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

• Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese are considered equally capable of being Prime Minister (both 36%).
• 28% are unsure who would make the better PM.

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?

• 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%.

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

• For the first time since becoming leader of the Labor party, more people consider Anthony Albanese more capable of being PM than Scott Morrison. 39% think Albanese would be the better PM, compared to 36% for Morrison.
• A 6pt drop from November for Morrison has coincided with an 11pt increase for Albanese.
• A quarter (25%) don’t know who would make the better PM between the two.

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of Scott Morrison/Gladys Berejiklian/Daniel Andrews’s handling of the bushfire crisis?

• Around a third (32%) of people approve of Scott Morrison’s handing of the current bushfires crisis, with just 8% strongly approving of his performance. 36% strongly disapprove of his performance.
• Comparatively, state premiers Berejiklian and Andrews have performed well, with over half of people in each state approving of their handling of the crisis (55% in NSW and 58% in Victoria).
• The majority of Scott Morrison’s approval is coming from within his own supporter base, with 64% of intended Coalition voters approving of his performance during the crisis. Just 11% of Labor voters and 23% of those voting for another party approve of his performance.

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?

• 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).

Q. Since the federal election in May 2019, how has the performance of Scott Morrison compared to your expectations?

• 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%).

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Scott Morrison is doing as Prime Minister?

• There is a slight drop in the approval rating of the Prime Minister this month, with the 45% of participants approving of the job, down from 47% last month and 49% in September.
• The vast majority of Coalition voters approve of Morrison’s performance as PM, with 83% approval (on par with 84% approval last month), compared to just 11% of Coalition voters who disapprove.
• The main drivers of the decline in the PMs approval rating are men (approval now at 47%, down from 53% in October), Queensland residents (40%, down from 47% last month) and residents aged 18-34 (41%, down from 50% last month).

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

• More than two-fifths of participants think that Scott Morrison makes the better PM (44%), which is on par with previous months from mid-2019 (between 43% and 46% since June).
• 29% don’t know who would make the better PM between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese.