25 March 2013, 250313, better policies, good government, Labor party voters, reason for voting Labor, tony abbott
Q. Which of the following is the main reason you would vote for the Labor Party if there was an election today?
| I always vote for the Labor Party |
28% |
| The Labor Party has been a good Government |
11% |
| The Liberal Party would not be a good Government |
4% |
| I don’t want Tony Abbott to be Prime Minister |
35% |
| The Labor Party have better policies than the Liberal Party |
10% |
| I would be personally better off under a Labor Government |
8% |
| Other reason |
2% |
| Don’t know |
2% |
More than one third said the main reason they would be voting Labor was they don’t want Tony Abbott as Prime Minister.
28% said they always vote Labor and 11% said the Labor Party had been a good Government.
11 march 2013, 110313, Better PM, Julia Gillard, tony abbott
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?
|
5 |
14 Mar 11 |
14 Jun |
12 Sept |
12 Dec |
12 Mar 12 |
12 Jun |
10 Sep |
10 Dec |
14 Jan 13 |
11 Feb |
11 Mar |
Vote |
Vote Lib |
Vote Gre |
|
| Julia Gillard |
53% |
44% |
41% |
36% |
39% |
40% |
37% |
40% |
43% |
42% |
39% |
39% |
84% |
6% |
71% |
| Tony Abbott |
26% |
33% |
36% |
40% |
35% |
37% |
37% |
37% |
34% |
33% |
37% |
39% |
2% |
80% |
3% |
| Don’t know |
21% |
23% |
24% |
24% |
26% |
23% |
26% |
24% |
23% |
24% |
24% |
22% |
14% |
13% |
25% |
39% (no change) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 39% (up 2%) prefer Tony Abbott.
Men prefer Tony Abbott 41%/36% and women prefer Julia Gillard 42%/37%.
25 February 2013, 250213, cost of living, economy, environment, Health, Interest rates, political leadership, tony abbott, trust in government, unemployment
Q. If the Labor Party lost the next election, do you think the following would be better or worse under a Liberal/National Government led by Tony Abbott?
|
A lot better |
A little better |
Stay much the same |
A little worse |
A lot worse |
Don’t use |
NET (Better-Worse) |
|
| Political leadership |
16% |
19% |
27% |
10% |
24% |
4% |
+1 |
| Trust in Government |
13% |
19% |
29% |
12% |
22% |
4% |
-2 |
| Unemployment |
7% |
18% |
39% |
13% |
19% |
5% |
-7 |
| The economy overall |
16% |
22% |
31% |
12% |
16% |
4% |
+10 |
| The cost of living |
6% |
19% |
36% |
14% |
21% |
4% |
-10 |
| Interest rates |
5% |
13% |
48% |
14% |
16% |
5% |
-12 |
| Health services |
6% |
19% |
36% |
16% |
20% |
4% |
-11 |
| Job security |
7% |
17% |
36% |
14% |
22% |
4% |
-12 |
| Workers rights and conditions |
5% |
13% |
37% |
15% |
25% |
5% |
-22 |
| Company profits |
13% |
28% |
37% |
6% |
10% |
6% |
+25 |
| The environment |
5% |
13% |
47% |
11% |
21% |
4% |
-14 |
| Job creation |
8% |
20% |
39% |
13% |
16% |
4% |
-1 |
| Public services |
6% |
15% |
42% |
13% |
20% |
4% |
-12 |
| Benefits for people on Government support – such as pensioners and the unemployed |
5% |
13% |
39% |
16% |
23% |
5% |
-21 |
| Your personal financial situation |
6% |
16% |
42% |
15% |
16% |
4% |
-9 |
Under a Liberal Government, respondents though that the economy overall (+10) and company profits (+25) would be better.
However they were more likely to think that workers rights and conditions (-22), benefits for people on Government support (-21), the environment (-14), interest rates (-12), job security (-12), public services, health services (-11) and the cost of living (-10) would all be worse. 22% think their own financial situation will be better, 31% think it will be worse and 42% much the same.
25 February 2013, 250213, Liberal Party, ready to govern, tony abbott
Q. Do you think the Liberal Party led by Tony Abbott has shown it has the policies and leadership to be ready to govern?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Liberals are ready to govern |
36% |
6% |
72% |
4% |
| Liberals are not ready to govern |
45% |
82% |
12% |
79% |
| Don’t know |
19% |
13% |
16% |
17% |
36% think that the Liberal Party has the policies and leadership to be ready to govern and 45% think they do not. 72% of Liberal/National voters think they are ready to govern.
41% of men and 32% of women think they are ready to govern.
11 February 2013, 110213, Better PM, Julia Gillard, tony abbott
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott?
|
5 |
14 |
14 June |
12 Sept |
12 Dec |
12 Mar 12 |
12 |
10 Sept |
10 Dec |
14 |
11 |
Vote |
Vote Lib |
Vote Greens |
|
| Julia Gillard |
53% |
44% |
41% |
36% |
39% |
40% |
37% |
40% |
43% |
42% |
39% |
82% |
5% |
69% |
| Tony Abbott |
26% |
33% |
36% |
40% |
35% |
37% |
37% |
37% |
34% |
33% |
37% |
6% |
75% |
6% |
| Don’t know |
21% |
23% |
24% |
24% |
26% |
23% |
26% |
24% |
23% |
24% |
24% |
12% |
20% |
25% |
39% (down 3%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 37% (up 4%) prefer Tony Abbott.
Men prefer Tony Abbott 41%/38% and women prefer Julia Gillard 39%/33%.
05 February 2013, 050213, Coalition, Liberal Party, surplus, tony abbott
Q. Do you think that if Tony Abbott and Coalition win the next election, they will deliver a budget surplus in their first year of Government?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Probably will deliver a surplus |
19% |
10% |
31% |
14% |
| Probably won’t deliver a surplus |
60% |
74% |
52% |
66% |
| Don’t know |
20% |
16% |
18% |
20% |
60% think that if Tony Abbott and Coalition win the next election, they probably won’t deliver a budget surplus in their first year of Government and 19% think they probably will.
A majority of all demographic and voter groups (including Liberal/National voters) think the Coalition will probably not deliver a surplus in their first year if elected.
14 January 2013, 140113, Better PM, Julia Gillard, preferred PM, tony abbott
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 |
10 Sept |
10 Dec |
14 Jan 2013 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Julia Gillard |
53% |
44% |
41% |
36% |
39% |
40% |
37% |
40% |
43% |
42% |
89% |
5% |
84% |
| Tony Abbott |
26% |
33% |
36% |
40% |
35% |
37% |
37% |
37% |
34% |
33% |
1% |
73% |
3% |
| Don’t know |
21% |
23% |
24% |
24% |
26% |
23% |
26% |
24% |
23% |
24% |
10% |
22% |
14% |
42% (down 1%) believe Julia Gillard would make the better Prime Minister and 33% (down 1%) prefer Tony Abbott.
Men prefer Julia Gillard 39%/38% and women prefer Julia Gillard 46%/29%.
14 January 2013, 140113, aggressive, arrogant, attributes, intelligent, intolerant, superficial, tony abbott, trustworthy
Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott?
|
5 Jul 10 |
4 Oct 10 |
7 Feb 11 |
27 Jun 11 |
2 Apr 12 |
17 Sept 12 |
14 Jan 13 |
Change |
|
| Intelligent |
70% |
71% |
64% |
61% |
56% |
62% |
64% |
+2% |
| Hard-working |
76% |
78% |
72% |
75% |
68% |
67% |
70% |
+3% |
| A capable leader |
47% |
52% |
48% |
45% |
41% |
37% |
43% |
+6% |
| Arrogant |
59% |
60% |
58% |
60% |
61% |
63% |
61% |
-2% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
57% |
53% |
54% |
57% |
54% |
57% |
54% |
-3% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
50% |
53% |
50% |
48% |
49% |
43% |
47% |
+4% |
| Visionary |
32% |
31% |
27% |
27% |
26% |
29% |
28% |
-1% |
| Superficial |
|
|
45% |
49% |
49% |
51% |
48% |
-3% |
| Good in a crisis |
40% |
42% |
41% |
40% |
36% |
35% |
39% |
+4% |
| Narrow-minded |
56% |
53% |
51% |
54% |
54% |
59% |
56% |
-3% |
| More honest than most politicians |
33% |
32% |
31% |
32% |
30% |
27% |
29% |
+2% |
| Trustworthy |
33% |
35% |
34% |
32% |
32% |
30% |
33% |
+3% |
| Intolerant |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
53% |
49% |
-4% |
| Aggressive |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
59% |
55% |
-4% |
| Erratic |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
51% |
51% |
– |
Abbott’s key attributes were hard-working (70%), intelligent (64%), arrogant (61%), narrow-minded (56%), aggressive (55%) and out of touch with ordinary people (54%).
Since September last year, Tony Abbott has improved his ratings a little on most positive attributes – the biggest shift being for a capable leader (+6%).