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Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?
| 5 Jul 2010 | 16 Aug | 20 Sep | 18 Oct | 22 Nov | 20 Dec | 17 Jan 2011 | 14 Feb 2011 | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Kevin Rudd v Tony Abbott
21 Jun 10 |
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| Julia Gillard | 53% | 46% | 47% | 49% | 45% | 45% | 47% | 48% | 89% | 7% | 81% | 47% | |
| Tony Abbott | 26% | 35% | 35% | 33% | 34% | 34% | 32% | 31% | 4% | 73% | 6% | 30% | |
| Don’t know | 21% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 20% | 8% | 20% | 16% | 23% |
48% believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 31% prefer Tony Abbott – a net increase for Julia Gillard of 2% on last month’s figures (from +15% to +17%).
Men favour Julia Gillard over Tony Abbott 45%/36% and women 52%/26%.
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Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott?
| 5 Jul 10 | 4 Oct 10 | 7 Feb 11 | Change | |
| Intelligent | 70% | 71% | 64% | -7% |
| Hard-working | 76% | 78% | 72% | -6% |
| A capable leader | 47% | 52% | 48% | -4% |
| Arrogant | 59% | 60% | 58% | -2% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 57% | 53% | 54% | +1% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 50% | 53% | 50% | -3% |
| Visionary | 32% | 31% | 27% | -4% |
| Superficial | 45% | * | ||
| Good in a crisis | 40% | 42% | 41% | -1% |
| Narrow-minded | 56% | 53% | 51% | -2% |
| More honest than most politicians | 33% | 32% | 31% | -1% |
| Trustworthy | 33% | 35% | 34% | -1% |
Tony Abbott’s key attributes were hard-working (72%), intelligent (64%) and arrogant (58%).
Major changes since this question was asked in October 2010 were decreases for intelligent (down 7% to 64%) and hard-working (down 6% to 72%).
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| Julia Gillard | Tony Abbott | Difference | |
| Intelligent | 75% | 64% | +11% |
| Hard-working | 76% | 72% | +4% |
| A capable leader | 52% | 48% | +4% |
| Arrogant | 44% | 58% | -14% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people | 50% | 54% | -4% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia | 52% | 50% | +2% |
| Visionary | 30% | 27% | +3% |
| Superficial | 51% | 45% | +6% |
| Good in a crisis | 46% | 41% | +5% |
| Narrow-minded | 43% | 51% | -8% |
| More honest than most politicians | 37% | 31% | +6% |
| Trustworthy | 40% | 34% | +6% |
Julia Gillard leads Tony Abbott on all positive attributes and Tony Abbott leads on all negative attributes except for superficial (Gillard 51%/Abbott 45%).
The main differences between the leaders were for arrogant (Gillard 44%/Abbott 58%), intelligent (75%/64%) and narrow-minded (43%/51%).
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Q. Who do you think has the best approach to funding the damage from the recent floods across Australia?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Julia Gillard and the Labor Party | 36% | 79% | 4% | 55% |
| Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party | 28% | 3% | 60% | 8% |
| Don’t know | 36% | 19% | 36% | 37% |
Q. Who would you trust most to manage the program of rebuilding infrastructure after the recent floods across Australia?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Julia Gillard and the Labor Party | 36% | 78% | 3% | 63% |
| Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party | 35% | 5% | 75% | 6% |
| Don’t know | 29% | 17% | 22% | 31% |
Overall, respondents tend to favour the approach of Julia Gillard in funding the flood damage – 36% prefer the Labor Party approach, 28% the Liberal party and 36% don’t know.
However, in terms of managing the rebuilding of infrastructure, 36% favour Julia Gillard and the Labor Party and 35% favour Tony Abbott and the Liberal party.
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Q. Thinking about the recent floods across Australia, how would you rate each of the following for providing leadership in dealing with the floods?
| Total good | Total poor | Very good | Good | Average | Poor | Very poor | Don’t know | |
| Prime Minister Julia Gillard | 42% | 23% | 15% | 27% | 28% | 10% | 13% | 7% |
| Opposition leader Tony Abbott | 19% | 32% | 4% | 15% | 36% | 19% | 13% | 13% |
| Queensland Premier Anna Bligh | 77% | 6% | 52% | 25% | 11% | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Queensland Premier Anna Bligh (Qld) | 71% | 9% | 48% | 23% | 17% | 2% | 7% | 3% |
| Brisbane Mayor Campbell Newman | 61% | 4% | 28% | 33% | 16% | 2% | 2% | 19% |
| Brisbane Mayor Campbell Newman (Qld) | 75% | 7% | 46% | 29% | 14% | 2% | 5% | 4% |
| Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu | 34% | 8% | 8% | 26% | 26% | 4% | 4% | 32% |
| Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu (Victoria) | 47% | 12% | 10% | 37% | 27% | 6% | 6% | 14% |
| NSW Premier Kristina Keneally | 21% | 23% | 4% | 17% | 28% | 11% | 12% | 29% |
| NSW Premier Kristina Keneally (NSW) | 13% | 40% | 4% | 9% | 30% | 18% | 22% | 18% |
Nationally, 42% think the Prime Minister Julia Gillard provided good leadership and 23% poor – while the Opposition leader Tony Abbott was rated good by 19% and poor by 32%. In Queensland Julia Gillard rated 42% good/26% poor.
Nationally the Queensland Premier Anna Bligh was rated 77% good/6% poor and in Queensland 71% good/9% poor. The Mayor of Brisbane Campbell Newman was rated a little lower nationally (61%/4%) but slightly higher in Queensland (75%/7%).
In Victoria, the Premier Ted Bailieu was rated 47% good/12% poor and in NSW, Premier Kristina Keneally was rated 13% good/40% poor
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Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader?
| 18 Jan | 29 Mar | 5 Jul | 16 Aug | 20 Sep | 18 Oct | 22 Nov | 20 Dec | 17 Jan 2011 | |
| Total approve | 37% | 33% | 37% | 41% | 43% | 39% | 40% | 39% | 42% |
| Total disapprove | 37% | 50% | 47% | 44% | 37% | 45% | 40% | 39% | 37% |
| Strongly approve | 5% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 7% |
| Approve | 32% | 25% | 29% | 32% | 31% | 31% | 34% | 30% | 35% |
| Disapprove | 20% | 28% | 23% | 22% | 21% | 22% | 22% | 21% | 22% |
| Strongly disapprove | 17% | 22% | 24% | 22% | 16% | 23% | 18% | 18% | 15% |
| Don’t know | 26% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 19% | 17% | 19% | 22% | 20% |
42% (up 3%) approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader and 37% (down 2%) disapprove – a net change from last month of +5%
74% of Coalition voters approve and 14% disapprove.
By gender – men 46% approve/40% disapprove, women 39% approve/35% disapprove.
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Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?
| 5 Jul | 16 Aug | 20 Sep | 18 Oct | 22 Nov | 20 Dec | 17 Jan 2011 | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Kevin Rudd v Tony Abbott
21 Jun 10 |
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| Julia Gillard | 53% | 46% | 47% | 49% | 45% | 45% | 47% | 89% | 10% | 78% | 47% | |
| Tony Abbott | 26% | 35% | 35% | 33% | 34% | 34% | 32% | 2% | 70% | 3% | 30% | |
| Don’t know | 21% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 21% | 21% | 21% | 9% | 20% | 19% | 23% |
47% believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 32% prefer Tony Abbott – a net increase for Julia Gillard of 4% on last month’s figures (from +11% to +15%).
Men favour Julia Gillard over Tony Abbott 48%/33% and women 47%/31%.
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Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader?
| 18 Jan | 22 Feb | 29 Mar | 3 May | 31 May | 5 Jul | 2 Aug | 16 Aug | 20 Sep | 18 Oct | 22 Nov | 20 Dec | |
| Total approve | 37% | 45% | 33% | 39% | 35% | 37% | 38% | 41% | 43% | 39% | 40% | 39% |
| Total disapprove | 37% | 36% | 50% | 43% | 50% | 47% | 48% | 44% | 37% | 45% | 40% | 39% |
| Strongly approve | 5% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 9% |
| Approve | 32% | 33% | 25% | 34% | 30% | 29% | 30% | 32% | 31% | 31% | 34% | 30% |
| Disapprove | 20% | 20% | 28% | 24% | 28% | 23% | 27% | 22% | 21% | 22% | 22% | 21% |
| Strongly disapprove | 17% | 16% | 22% | 19% | 22% | 24% | 21% | 22% | 16% | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Don’t know | 26% | 18% | 16% | 18% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 15% | 19% | 17% | 19% | 22% |
39% (down 1%) approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader and 39% (down 1%) disapprove – no net change from last month.
67% of Coalition voters approve and 16% disapprove.
By gender – men 44% approve/39% disapprove, women 34% approve/38% disapprove.