change in net approval rating from -3 to -2.
By gender, men were 45% approve/43% disapprove and women 35% approve/40% disapprove.
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Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Prime Minister?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Apr 2017 | Mar 2017 | Feb 2017 | Jan 2017 | Dec 2016 | June 2016 | Dec 2015 | |||
| Total Approve | 37% | 18% | 75% | 17% | 20% | 35% | 33% | 34% | 37% | 34% | 38% | 56% | ||
| Total Disapprove | 48% | 70% | 17% | 72% | 69% | 47% | 50% | 49% | 48% | 46% | 40% | 23% | ||
| Strongly approve | 5% | 2% | 11% | – | 2% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 13% | ||
| Approve | 32% | 16% | 64% | 17% | 18% | 30% | 28% | 29% | 31% | 29% | 32% | 43% | ||
| Disapprove | 29% | 42% | 15% | 37% | 40% | 29% | 30% | 28% | 30% | 30% | 24% | 16% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 19% | 28% | 2% | 35% | 29% | 18% | 20% | 21% | 18% | 16% | 16% | 7% | ||
| Don’t know | 15% | 12% | 8% | 12% | 10% | 17% | 18% | 16% | 16% | 20% | 21% | 21% |
37% approved of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Prime Minister (up 2% from last month), and 48% disapproved (up 1% from last month).
75% of Liberal/National voters approved of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing, compared to 18% of ALP voters and 17% of Greens voters.
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Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Apr 2017 | Mar 2017 | Feb 2017 | Jan 2017 | Dec 2016 | Jun 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | |||
| Malcolm Turnbull | 39% | 11% | 85% | 12% | 34% | 39% | 38% | 39% | 39% | 39% | 40% | 54% | 54% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 31% | 61% | 4% | 59% | 17% | 28% | 26% | 25% | 28% | 28% | 29% | 15% | 15% | ||
| Don’t know | 30% | 27% | 11% | 30% | 49% | 32% | 36% | 36% | 33% | 33% | 32% | 31% | 31% |
39% thought that Malcolm Turnbull would make a better Prime Minister (unchanged from last month), and 31% thought Bill Shorten would be better (up 3%).
The results were split by party, with 85% of Liberal/National voters saying that Malcolm Turnbull would be a better Prime Minister, and 61% of ALP voters saying the Bill Shorten would.
Greens voters preferred Bill Shorten (59% preferred) to Turnbull (12%).
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Q: Which of the following describe your opinion of the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull?
| Total | May 3 2016 | Difference | |||
| Intelligent | 76% | 77% | -1 | ||
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 63% | 56% | +7 | ||
| Hard-working | 60% | 65% | -5 | ||
| A capable leader | 55% | 59% | -4 | ||
| Arrogant | 51% | 46% | +5 | ||
| Good in a crisis | 48% | 49% | -1 | ||
| Superficial | 48% | 46% | +2 | ||
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 47% | 52% | -5 | ||
| Narrow-minded | 41% | 41% | – | ||
| Visionary | 40% | 41% | -1 | ||
| Trustworthy | 37% | 40% | -3 | ||
| More honest than most politicians | 36% | 39% | -3 | ||
| Erratic | 34% | 34% | – | ||
| Intolerant | 34% | 34% | – | ||
| Aggressive | 31% | 28% | +3 |
Malcolm Turnbull’s key attributes were intelligent (76%), out of touch with ordinary people (63%), hard working (60%) and a capable leader (55%).
Over the last 3 weeks, the main changes have been for out of touch with ordinary people (up 7%), hard-working (down 5%), arrogant (up 5%) and understands the problems facing Australia (down 5%).
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| Malcolm Turnbull | Bill Shorten | Difference | ||
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 63% | 42% | +21 | |
| Intelligent | 76% | 60% | +16 | |
| A capable leader | 55% | 43% | +12 | |
| Visionary | 40% | 28% | +12 | |
| Arrogant | 51% | 40% | +11 | |
| Good in a crisis | 48% | 37% | +11 | |
| More honest than most politicians | 36% | 26% | +10 | |
| Trustworthy | 37% | 31% | +6 | |
| Superficial | 48% | 44% | +4 | |
| Intolerant | 34% | 30% | +4 | |
| Narrow-minded | 41% | 40% | +1 | |
| Aggressive | 31% | 30% | +1 | |
| Hard-working | 60% | 60% | – | |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 47% | 50% | -3 | |
| Erratic | 34% | 37% | -3 |
Compared to Bill Shorten, Malcolm Turnbull is more likely to be considered out of touch with ordinary people (+21), intelligent (+16%), a capable leader (+12%) and visionary (+12%).
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Q: Which leader – Malcolm Turnbull or Bill Shorten – would you trust most to handle the following issues?
| Malcolm Turnbull | Bill Shorten | Don’t know | Difference | ||
| Regulating the banking and finance sector | 33% | 27% | 39% | +6 | |
| Supporting Australia’s manufacturing industries | 30% | 31% | 39% | -1 | |
| Ensuring big companies pay their share of tax | 28% | 34% | 38% | -6 | |
| Protecting the Great Barrier Reef | 21% | 27% | 52% | -6 | |
| Funding hospitals | 27% | 35% | 38% | -8 | |
| Addressing climate change | 21% | 29% | 50% | -8 | |
| Making housing more affordable for first home buyers | 23% | 32% | 44% | -9 | |
| Looking after the needs of pensioners | 21% | 35% | 44% | -14 | |
| Funding public schools | 24% | 40% | 36% | -16 | |
| Maintaining workers’ wages and conditions | 21% | 43% | 35% | -22 |
Bill Shorten is trusted more for maintaining workers’ wages and conditions (+22), funding public schools (+16) and looking after the needs of pensioners (+14).
Approval rating, malcolm turnbull, Prime Minister
Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Prime Minister?
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Total |
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Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
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Oct 2015 |
Nov 2015 |
Dec 2015 |
Jan 2016 |
Feb 2016 |
Mar 2016 |
| Total approve | 39% | 21% | 69% | 31% | 16% | 47% | 56% | 56% | 51% | 51% | 45% | ||
| Total disapprove | 39% | 60% | 19% | 52% | 50% | 17% | 20% | 23% | 25% | 27% | 35% | ||
| Strongly approve | 7% | 4% | 15% | 1% | 1% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 8% | 6% | ||
| Approve | 32% | 17% | 54% | 30% | 15% | 36% | 44% | 43% | 42% | 43% | 39% | ||
| Disapprove | 23% | 35% | 15% | 21% | 27% | 11% | 14% | 16% | 16% | 18% | 24% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 16% | 25% | 4% | 31% | 23% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 11% | ||
| Don’t know | 22% | 19% | 13% | 17% | 34% | 35% | 23% | 21% | 23% | 21% | 21% |
39% (down 6% since last month) of respondents approve of the job Malcolm Turnbull is doing as Prime Minister and 39% (up 4%) disapprove – a net approval rating of zero (down 10).
69% (down 6%) of Liberal/National voters approve of Malcolm Turnbull’s performance with 19% (up 6%) disapproving. 21% (down 3%) of Labor voters and 31% (up 8%) of Greens voters approve of Malcolm Turnbull’s performance.
By gender, men were 41% approve/42% disapprove and women 37% approve/37% disapprove.
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Q: Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten?
Total |
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Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
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Sep 2015 |
Oct 2015 |
Nov 2015 |
Dec 2015 |
Jan 2016 |
Feb 2016 |
Mar 2016 |
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| Malcolm Turnbull | 44% | 17% | 79% | 31% | 37% | 53% | 48% | 55% | 54% | 51% | 52% | 48% | ||
| Bill Shorten | 22% | 52% | 3% | 40% | 10% | 17% | 19% | 14% | 15% | 18% | 15% | 19% | ||
| Don’t know | 34% | 31% | 18% | 29% | 53% | 30% | 33% | 31% | 31% | 31% | 33% | 33% |
44% (down 4%) of respondents think Malcolm Turnbull would make the better Prime Minister and 22% (up 3%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
49% of men prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 22% prefer Bill Shorten.
39% of women prefer Malcolm Turnbull and 23% prefer Bill Shorten.