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  • Sep, 2020

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    Preferred Prime Minister

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese?

      Sep’20 Aug’20 Jul’20 Jun’20 May’20 Apr’20 Mar’20 Feb’20 Jan’20 Nov’19 Oct’19 Sep’19
    Scott Morrison 49% 52% 50% 53% 50% 46% 40% 36% 36% 44% 43% 46%
    Anthony Albanese 26% 22% 27% 23% 25% 27% 35% 36% 39% 28% 28% 25%
    Don’t know 25% 26% 23% 24% 25% 27% 25% 28% 25% 29% 29% 29%
    Base (n) 1,076 1,010 1,054 1,059 1,093 1,069 1,096 1,056 1,081 1,075 1,088 1,093

     

        Federal Voting Intention
    Total Labor Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    Scott Morrison 49% 29% 85% 27% 40%
    Anthony Albanese 26% 46% 9% 39% 29%
    Don’t know 25% 25% 6% 34% 31%
    Base (n) 1,076 321 390 108 138
    • Half of participants believe that Scott Morrison would make a better PM than Anthony Albanese (49%), while a quarter would prefer the opposition leader. A further quarter (26%) of participants don’t know who would make the better PM.
    • Morrison is strongly favoured by Coalition voters, with 85% believing Morrison makes the better PM, compared to Albanese (9%).
    • Less than half of Labor voters believe Albanese would make the better PM (46%). 25% of Labor voters said they didn’t know who would make the better leader.
  • Aug, 2020

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    Preferred Prime Minister

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese?

    Aug’20 Jul’20 Jun’20 May’20 Apr’20 Mar’20 Feb’20 Jan’20 Nov’19 Oct’19 Sep’19 Aug’19
    Scott Morrison 52% 50% 53% 50% 46% 40% 36% 36% 44% 43% 46% 44%
    Anthony Albanese 22% 27% 23% 25% 27% 35% 36% 39% 28% 28% 25% 28%
    Don’t know 26% 23% 24% 25% 27% 25% 28% 25% 29% 29% 29% 28%
    Base (n) 1,010 1,054 1,059 1,093 1,069 1,096 1,056 1,081 1,075 1,088 1,093 1,096

     

        Federal Voting Intention
    Total Labor Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    Scott Morrison 52% 29% 84% 32% 59%
    Anthony Albanese 22% 45% 7% 37% 9%
    Don’t know 26% 26% 9% 30% 31%
    Base (n) 1,010 311 413 78 94

     

    • Half of participants believe that Scott Morrison would make a better PM than Anthony Albanese (52% to 22%). Still a quarter (26%) of participants don’t know who would make the better PM.
    • Morrison is strongly favoured by Coalition voters, with 84% believing Morrison makes the better PM, compared to Albanese (7%).
    • Less than half of Labor voters believe Albanese would make the better PM (45%) compared to Morrison (29%). 26% said they didn’t know who would make the better leader.
  • May, 2020

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    Preferred Prime Minister

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese?

      May’20 Apr’20 Mar’20 Feb’20 Jan’20 Nov’19 Oct’19 Sep’19 Aug’19 Jul’19 Jun’19
    Scott Morrison 50% 46% 40% 36% 36% 44% 43% 46% 44% 44% 43%
    Anthony Albanese 25% 27% 35% 36% 39% 28% 28% 25% 28% 26% 25%
    Don’t know 25% 27% 25% 28% 25% 29% 29% 29% 28% 31% 32%
    Base (n) 1,093 1,069 1,096 1,056 1,081 1,075 1,088 1,093 1,096 1,091 1,099

     

        Federal Voting Intention
    Total Labor Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    Scott Morrison 50% 25% 84% 23% 53%
    Anthony Albanese 25% 48% 7% 42% 20%
    Don’t know 25% 27% 8% 35% 27%
    Base (n) 1,093 325 435 108 114
    • 50% of participants believe that Scott Morrison would make a better PM than Anthony Albanese (25%). Around a quarter (25%) of participants don’t know who would make the better PM.
    • Just under half of Labor voters believe Albanese would make the better PM (48%) compared to Morrison (25%). 27% said they didn’t know who would make the better leader.
  • Mar, 2020

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    Preferred Prime Minister

    Q Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese?

    Mar’20 Feb’20 Jan’20 Nov’19 Oct’19 Sep’19 Aug’19 Jul’19 Jun’19
    Scott Morrison 40% 36% 36% 44% 43% 46% 44% 44% 43%
    Anthony Albanese 35% 36% 39% 28% 28% 25% 28% 26% 25%
    Don’t know 25% 28% 25% 29% 29% 29% 28% 31% 32%
    Base (n) 1,096 1,056 1,081 1,075 1,088 1,093 1,096 1,091 1,099
        Federal Voting Intention
    Total Labor Coalition Greens NET: Other
    Scott Morrison 40% 13% 78% 15% 38%
    Anthony Albanese 35% 66% 11% 58% 23%
    Don’t know 25% 21% 12% 27% 39%
    Base (n) 1,096 347 359 92 171
    • 40% of participants believe that Scott Morrison would make a better PM than Anthony Albanese (35%).
    • Three-quarters (78%) of Coalition voters prefer Morrison whereas 66% of Labor voters prefer Albanese.
    • A quarter (25%) of participants don’t know who would make the better PM.
  • Feb, 2020

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    Preferred Prime Minister

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese?

    Feb’20 Jan’20 Nov’19 Oct’19 Sep’19 Aug’19 Jul’19 Jun’19
    Scott Morrison 36% 36% 44% 43% 46% 44% 44% 43%
    Anthony Albanese 36% 39% 28% 28% 25% 28% 26% 25%
    Don’t know 28% 25% 29% 29% 29% 28% 31% 32%
    Base (n) 1,056 1,081 1,075 1,088 1,093 1,096 1,091 1,099

     

     

        Federal Voting Intention
    Total Labor Coalition Greens NET: Other
    Scott Morrison 36% 14% 77% 5% 31%
    Anthony Albanese 36% 64% 12% 58% 24%
    Don’t know 28% 23% 11% 37% 45%
    Base (n) 1,056 354 320 113 155
    • Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese are considered equally capable of being Prime Minister (both 36%).
    • 28% are unsure who would make the better PM.
  • Jul, 2013

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    Better Prime Minister

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott?

     

    Rudd/
    Abbott 21 Jun 10

    Gillard/ Abbott
    5
    Jul 10

    Gillard/ Abbott
    11
    Jun 13

     

    Rudd/ Abbott
    15
    Jul 13
    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens
    Julia Gillard/Kevin Rudd

    47%

    53%

    39%

    50%

    94%

    10%

    84%
    Tony Abbott

    30%

    26%

    40%

    35%

    2%

    72%

    6%
    Don’t know

    23%

    21%

    21%

    15%

    3%

    18%

    10%

    50% believe Kevin Rudd would make the better Prime Minister and 35% prefer Tony Abbott.

    Men prefer Kevin Rudd 51%/36% and women prefer Kevin Rudd 49%/33%.

  • Apr, 2013

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    Better Prime Minister

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?

     

    5
    Jul
    10

    14 June

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 12

    12 Jun

    10 Sept

    10 Dec

    14
    Jan
    13

    11 Feb

    11 Mar

    15
    Apr

    Vote ALP

    Vote Lib

    Vote Greens
    Julia Gillard

    53%

    41%

    39%

    40%

    37%

    40%

    43%

    42%

    39%

    39%

    37%

    81%

    6%

    62%
    Tony Abbott

    26%

    36%

    35%

    37%

    37%

    37%

    34%

    33%

    37%

    39%

    39%

    6%

    78%

    6%
    Don’t know

    21%

    24%

    26%

    23%

    26%

    24%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    22%

    24%

    13%

    16%

    32%

    37% (down 2%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 39% (no change) prefer Tony Abbott. This is the first time since August 2012 that Tony Abbott has been preferred over Julia Gillard.

    Men prefer Tony Abbott 42%/36% and women prefer Julia Gillard 38%/36%.

  • Jan, 2013

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    Better Prime Minister

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?

     

    5 Jul 2010

    14 Mar 2011

    14 June

    12 Sept

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 2012

    12 Jun

    10 Sept

    10 Dec

    14 Jan 2013

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens
    Julia Gillard

    53%

    44%

    41%

    36%

    39%

    40%

    37%

    40%

    43%

    42%

    89%

    5%

    84%
    Tony Abbott

    26%

    33%

    36%

    40%

    35%

    37%

    37%

    37%

    34%

    33%

    1%

    73%

    3%
    Don’t know

    21%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    26%

    23%

    26%

    24%

    23%

    24%

    10%

    22%

    14%

    42% (down 1%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 33% (down 1%) prefer Tony Abbott.

    Men prefer Julia Gillard 39%/38% and women prefer Julia Gillard 46%/29%.

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