Performance of Scott Morrison
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?
| Jan’20 | Dec’19 | Nov’19 | Oct’19 | Sep’19 | Aug’19 | Jul’19 | |
| NET: Approve | 40% | 45% | 45% | 47% | 49% | 48% | 48% |
| NET: Disapprove | 52% | 43% | 41% | 38% | 36% | 37% | 34% |
| Don’t know | 8% | 13% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Base (n) | 1,081 | 1,035 | 1,075 | 1,088 | 1,093 | 1,096 | 1,091 |
| Total | Federal Voting Intention | ||||
| Labor | Coalition | Greens | NET: Other | ||
| Strongly approve | 11% | 4% | 25% | 4% | 5% |
| Approve | 28% | 12% | 54% | 16% | 23% |
| Disapprove | 20% | 26% | 11% | 22% | 25% |
| Strongly disapprove | 32% | 52% | 6% | 51% | 38% |
| Don’t know | 8% | 7% | 4% | 7% | 10% |
| NET: Approve | 40% | 16% | 79% | 20% | 28% |
| NET: Disapprove | 52% | 77% | 17% | 73% | 63% |
| Base (n) | 1,081 | 349 | 372 | 106 | 148 |
- The Prime Minister’s approval rating has decreased from 45% last year to 40% this year.
- 52% disapprove of his performance in January, up from 43%. This has been driven by an increase those who strongly disapprove – up from 22% in December to 32%.
- The PM’s approval rating among Coalition voters remains consistent with 79% approval (on par with 82% approval last month).
- He has lost approval among Labor voters, among whom strongly disapprove has increased from 36% in December to 52%.
Performance of Anthony Albanese
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Anthony Albanese is doing as Opposition Leader?
| Jan’20 | Dec’19 | Nov’19 | Oct’19 | Sep’19 | Aug’19 | Jul’19 | |
| NET: Approve | 43% | 39% | 37% | 40% | 36% | 38% | 39% |
| NET: Disapprove | 30% | 28% | 34% | 29% | 31% | 29% | 24% |
| Don’t know | 27% | 33% | 29% | 31% | 33% | 33% | 37% |
| Base (n) | 1,081 | 1,035 | 1,075 | 1,088 | 1,093 | 1,096 | 1,091 |
| Total | Federal Voting Intention | ||||
| Labor | Coalition | Greens | NET: Other | ||
| Strongly approve | 8% | 16% | 4% | 8% | 2% |
| Approve | 35% | 48% | 31% | 34% | 25% |
| Disapprove | 21% | 11% | 29% | 16% | 27% |
| Strongly disapprove | 10% | 2% | 17% | 4% | 15% |
| Don’t know | 27% | 22% | 19% | 39% | 30% |
| NET: Approve | 43% | 64% | 35% | 41% | 27% |
| NET: Disapprove | 30% | 13% | 46% | 20% | 43% |
| Base (n) | 1,081 | 349 | 372 | 106 | 148 |
- Approval for Albanese has remained steady heading into 2020, moving from 39% to 43% between December and January.
- His approval from within his voter base (64% among Labor voters) is not as strong as Scott Morrison (79% among Coalition voters).
- Those who don’t know about Albanese’s performance is now 27%, the lowest since he became the Labor leader.
Performance of Scott Morrison
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?
| Dec’19 | Nov’19 | Oct’19 | Sep’19 | Aug’19 | Jul’19 | Jun’19 | |
| NET: Approve | 45% | 45% | 47% | 49% | 48% | 48% | 48% |
| NET: Disapprove | 43% | 41% | 38% | 36% | 37% | 34% | 36% |
| Don’t know | 13% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Base (n) | 1,035 | 1,075 | 1,088 | 1,093 | 1,096 | 1,091 | 1,099 |
| Total | Federal Voting Intention | ||||
| Labor | Coalition | Greens | NET: Other | ||
| Strongly approve | 12% | 3% | 27% | 3% | 9% |
| Approve | 32% | 18% | 55% | 24% | 19% |
| Disapprove | 21% | 32% | 13% | 19% | 25% |
| Strongly disapprove | 22% | 36% | 1% | 46% | 35% |
| Don’t know | 13% | 11% | 5% | 7% | 12% |
| NET: Approve | 45% | 21% | 82% | 27% | 28% |
| NET: Disapprove | 43% | 68% | 13% | 66% | 60% |
| Base (n) | 1
,035 |
339 | 356 | 106 | 116 |
- The Prime Minister’s approval rating is now 45% and on par with Nov’19.
- While the PM’s approval has remained steady, disapproval scores have been increasing from 34% in July to 43% in December.
- The vast majority of Coalition voters approve of Morrison’s performance as PM, with 82% approval (on par with 83% approval last month).
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
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Anthony Albanese is doing as Opposition Leader?
| Dec’19 | Nov’19 | Oct’19 | Sep’19 | Aug’19 | Jul’19 | Jun’19 | |
| NET: Approve | 39% | 37% | 40% | 36% | 38% | 39% | 35% |
| NET: Disapprove | 28% | 34% | 29% | 31% | 29% | 24% | 25% |
| Don’t know | 33% | 29% | 31% | 33% | 33% | 37% | 39% |
| Base (n) | 1,035 | 1,075 | 1,088 | 1,093 | 1,096 | 1,091 | 1,099 |
| Total | Federal Voting Intention | ||||
| Labor | Coalition | Greens | NET: Other | ||
| Strongly approve | 8% | 14% | 7% | 8% | 3% |
| Approve | 31% | 44% | 31% | 29% | 14% |
| Disapprove | 18% | 10% | 25% | 20% | 28% |
| Strongly disapprove | 10% | 4% | 15% | 7% | 20% |
| Don’t know | 33% | 28% | 22% | 35% | 35% |
| NET: Approve | 39% | 58% | 38% | 37% | 17% |
| NET: Disapprove | 28% | 14% | 40% | 28% | 48% |
| Base (n) | 1,035 | 339 | 356 | 106 | 116 |
- Anthony Albanese has 39% approval as Opposition Leader, but one third (33%) still don’t know how to rate his performance.
Importance of Winning Gold Medals
Q. How important is it that Australia wins gold medals at the 2012 Olympics being held in London?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
A lot/some interest |
A little/no interest |
|
| Very important |
12% |
12% |
15% |
7% |
18% |
4% |
| Quite important |
32% |
34% |
35% |
22% |
41% |
20% |
| Not so important |
36% |
37% |
35% |
33% |
34% |
41% |
| Not at all important |
17% |
16% |
12% |
37% |
6% |
32% |
| Don’t know |
3% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
4% |
44% think it is very/quite important that Australia wins gold medals at the 2012 Olympics and 53% think it is not so or not at all important.
Of those with a lot/some interest in the Olympics, 59% think it is very/quite important and 40% not so/not at all important.
65% of those aged 55+ think it is not so/not at all important while 53% of those aged 18-34 think it is very/quite important.
Satisfaction with Performance of Australian Olympic Team
Q. How satisfied are you with the performance of the Australian Olympic team?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
A lot/some interest |
A little/no interest |
Very/quite important |
Not so/not at all important |
|
| Total satisfied |
41% |
46% |
40% |
39% |
53% |
26% |
43% |
41% |
| Total dissatisfied |
20% |
15% |
23% |
17% |
22% |
16% |
32% |
9% |
| Very satisfied |
11% |
12% |
8% |
11% |
14% |
7% |
10% |
12% |
| Satisfied |
30% |
34% |
32% |
28% |
39% |
19% |
33% |
29% |
| Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied |
33% |
34% |
33% |
30% |
25% |
44% |
23% |
41% |
| Dissatisfied |
14% |
10% |
17% |
15% |
15% |
12% |
23% |
6% |
| Very dissatisfied |
6% |
5% |
6% |
2% |
7% |
4% |
9% |
3% |
| Don’t know |
6% |
4% |
3% |
13% |
1% |
12% |
2% |
8% |
41% say they are satisfied with the performance of the Australian Olympic team and 20% are dissatisfied.
Of those who take a lot/some interest in the Olympics, 53% are satisfied and 22% dissatisfied.
Of those who think winning gold medals is very/quite important, 43% are satisfied and 32% dissatisfied with the performance of the Australian team.
Performance of Groups/Organisations
Q. And from what you have seen and heard, how would you rate each of the following in terms of how they have responded to the floods?
| Total good | Total poor | Very good | Good | Average | Poor | Very poor | Don’t know | |
| The Federal Labor Government | 48% | 15% | 15% | 33% | 26% | 7% | 8% | 11% |
| The Federal Coalition Opposition | 29% | 19% | 6% | 23% | 37% | 12% | 7% | 15% |
| The Queensland State Government | 78% | 3% | 48% | 30% | 10% | 1% | 2% | 9% |
| The Queensland State Government (Qld only) | 79% | 3% | 51% | 28% | 11% | 1% | 2% | 7% |
| The Victorian State Government | 48% | 4% | 14% | 34% | 22% | 3% | 1% | 26% |
| The Victorian State Government (Vic only) | 53% | 8% | 13% | 40% | 23% | 6% | 2% | 16% |
| The NSW State Government | 33% | 12% | 8% | 25% | 27% | 8% | 4% | 27% |
| The NSW State Government (NSW only) | 26% | 22% | 5% | 21% | 33% | 13% | 9% | 20% |
| The Australian military | 78% | 2% | 49% | 29% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 10% |
| State emergency services | 88% | 2% | 71% | 17% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 7% |
| The media | 61% | 9% | 26% | 35% | 23% | 5% | 4% | 7% |
| The banks | 22% | 26% | 6% | 16% | 30% | 17% | 9% | 23% |
| The insurance industry | 10% | 53% | 2% | 8% | 22% | 25% | 28% | 14% |
| Australian businesses overall | 48% | 8% | 13% | 35% | 30% | 6% | 2% | 14% |
| The Australian people overall | 85% | 2% | 56% | 29% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 6% |
Groups with highest ratings for their response to the floods were state emergency services (88% good), the Australian people overall (85%), the Queensland State Government (78%) and the Australian military (78%).
The Federal Government’s response was rated 48% good/15% poor/26% average while the Federal Opposition was rated 29% good/19% poor/37% average.
The only groups with overall negative ratings were the insurance industry (53% poor/10% good) and the banks (26% poor/22% good).
Essential Report
Two Party Preferred: 14 May 2019
In this week's report:
Essential Tags
Recent Comments
