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Performance of Anthony Albanese
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Anthony Albanese is doing as Opposition Leader?
| Nov’20 | Oct’20 | Sep’20 | Aug’20 | Jul’20 | Jun’20 | May’20 | Apr’20 | Mar’20 | Feb’20 | Jan’20 | Dec’19 | |
| TOTAL: Approve | 40% | 44% | 44% | 44% | 44% | 43% | 42% | 44% | 41% | 41% | 43% | 39% |
| TOTAL: Disapprove | 33% | 29% | 29% | 30% | 28% | 30% | 27% | 29% | 33% | 31% | 30% | 28% |
| Don’t know | 27% | 27% | 27% | 25% | 28% | 26% | 31% | 27% | 26% | 28% | 27% | 33% |
| Base (n) | 1,010 | 1,082 | 1,076 | 1,010 | 1,054 | 1,059 | 1,093 | 1,069 | 1,096 | 1,056 | 1,081 | 1,035 |
| Total | Federal Voting Intention | ||||
| Labor | Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| Strongly approve | 8% | 11% | 7% | 8% | 4% |
| Approve | 33% | 48% | 23% | 41% | 27% |
| Disapprove | 22% | 14% | 29% | 15% | 34% |
| Strongly disapprove | 11% | 5% | 20% | 5% | 16% |
| Don’t know | 27% | 23% | 21% | 31% | 20% |
| TOTAL: Approve | 40% | 59% | 30% | 49% | 31% |
| TOTAL: Disapprove | 33% | 19% | 48% | 19% | 50% |
| Base (n) | 1,010 | 323 | 404 | 80 | 122 |
- The Opposition Leader’s approval rating has decreased from 44% in October to 40% this month.
- Albanese’s approval rating has decreased among men (51% to 46%), people in regional areas (44% to 39%) and among Labor voters (65% to 59%).
Performance of Anthony Albanese
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Anthony Albanese is doing as Opposition Leader?
| Sep’20 | Aug’20 | Jul’20 | Jun’20 | May’20 | Apr’20 | Mar’20 | Feb’20 | Jan’20 | Dec’19 | Nov’19 | Oct’19 | |
| TOTAL: Approve | 44% | 44% | 44% | 43% | 42% | 44% | 41% | 41% | 43% | 39% | 37% | 40% |
| TOTAL: Disapprove | 29% | 30% | 28% | 30% | 27% | 29% | 33% | 31% | 30% | 28% | 34% | 29% |
| Don’t know | 27% | 25% | 28% | 26% | 31% | 27% | 26% | 28% | 27% | 33% | 29% | 31% |
| Base (n) | 1,076 | 1,010 | 1,054 | 1,059 | 1,093 | 1,069 | 1,096 | 1,056 | 1,081 | 1,035 | 1,075 | 1,088 |
| Total | Federal Voting Intention | ||||
| Labor | Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| Strongly approve | 11% | 15% | 8% | 8% | 20% |
| Approve | 33% | 47% | 28% | 42% | 24% |
| Disapprove | 20% | 12% | 31% | 18% | 15% |
| Strongly disapprove | 9% | 2% | 15% | 2% | 15% |
| Don’t know | 27% | 25% | 17% | 30% | 27% |
| TOTAL: Approve | 44% | 62% | 36% | 50% | 44% |
| TOTAL: Disapprove | 29% | 14% | 47% | 20% | 30% |
| Base (n) | 1,076 | 321 | 390 | 108 | 138 |
- The Opposition Leader’s approval rating remains consistent for the third consecutive month at 44%.
- Albanese’s approval among Labor voters has fallen from 70% in July to 62% in August. The proportion of Labor voters who strongly approve of his performance has dropped from 22% to 15%. Labor voters are now more likely to say they are unsure of his performance, which has increased from 15% to 25%. Those that disapprove remains consistent from last month (15% in August, 14% in September).
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