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  • Oct, 2014

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    Relations with Indonesia

    Q. How would you rate the performance of Tony Abbott and the Coalition Government in handling relations with Indonesia?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

     

    Nov 2013

    May 2014

    Total good

    32%

    8%

    71%

    7%

    17%

    29%

    25%

    Total poor

    39%

    63%

    8%

    70%

    48%

    42%

    43%

    Very good

    12%

    1%

    31%

    *

    3%

    11%

    8%

    Good

    20%

    7%

    40%

    7%

    14%

    18%

    17%

    Neither good nor poor

    22%

    23%

    18%

    14%

    29%

    21%

    19%

    Poor

    18%

    28%

    6%

    26%

    19%

    16%

    19%

    Very poor

    21%

    35%

    2%

    44%

    29%

    26%

    24%

    Don’t know

    8%

    6%

    4%

    9%

    6%

    8%

    13%

    32% of respondents would rate Tony Abbott and the Coalition Government handling of relations with Indonesia as good. 39% would rate them as poor. This represents an improvement since May of 11 points from net -18 to net -7.

  • Oct, 2014

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    Approval of Tony Abbott

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

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/
    Nat

    Vote Green

    Vote Other

     

    Tony Abbott as Opp Leader

    Sep 2013

    Tony Abbott as PM

    Sep 2013

     Mar 14

    June 14

    July
    14

    Aug 14

    Sep 14

    Total
    approve

    40%

    12%

    87%

    14%

    23%

     

    40%

    41%

    40%

    35%

    34%

    37%

    35%

    Total dis-approve

    48%

    82%

    8%

    73%

    61%

     

    49%

    36%

    47%

    58%

    58%

    54%

    52%

    Strongly approve

    10%

    2%

    26%

    2%

    13%

    14%

    11%

    10%

    8%

    13%

    9%

    Approve

    30%

    10%

    61%

    14%

    21%

    27%

    27%

    29%

    25%

    26%

    24%

    26%

    Dis-
    approve

    22%

    35%

    7%

    26%

    33%

    19%

    13%

    20%

    18%

    22%

    19%

    22%

    Strongly dis-approve

    26%

    47%

    1%

    47%

    28%

    30%

    23%

    27%

    40%

    36%

    35%

    30%

    Don’t
    know

    11%

    6%

    6%

    13%

    16%

    10%

    23%

    12%

    7%

    7%

    9%

    13%

    48% of respondents disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – down 4% since the last time this question was asked in September – and 40% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (up 5%). This represents a change in net rating from -17 to -8, Tony Abbott’s best rating since April.

    87% (up 3%) of Liberal/National voters approve of Tony Abbott’s performance, with 8% (down 1%) disapproving. 82% of Labor voters and 73% of Greens voters disapprove of Tony Abbott’s performance.

    By gender men were 44% approve/48% disapprove and women 38% approve/49% disapprove.

  • Sep, 2014

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    Approval of Tony Abbott

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

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/
    Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote Other

     

    Tony Abbott as Opp Leader

    2 Sep 13

    Tony Abbott as Prime Minister

    24 Sep

    11 Mar

    11 June

    8 July

    12 Aug

    Total approve

    35%

    6%

    84%

    14%

    19%

     

    40%

    41%

    40%

    35%

    34%

    37%

    Total disapprove

    52%

    87%

    9%

    79%

    65%

     

    49%

    36%

    47%

    58%

    58%

    54%

    Strongly approve

    9%

    2%

    25%

    1%

    13%

    14%

    11%

    10%

    8%

    13%

    Approve

    26%

    4%

    59%

    13%

    19%

    27%

    27%

    29%

    25%

    26%

    24%

    Disapprove

    22%

    29%

    8%

    26%

    32%

    19%

    13%

    20%

    18%

    22%

    19%

    Strongly disapprove

    30%

    58%

    1%

    53%

    33%

    30%

    23%

    27%

    40%

    36%

    35%

    Don’t know

    13%

    7%

    7%

    8%

    16%

    10%

    23%

    12%

    7%

    7%

    9%

    52% of respondents disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – down 2% since the last time this question was asked in August – and 35% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (down 2%). This represents no change in net rating  at -17.

    84% (up 4%) of Liberal/National voters approve of Tony Abbott’s performance, with 9% (down 3%) disapproving. 87% of Labor voters and 79% of Greens voters disapprove of Tony Abbott’s performance.

    By gender men were 42% approve/48% disapprove and women 29% approve/56% disapprove.

  • Sep, 2014

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    Better Prime Minister

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

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote Other

     

    22 Oct 2013

    11 Mar

    11 June

    8 July

    12 Aug

    Tony Abbott

    35%

    5%

    82%

    9%

    22%

    41%

    39%

    36%

    34%

    37%

    Bill Shorten

    36%

    69%

    5%

    60%

    33%

    22%

    33%

    40%

    37%

    36%

    Don’t know

    30%

    26%

    13%

    32%

    45%

    37%

    28%

    24%

    29%

    27%

    35% (down 2% since August) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 36% (no change) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.

    Men prefer Tony Abbott 39% to 36% and women prefer Bill Shorten 35% to 30%.

  • Jan, 2014

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    Better Prime Minister

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

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other/

    indep-endent

     

    22 Oct

    12 Nov

    10 Dec

    Tony Abbott

    42%

    11%

    84%

    7%

    28%

    41%

    42%

    43%

    Bill Shorten

    31%

    62%

    3%

    56%

    25%

    22%

    27%

    33%

    Don’t know

    27%

    27%

    12%

    37%

    48%

    37%

    31%

    24%

    42%  (down 1%) think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 31% (down 2%) favour Bill Shorten. 27% (up 3%) could not make a choice.

    Tony Abbott is favoured 49%/30% among men and 36%/31% among women.

  • Aug, 2012

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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

    16 Jul

    Total 13 Aug

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Julia Gillard

    53%

    44%

    41%

    36%

    39%

    40%

    37%

    37%

    36%

    78%

    4%

    78%

    Tony Abbott

    26%

    33%

    36%

    40%

    35%

    37%

    37%

    38%

    38%

    8%

    77%

    4%

    Don’t know

    21%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    26%

    23%

    26%

    26%

    26%

    13%

    18%

    18%

    36% (down 1%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 38% (no change) prefer Tony Abbott.

    Men prefer Tony Abbott 42%/33% and women prefer Julia Gillard 39%/35%.

  • Jun, 2012

    , , , ,

    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

    16 Jan 2012

    13 Feb

    12 Mar

    16 Apr

    14 May

    12 Jun

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Julia Gillard

    53%

    44%

    41%

    36%

    39%

    39%

    41%

    40%

    38%

    38%

    37%

    83%

    4%

    66%

    Tony Abbott

    26%

    33%

    36%

    40%

    35%

    36%

    34%

    37%

    36%

    37%

    37%

    3%

    78%

    4%

    Don’t know

    21%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    26%

    25%

    25%

    23%

    25%

    24%

    26%

    14%

    18%

    30%

    37% (down 1%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 37% (no change) prefer Tony Abbott.

    Men prefer Tony Abbott 38%/35% and women prefer Julia Gillard 39%/35%.

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