Performance of Anthony Albanese
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Anthony Albanese is doing as Opposition Leader?
| May’20 | Apr’20 | Mar’20 | Feb’20 | Jan’20 | Dec’19 | Nov’19 | Oct’19 | Sep’19 | Aug’19 | Jul’19 | |
| TOTAL: Approve | 42% | 44% | 41% | 41% | 43% | 39% | 37% | 40% | 36% | 38% | 39% |
| TOTAL: Disapprove | 27% | 29% | 33% | 31% | 30% | 28% | 34% | 29% | 31% | 29% | 24% |
| Don’t know | 31% | 27% | 26% | 28% | 27% | 33% | 29% | 31% | 33% | 33% | 37% |
| Base (n) | 1,093 | 1,069 | 1,096 | 1,056 | 1,081 | 1,035 | 1,075 | 1,088 | 1,093 | 1,096 | 1,091 |
| Total | Federal Voting Intention | ||||
| Labor | Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| Strongly approve | 7% | 12% | 4% | 6% | 4% |
| Approve | 35% | 51% | 30% | 39% | 27% |
| Disapprove | 19% | 13% | 28% | 12% | 21% |
| Strongly disapprove | 8% | 2% | 15% | 5% | 14% |
| Don’t know | 31% | 22% | 22% | 38% | 34% |
| TOTAL: Approve | 42% | 63% | 35% | 45% | 31% |
| TOTAL: Disapprove | 27% | 15% | 43% | 17% | 35% |
| Base (n) | 1,093 | 325 | 435 | 108 | 114 |
- The Opposition Leader’s approval rating has remained consistent this month, at 42% compared to 44% in April.
- Albanese’s approval among Labor voters remains relatively low at 63%, compared to Morrison’s approval among Coalition voters (92%).
Performance of Anthony Albanese
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Anthony Albanese is doing as Opposition Leader?
| Nov’19 | Oct’19 | Sep’19 | Aug’19 | Jul’19 | Jun’19 | |
| NET: Approve | 37% | 40% | 36% | 38% | 39% | 35% |
| NET: Disapprove | 34% | 29% | 31% | 29% | 24% | 25% |
| Don’t know | 29% | 31% | 33% | 33% | 37% | 39% |
| Base (n) | 1,075 | 1,088 | 1,093 | 1,096 | 1,091 | 1,099 |
| Total | Voting Intention | ||||
| Labor | Coalition | Greens | NET: Other | ||
| Strongly approve | 6% | 12% | 3% | 6% | 3% |
| Approve | 31% | 45% | 32% | 25% | 16% |
| Disapprove | 24% | 19% | 28% | 30% | 32% |
| Strongly disapprove | 9% | 2% | 14% | 7% | 18% |
| Don’t know | 29% | 23% | 22% | 32% | 31% |
| NET: Approve | 37% | 57% | 35% | 31% | 19% |
| NET: Disapprove | 34% | 21% | 43% | 37% | 50% |
| Base (n) | 1,075 | 325 | 377 | 107 | 155 |
- Anthony Albanese has 37% approval as Opposition Leader, but just under one third (29%) don’t know how to rate his performance. More respondents are able to provide a rating on Albanese’s performance now, than when he first took over the position in June, when 39% recorded a response of don’t know.
- Approval with Albanese’s performance is driven by Labor party voters (57%), participants with a university education (47%) and males (43%).
Bill Shorten
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Apr 2017 | Mar 2017 | Feb 2017 | Jan 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | |||
| Total Approve | 34% | 62% | 20% | 33% | 21% | 33% | 30% | 30% | 37% | 35% | 27% | 35% | ||
| Total Disapprove | 45% | 18% | 68% | 46% | 64% | 46% | 49% | 47% | 44% | 38% | 47% | 39% | ||
| Strongly approve | 6% | 14% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 7% | ||
| Approve | 28% | 48% | 18% | 27% | 20% | 28% | 26% | 25% | 30% | 29% | 23% | 28% | ||
| Disapprove | 26% | 15% | 33% | 37% | 33% | 26% | 26% | 27% | 25% | 21% | 26% | 23% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 19% | 3% | 35% | 9% | 31% | 20% | 23% | 20% | 19% | 17% | 21% | 16% | ||
| Don’t know | 22% | 20% | 12% | 21% | 15% | 22% | 22% | 22% | 20% | 25% | 25% | 26% |
34% approved of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Prime Minister (up 1% from last month), and 45% disapproved (down 1%).
62% of ALP voters approved of the job Bill Shorten is doing, compared to 33% of Greens voters and 20% of Liberal/National voters.
Approval of Bill Shorten
Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Nov 2013 |
June 2014 |
Dec 2014 |
Jun 2015 |
Dec 2015 |
Jan 2016 |
Feb 2016 |
Mar 2016 |
|
| Total approve | 30% | 60% | 16% | 44% | 14% | 31% | 38% | 35% | 32% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% | ||
| Total disapprove | 44% | 18% | 65% | 39% | 62% | 27% | 40% | 39% | 45% | 47% | 47% | 48% | 47% | ||
| Strongly approve | 5% | 13% | <1% | 6% | 1% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 3% | ||
| Approve | 25% | 47% | 15% | 38% | 13% | 26% | 31% | 28% | 26% | 23% | 23% | 22% | 24% | ||
| Disapprove | 22% | 16% | 25% | 25% | 33% | 17% | 22% | 23% | 27% | 26% | 28% | 26% | 29% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 22% | 2% | 40% | 14% | 29% | 10% | 18% | 16% | 18% | 21% | 19% | 22% | 18% | ||
| Don’t know | 25% | 22% | 20% | 18% | 24% | 43% | 22% | 26% | 22% | 25% | 26% | 25% | 26% |
30% (up 3%) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 44% (down 3%) disapprove – a change in his net rating from -20 to -14.
60% (up 9%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 18% (down 6%) disapprove.
30% of men and 30% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 51% of men and 38% of women disapprove.
Approval of Bill Shorten
Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
| Total | Vote ALP |
Vote Lib/Nat | Vote GRN |
Vote Other | Nov ’13 | June ’14 | Dec ’14 | Mar ’15 | Jun ’15 | Jul ’15 | Aug ’15 | Sep ’15 | |||
| Total approve | 30% | 57% | 20% | 27% | 13% | 31% | 38% | 35% | 34% | 32% | 27% | 29% | 29% | ||
| Total disapprove | 42% | 21% | 66% | 40% | 60% | 27% | 40% | 39% | 39% | 45% | 52% | 52% | 50% | ||
|
Strongly approve |
6% | 12% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 5% | ||
| Approve | 24% | 45% | 17% | 22% | 10% | 26% | 31% | 28% | 29% | 26% | 22% | 25% | 24% | ||
|
Disapprove |
25% | 18% | 33% | 34% | 29% | 17% | 22% | 23% | 21% | 27% | 28% | 31% | 27% | ||
|
Strongly disapprove |
17% | 3% | 33% | 6% | 31% | 10% | 18% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 24% | 21% | 23% | ||
|
Don’t know |
27% | 21% | 14% | 34% | 27% | 43% | 22% | 26% | 27% | 22% | 21% | 19% | 21% |
30% (up 1%) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 42% (down 8%) disapprove – a change in his net rating from -21 to -12. Don’t know has increased from 21% to 27%.
57% (down 1%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 21% (no change) disapprove.
30% of men and 29% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 48% of men and 37% of women disapprove.
Approval of Bill Shorten
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
12 Nov 2013 |
11 Mar |
11 June |
8 July |
12 Aug |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
61% |
22% |
42% |
21% |
31% |
32% |
38% |
36% |
34% |
||
| Total disapprove |
36% |
16% |
58% |
30% |
51% |
27% |
39% |
40% |
39% |
40% |
||
| Strongly approve |
5% |
13% |
1% |
4% |
– |
5% |
4% |
7% |
6% |
7% |
||
| Approve |
30% |
48% |
21% |
38% |
21% |
26% |
28% |
31% |
30% |
27% |
||
| Disapprove |
22% |
14% |
28% |
22% |
32% |
17% |
24% |
22% |
22% |
21% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
14% |
2% |
30% |
8% |
19% |
10% |
15% |
18% |
17% |
19% |
||
| Don’t know |
29% |
23% |
21% |
29% |
27% |
43% |
29% |
22% |
25% |
25% |
35% (up 1% since August) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 36% (down 4%) disapprove. This represents an improvement in net rating from -6 to -1.
61% (down 2%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 16% (up 2%) disapprove.
38% of men and 32% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 41% of men and 32% of women disapprove.
Approval of Bill Shorten
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ Indep-endent |
|
12 Nov 2013 |
14 Jan 2014 |
11 Feb |
11 Mar |
|
| Total approve |
34% |
|
62% |
16% |
36% |
29% |
31% |
35% |
30% |
32% |
|
| Total disapprove |
38% |
|
15% |
61% |
35% |
44% |
27% |
32% |
34% |
39% |
|
| Strongly approve |
6% |
12% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
5% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
||
| Approve |
28% |
50% |
13% |
34% |
27% |
26% |
30% |
26% |
28% |
||
| Disapprove |
22% |
13% |
29% |
27% |
25% |
17% |
20% |
21% |
24% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
16% |
2% |
32% |
8% |
19% |
10% |
12% |
13% |
15% |
||
| Don’t know |
28% |
23% |
23% |
30% |
25% |
43% |
32% |
35% |
29% |
34% (up 2%) approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader and 38% (down 1%) disapprove. 28% could not give an opinion. This represents an improvement in his rating as Opposition Leader over the last four weeks from net -7 to net -4.
By gender – 36% (no change) of men approve and 44% (up 2%) disapprove; 32% (up 3%) of women approve and 32% (down 4%) disapprove.
Approval of Tony Abbott
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
18 Jan |
5 Jul
|
20 Dec |
14 Mar |
14 Jun |
12 Sep |
12 Dec |
12 Mar 12 |
12 Jun |
16 Jul |
13 Aug |
10 Sep |
15 Oct |
|
| Total approve |
37% |
37% |
39% |
38% |
38% |
39% |
32% |
36% |
32% |
35% |
36% |
32% |
37% |
| Total disapprove |
37% |
47% |
39% |
47% |
48% |
50% |
53% |
52% |
54% |
53% |
51% |
55% |
54% |
| Strongly approve |
5% |
8% |
9% |
7% |
6% |
8% |
6% |
7% |
6% |
7% |
8% |
6% |
9% |
| Approve |
32% |
29% |
30% |
31% |
32% |
31% |
26% |
29% |
26% |
28% |
28% |
26% |
28% |
| Disapprove |
20% |
23% |
21% |
24% |
25% |
23% |
25% |
23% |
24% |
23% |
22% |
26% |
23% |
| Strongly disapprove |
17% |
24% |
18% |
23% |
23% |
27% |
28% |
29% |
30% |
30% |
29% |
29% |
31% |
| Don’t know |
26% |
16% |
22% |
16% |
15% |
11% |
14% |
12% |
13% |
12% |
13% |
13% |
9% |
Tony Abbott’s approval rating has also improved over the last month. 37% (up 5%) approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader and 54% (down 1%) disapprove – a change in net rating from -23 to -17 over the last 5 weeks.
74% (up 11%) of Coalition voters approve and 22% (down 2%) disapprove.
By gender – men 39% approve/55% disapprove, women 35% approve/54% disapprove. In net terms this represents an improvement with men from -19 to -16 and with women from -26 to -19.
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