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Floods – Leadership

24 Jan 2011

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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