Q. How would you rate the performance of the Turnbull Coalition Government in their handling of the following issues?
| Total good | Total poor | Very good | Good | Average | Poor | Very poor | Don’t know | ||
| Protecting Australia from terrorism | 46% | 16% | 13% | 33% | 32% | 7% | 9% | 5% | |
| Managing the economy | 30% | 27% | 7% | 23% | 38% | 13% | 14% | 5% | |
| Treatment of asylum seekers | 30% | 32% | 11% | 19% | 33% | 13% | 19% | 6% | |
| Reducing the budget deficit | 24% | 34% | 5% | 19% | 36% | 18% | 16% | 6% | |
| Funding health services and hospitals | 22% | 40% | 4% | 18% | 33% | 22% | 18% | 5% | |
| Funding schools | 21% | 34% | 4% | 17% | 37% | 20% | 14% | 7% | |
| Funding universities | 20% | 40% | 5% | 15% | 32% | 21% | 19% | 8% | |
| Protecting the natural environment | 19% | 39% | 5% | 14% | 36% | 21% | 18% | 7% | |
| Addressing climate change | 19% | 40% | 6% | 13% | 35% | 19% | 21% | 7% | |
| A fair tax system | 19% | 38% | 4% | 15% | 36% | 19% | 19% | 6% | |
| Implementing the NBN | 18% | 46% | 3% | 15% | 31% | 22% | 24% | 5% | |
| Ensuring reliable and affordable energy | 17% | 51% | 4% | 13% | 27% | 22% | 29% | 5% |
Overall, respondents think the Government is doing a poor job of handling key issues. On all items but two, respondents were more likely to think the Government’s handling of issues was poor.
The only positive issues were protecting Australia from terrorism (46% good/16% poor) and managing the economy (30% good/27% poor).
They believed the Government was doing a particularly poor job of ensuring reliable and affordable energy (17% good/51% poor) and implementing the NBN (18% good/46% poor).
Only 19% think the Government is doing a good job of handling a fair tax system (38% poor).