Bill Shorten, Christine Milne, Joe Hockey, Julie Bishop, Tony abbot
Q. How would you rate the performance of the following people over the last 12 months?
|
Total good |
Total poor |
Net rating |
|
Very good |
Good |
Neither good nor poor |
Poor |
Very poor |
Don’t know |
|
| Tony Abbott – Prime Minister |
27% |
49% |
-22 |
8% |
19% |
17% |
16% |
33% |
7% |
|
| Bill Shorten – Opposition leader |
26% |
31% |
-5 |
7% |
19% |
30% |
17% |
14% |
13% |
|
| Joe Hockey – Treasurer |
22% |
46% |
-24 |
5% |
17% |
23% |
16% |
30% |
10% |
|
| Clive Palmer – leader of PUP |
9% |
59% |
-50 |
2% |
7% |
22% |
21% |
38% |
11% |
|
| Christine Milne – leader of the Greens |
16% |
39% |
-23 |
4% |
12% |
27% |
14% |
25% |
19% |
|
| Julie Bishop – Foreign Minister |
47% |
19% |
+28 |
23% |
24% |
22% |
9% |
10% |
12% |
The Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop was the only politician measured with a positive rating – 47% rated her performance as good and 19% poor. Bill Shorten was the best of the others with a net rating of -5. Clive Palmer’s performance was rated very poorly (-50) while Tony Abbott, Joe Hockey and Christine Milne received similar net ratings.
Tony Abbott received a net rating of +50 from Liberal/National voters, Bill Shorten scored +42 with Labor voters and Christine Milne scored +36 with Greens voters.
Among Liberal/National voters Julie Bishop’s net rating was +61 and Joe Hockey’s +35.
Bill Shorten, leader attributes
Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten?
|
29 Oct 13 |
27 May 14 |
|
Total 2 Dec |
Change |
|
| Intelligent |
69% |
66% |
66% |
– |
|
| Hard working |
65% |
66% |
64% |
-2 |
|
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
50% |
53% |
53% |
– |
|
| A capable leader |
49% |
51% |
46% |
-5 |
|
| Superficial |
37% |
42% |
41% |
-1 |
|
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
42% |
39% |
40% |
+1 |
|
| Good in a crisis |
40% |
40% |
38% |
-2 |
|
| Narrow-minded |
31% |
35% |
36% |
+1 |
|
| Arrogant |
35% |
36% |
35% |
-1 |
|
| Trustworthy |
34% |
36% |
34% |
-2 |
|
| Visionary |
33% |
30% |
30% |
– |
|
| Erratic |
30% |
32% |
30% |
-2 |
|
| More honest than most politicians |
27% |
32% |
29% |
-3 |
|
| Aggressive |
31% |
32% |
29% |
-3 |
|
| Intolerant |
30% |
29% |
27% |
-2 |
Bill Shorten’s key attributes were intelligent (66%), hard working (64%), understands the problems facing Australia (53%) and a capable leader (46%).
Since May, the largest shift has been for a capable leader (-5).
Better Prime Minister, Bill Shorten, Tony abbot
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Oct 13 |
Mar 14 |
June 14 |
July 14 |
Aug 14 |
Sep 14 |
Oct 14 |
|
| Tony Abbott |
36% |
8% |
82% |
4% |
28% |
41% |
39% |
36% |
34% |
37% |
35% |
38% |
||
| Bill Shorten |
34% |
67% |
3% |
61% |
29% |
22% |
33% |
40% |
37% |
36% |
36% |
32% |
||
| Don’t know |
29% |
25% |
15% |
36% |
43% |
37% |
28% |
24% |
29% |
27% |
30% |
30% |
36% (down 2% since October) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 34% (up 2%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
Men prefer Tony Abbott 40% to 33% and women prefer Bill Shorten 36% to 32%.
approval of bill shorten, Bill Shorten
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Nov 2013 |
Mar 2014 |
June 2014 |
July 2014 |
Aug 2014 |
Sep 2014 |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
61% |
24% |
36% |
17% |
31% |
32% |
38% |
36% |
34% |
35% |
||
| Total disapprove |
36% |
17% |
53% |
36% |
54% |
27% |
39% |
40% |
39% |
40% |
36% |
||
| Strongly approve |
5% |
11% |
2% |
– |
3% |
5% |
4% |
7% |
6% |
7% |
5% |
||
| Approve |
30% |
50% |
22% |
36% |
14% |
26% |
28% |
31% |
30% |
27% |
30% |
||
| Disapprove |
24% |
14% |
29% |
31% |
45% |
17% |
24% |
22% |
22% |
21% |
22% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
12% |
3% |
24% |
5% |
9% |
10% |
15% |
18% |
17% |
19% |
14% |
||
| Don’t know |
29% |
23% |
22% |
28% |
30% |
43% |
29% |
22% |
25% |
25% |
29% |
35% (no change since August) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 36% (no change) disapprove.
61% (no change) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 17% (up 1%) disapprove.
40% of men and 31% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 39% of men and 33% of women disapprove.
Bill Shorten, Opposition leader
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
12 Nov 2013 |
11 Mar |
11 June |
8 July |
12 Aug |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
61% |
22% |
42% |
21% |
31% |
32% |
38% |
36% |
34% |
||
| Total disapprove |
36% |
16% |
58% |
30% |
51% |
27% |
39% |
40% |
39% |
40% |
||
| Strongly approve |
5% |
13% |
1% |
4% |
– |
5% |
4% |
7% |
6% |
7% |
||
| Approve |
30% |
48% |
21% |
38% |
21% |
26% |
28% |
31% |
30% |
27% |
||
| Disapprove |
22% |
14% |
28% |
22% |
32% |
17% |
24% |
22% |
22% |
21% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
14% |
2% |
30% |
8% |
19% |
10% |
15% |
18% |
17% |
19% |
||
| Don’t know |
29% |
23% |
21% |
29% |
27% |
43% |
29% |
22% |
25% |
25% |
35% (up 1% since August) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 36% (down 4%) disapprove. This represents an improvement in net rating from -6 to -1.
61% (down 2%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 16% (up 2%) disapprove.
38% of men and 32% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 41% of men and 32% of women disapprove.
Better Prime Minister, Bill Shorten, Tony abbot
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%.
Approval of opposition leader, Bill Shorten
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
12 Nov 2013 |
14 Jan 2014 |
11 Feb |
11 Mar |
8 Apr |
13 May |
11 Jun |
|
| Total approve |
36% |
64% |
19% |
44% |
21% |
31% |
35% |
30% |
32% |
34% |
35% |
38% |
||
| Total disapprove |
39% |
16% |
64% |
16% |
55% |
27% |
32% |
34% |
39% |
38% |
37% |
40% |
||
| Strongly approve |
6% |
13% |
1% |
4% |
4% |
5% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
6% |
6% |
7% |
||
| Approve |
30% |
51% |
18% |
40% |
17% |
26% |
30% |
26% |
28% |
28% |
29% |
31% |
||
| Disapprove |
22% |
12% |
30% |
14% |
32% |
17% |
20% |
21% |
24% |
22% |
19% |
22% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
17% |
4% |
34% |
2% |
23% |
10% |
12% |
13% |
15% |
16% |
18% |
18% |
||
| Don’t know |
25% |
20% |
16% |
39% |
24% |
43% |
32% |
35% |
29% |
28% |
28% |
22% |
36% (down 2% since June) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 39% (down 1%) disapprove.
64% (down 1%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 16% (no change) disapprove. 39% of Greens voters did not know.
39% of men and 33% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 45% of men and 33% of women disapprove.
Better Prime Minister, Bill Shorten, tony abbott
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 |
10 Dec |
14 Jan 2014 |
11 Feb |
11 Mar |
8 April |
13 May |
|
| Tony Abbott |
36% |
7% |
81% |
6% |
31% |
41% |
43% |
42% |
40% |
39% |
42% |
36% |
|
| Bill Shorten |
40% |
75% |
6% |
72% |
28% |
22% |
33% |
31% |
30% |
33% |
32% |
37% |
|
| Don’t know |
24% |
18% |
14% |
22% |
41% |
37% |
24% |
27% |
31% |
28% |
26% |
28% |
40% (up 3% since May) of respondents think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister and 36% (no change) think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister.
Men prefer Bill Shorten 39% to 37% and women prefer Bill Shorten 42% to 34%.