Better Prime Minister
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?
| 5 Jul 10 | 19 Jul 10 | 26 Jul 10 | 2 Aug 10 | 9 Aug 10 | 16 Aug 10 | 20 Sep 10 | 18 Oct 10 | 22 Nov 10 | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Kevin Rudd v Tony Abbott
21 Jun 10 |
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| Julia Gillard | 53% | 50% | 51% | 48% | 45% | 46% | 47% | 49% | 45% | 94% | 6% | 76% | 47% | |
| Tony Abbott | 26% | 27% | 26% | 30% | 33% | 35% | 35% | 33% | 34% | 1% | 78% | 3% | 30% | |
| Don’t know | 21% | 23% | 23% | 22% | 21% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 21% | 5% | 17% | 21% | 23% |
45% (down 4%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 34% (up 1%) prefer Tony Abbott – a closing of the gap from 16% to 11% since last month’s figures.
Men favour Julia Gillard over Tony Abbott 41%/40% and women 49%/28%.
Attributes to describe the Prime Minister – Gender difference
Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard?
| Total | Male | Female | |
| Intelligent | 81% | 79% | 84% |
| Hard-working | 82% | 80% | 83% |
| A capable leader | 59% | 57% | 61% |
| Demanding | 58% | 62% | 54% |
| Arrogant | 39% | 38% | 39% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 44% | 47% | 41% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 55% | 53% | 56% |
| Visionary | 38% | 38% | 38% |
| Good in a crisis | 46% | 46% | 46% |
| Narrow-minded | 35% | 38% | 31% |
| Down to earth | 62% | 60% | 65% |
| Too inflexible | 36% | 40% | 33% |
| Complacent | 31% | 34% | 28% |
| More honest than most politicians | 37% | 39% | 35% |
| Trustworthy | 42% | 45% | 39% |
Approval of Julia Gillard
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?
| Kevin Rudd | Julia Gillard | |||||||
| 29 Mar | 31 May | 5 Jul | 19 Jul | 26 Jul | 2 Aug | 9 Aug | 16 Aug | |
| Total approve | 53% | 41% | 48% | 52% | 49% | 46% | 45% | 46% |
| Total disapprove | 36% | 47% | 27% | 30% | 33% | 38% | 40% | 40% |
| Strongly approve | 12% | 7% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 13% | 13% |
| Approve | 41% | 34% | 34% | 41% | 37% | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Disapprove | 22% | 25% | 13% | 17% | 19% | 23% | 24% | 24% |
| Strongly disapprove | 14% | 22% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Don’t know | 12% | 12% | 26% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 13% |
46% approve Julia Gillard’s performance as Prime Minister and 40% disapprove. Since this question was asked last week, approval has increased by 1% and disapproval is unchanged. 91% of Labor voters approve and only 3% disapprove. Among Liberal/National voters, 13% approve and 79% disapprove.
By gender – men 44% approve/46% disapprove and women 48% approve/34% disapprove. Comments »
Better Prime Minister
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?
| 5 Jul 10 | 19 Jul 10 | 26 Jul 10 | 2 Aug 10 | 9 Aug 10 | 16 Ag 10 | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Kevin Rudd v Tony Abbott
21 Jun 10 |
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| Julia Gillard | 53% | 50% | 51% | 48% | 45% | 46% | 92% | 8% | 71% | 47% | |
| Tony Abbott | 26% | 27% | 26% | 30% | 33% | 35% | 3% | 77% | 3% | 30% | |
| Don’t know | 21% | 23% | 23% | 22% | 21% | 19% | 5% | 15% | 26% | 23% |
46% think Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 35% prefer Tony Abbott – a similar margin to last week.
Julia Gillard is preferred 92% to 3% by Labor voters – and Tony Abbott is preferred 77% to 8% by Liberal/National voters. Greens voters prefer Julia Gillard 71% to 3%.
Men prefer Julia Gillard 45%/39% and women 48%/31%. Comments »
Approval of Julia Gillard
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?
| Kevin Rudd | Julia Gillard | ||||||
| 29 Mar | 31 May | 5 Jul | 19 Jul | 26 Jul | 2 Aug | 9 Aug | |
| Total approve | 53% | 41% | 48% | 52% | 49% | 46% | 45% |
| Total disapprove | 36% | 47% | 27% | 30% | 33% | 38% | 40% |
| Strongly approve | 12% | 7% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 13% |
| Approve | 41% | 34% | 34% | 41% | 37% | 36% | 32% |
| Disapprove | 22% | 25% | 13% | 17% | 19% | 23% | 24% |
| Strongly disapprove | 14% | 22% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Don’t know | 12% | 12% | 26% | 18% | 17% | 15% | 15% |
45% approve Julia Gillard’s performance as Prime Minister and 40% disapprove. Since this question was asked last week, approval has decreased by 1% and disapproval increased by 2%. 87% of Labor voters approve and only 5% disapprove. Among Liberal/National voters, 14% approve and 77% disapprove.
By gender – men 42% approve/45% disapprove and women 47% approve/34% disapprove. Comments »
Better Prime Minister
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?
| 5 Jul 10 | 19 Jul 10 | 26 Jul 10 | 2 Aug 10 | 9 Aug 10 | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Kevin Rudd v Tony Abbott
21 Jun 10 |
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| Julia Gillard | 53% | 50% | 51% | 48% | 45% | 90% | 6% | 70% | 47% | |
| Tony Abbott | 26% | 27% | 26% | 30% | 33% | 3% | 78% | 4% | 30% | |
| Don’t know | 21% | 23% | 23% | 22% | 21% | 8% | 15% | 25% | 23% |
45% think Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 33% prefer Tony Abbott – a narrowing of the gap between the two (from 18% to 12%) since polled last week.
Julia Gillard is preferred 90% to 3% by Labor voters – and Tony Abbott is preferred 78% to 6% by Liberal/National voters. Greens voters prefer Julia Gillard 70% to 4%.
Men prefer Julia Gillard 41%/39% and women 49%/28%. Comments »
Approval of Julia Gillard
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Julia Gillard is doing as Prime Minister?
| Kevin Rudd | Julia Gillard | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 09 | 29 Jun 09 | 28 Sept 09 | 14 Dec 09 | 29 Mar 10 | 31 May 10 | 5 Jul 10 | 19 Jul 10 | 26 Jul 10 | 2 Aug 10 | |
| Total approve | 71% | 62% | 66% | 57% | 53% | 41% | 48% | 52% | 49% | 46% |
| Total disapprove | 21% | 29% | 23% | 32% | 36% | 47% | 27% | 30% | 33% | 38% |
| Strongly approve | 21% | 14% | 15% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 10% |
| Approve | 50% | 48% | 51% | 47% | 41% | 34% | 34% | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| Disapprove | 14% | 18% | 17% | 20% | 22% | 25% | 13% | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| Strongly disapprove | 7% | 9% | 6% | 12% | 14% | 22% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 15% |
| Don’t know | 9% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 26% | 18% | 17% | 15% |
46% approve Julia Gillard’s performance as Prime Minister and 38% disapprove. Since this question was asked last week, approval has decreased by 3% and disapproval increased by 5%. 87% of Labor voters approve and only 5% disapprove. Among Liberal/National voters, 11% approve and 77% disapprove.
By gender – men 44% approve/44% disapprove and women 48% approve/33% disapprove. Comments »
Better Prime Minister
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?
| 5 Jul 10 | 19 Jul 10 | 26 Jul 10 | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Kevin Rudd v Tony Abbott
21 Jun 10 |
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| Julia Gillard | 53% | 50% | 51% | 94% | 9% | 74% | 47% | |
| Tony Abbott | 26% | 27% | 26% | 2% | 69% | 6% | 30% | |
| Don’t know | 21% | 23% | 23% | 5% | 22% | 20% | 23% |
51% think Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 26% prefer Tony Abbott – a slight widening of the gap between the two (from 23% to 25%) since polled last week.
Julia Gillard is preferred 94% to 2% by Labor voters – and Tony Abbott is preferred 69% to 9% by Liberal/National voters. Greens voters prefer Julia Gillard 74% to 6%.
Men prefer Julia Gillard 50%/29% and women 51%/23%. Comments »
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