Essential Report
Performance of Scott Morrison
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?
| Aug’21 | Jul’21 | Jun’21 | May’21 | Apr’21 | End Mar’21 | Mid Mar’21 | Feb’21 | Jan’21 | Dec’20 | Nov’20 | Oct’20 | Sep’20 | |
| TOTAL: Approve | 50% | 51% | 57% | 58% | 54% | 57% | 62% | 65% | 61% | 62% | 66% | 63% | 64% |
| TOTAL: Disapprove | 40% | 40% | 36% | 32% | 37% | 35% | 29% | 28% | 30% | 28% | 25% | 27% | 28% |
| Don’t know | 10% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 8% |
| Base (n) | 1,098 | 1,099 | 1,104 | 1,092 | 1,368 | 1,100 | 1,124 | 1,109 | 1,084 | 1,071 | 1,010 | 1,082 | 1,076 |
| TOTAL: Approve | Aug’21 | Jul’21 | Jun’21 | May’21 | Apr’21 |
| NSW | 50% | 53% | 59% | 64% | 55% |
| VIC | 45% | 49% | 52% | 51% | 51% |
| QLD | 54% | 49% | 60% | 60% | 57% |
| SA | 53% | 50% | 56% | 52% | 50% |
| WA | 53% | 50% | 50% | 63% | 56% |
- The Prime Minister’s approval rating is now at 50% – this is the lowest approval rating in the last 12 months.
- Disapproval remains the same as last month at 40%. This continues to be the highest disapproval rating in the last 12 months.
- The PM’s approval rating has decreased in NSW (50%, from 53% last month) and VIC (45% this month, from 49% last month).
Performance of Scott Morrison
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?
| Jan’21 | Dec’20 | Nov’20 | Oct’20 | Sep’20 | Aug’20 | Jul’20 | Jun’20 | May’20 | Apr’20 | Mar’20 | Feb’20 | |
| TOTAL: Approve | 61% | 62% | 66% | 63% | 64% | 66% | 63% | 65% | 64% | 59% | 41% | 39% |
| TOTAL: Disapprove | 30% | 28% | 25% | 27% | 28% | 23% | 27% | 26% | 27% | 31% | 49% | 52% |
| Don’t know | 9% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% |
| Base (n) | 1,084 | 1,071 | 1,010 | 1,082 | 1,076 | 1,010 | 1,054 | 1,059 | 1,093 | 1,069 | 1,096 | 1,056 |
| Total | Federal Voting Intention | ||||
| Labor | Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| Strongly approve | 20% | 8% | 42% | 4% | 9% |
| Approve | 40% | 39% | 48% | 31% | 30% |
| Disapprove | 18% | 30% | 6% | 22% | 22% |
| Strongly disapprove | 13% | 18% | 2% | 35% | 20% |
| Don’t know | 9% | 5% | 2% | 8% | 19% |
| TOTAL: Approve | 61% | 47% | 90% | 35% | 39% |
| TOTAL: Disapprove | 30% | 48% | 8% | 57% | 42% |
| Base (n) | 1,084 | 334 | 431 | 118 | 106 |
- The Prime Minister’s approval rating is at 61%, unchanged since last month.
- Approval of the Prime Minister is at 90% among Coalition supporters and 47% among Labor voters, both also unchanged since last month (90% and 48%).
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