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  • Sep, 2015

    Approval of Bill Shorten

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader? 

      Total   Vote Lab Vote Lib/
    Nat
    Vote Grns Vote Other   Nov 2013 June 2014 Dec 2014 Mar 2015 Jun 2015 Jul 2015 Aug 2015
    Total approve 29% 58% 15% 25% 8% 31% 38% 35% 34% 32% 27% 29%
    Total disapprove 50% 21% 72% 50% 71% 27% 40% 39% 39% 45% 52% 52%
    Strongly approve 5% 10% 3% 5% 5% 7% 7% 5% 6% 5% 4%
    Approve 24% 48% 12% 20% 8% 26% 31% 28% 29% 26% 22% 25%
    Disapprove 27% 17% 27% 37% 49% 17% 22% 23% 21% 27% 28% 31%
    Strongly disapprove 23% 4% 45% 13% 22% 10% 18% 16% 18% 18% 24% 21%
    Don’t know 21% 21% 12% 26% 21% 43% 22% 26% 27% 22% 21% 19%

    29% (no change) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 50% (down 2%) disapprove – a change in his net rating from -23 to -21.

    58% (up 2%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 21% (down 5%) disapprove.

    30% of men and 28% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 57% of men and 43% of women disapprove.

    Out of the three largest states, VIC gave Bill Shorten the lowest approval rating (25% approve and 50% disapprove). There were no significant differences between the two other largest states with 49% disapproving in NSW (29% approve) and 48% disapproving in QLD (28% approve).

  • Aug, 2015

    Approval of Bill Shorten

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?

      Total   Vote Lab Vote Lib/
    Nat
    Vote Grn Vote Other   Nov 2013 June 2014 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 May 2015 Jun 2015 Jul 2015
    Total approve 29% 56% 17% 20% 17% 31% 38% 34% 33% 32% 32% 27%
    Total disapprove 52% 26% 73% 60% 76% 27% 40% 39% 42% 41% 45% 52%
    Strongly approve 4% 10% 2% 2% 4% 5% 7% 5% 6% 4% 6% 5%
    Approve 25% 46% 15% 18% 13% 26% 31% 29% 27% 28% 26% 22%
    Disapprove 31% 23% 34% 46% 41% 17% 22% 21% 25% 23% 27% 28%
    Strongly disapprove 21% 3% 39% 14% 35% 10% 18% 18% 17% 18% 18% 24%
    Don’t know 19% 18% 11% 19% 8% 43% 22% 27% 25% 27% 22% 21%

    29% (up 2%) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 52% (no change) disapprove – a change in his net rating from -25 to -23.

    56% (up 6%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 26% (down 3%) disapprove.

    32% of men and 27% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 55% of men and 49% of women disapprove.

  • Jul, 2015

    Approval of Bill Shorten

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?

      Total   Vote Lab Vote Lib/
    Nat
    Vote
    GRN
    Vote Other   Nov 13 Mar 14 June 14 Dec 14 Mar 15 Apr 15 May 15 Jun 15
    Total approve 27% 50% 16% 20% 19% 31% 32% 38% 35% 34% 33% 32% 32%
    Total disapprove 52% 29% 70% 62% 68% 27% 39% 40% 39% 39% 42% 41% 45%
    Strongly approve 5% 12% 1% 2% 1% 5% 4% 7% 7% 5% 6% 4% 6%
    Approve 22% 38% 15% 18% 18% 26% 28% 31% 28% 29% 27% 28% 26%
    Disapprove 28% 22% 28% 48% 30% 17% 24% 22% 23% 21% 25% 23% 27%
    Strongly disapprove 24% 7% 42% 14% 38% 10% 15% 18% 16% 18% 17% 18% 18%
    Don’t know 21% 21% 14% 19% 13% 43% 29% 22% 26% 27% 25% 27% 22%

    27% (down 5%) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 52% (up 7%) disapprove – a change in his net rating from -13 to -25, his lowest since becoming leader.

    50% (down 8%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 29% (up 6%) disapprove.

    28% of men and 26% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 57% of men and 47% of women disapprove.

  • May, 2015

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    Approval of Bill Shorten

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?

      Total   Vote Lab Vote Lib/
    Nat
    Vote Grn Vote Oth.   June 2014 Sep 2014 Dec 2014 Jan 2015 Feb 2015 Mar 2015 Apr 2015
    Total approve 32% 56% 18% 29% 17% 38% 35% 35% 39% 33% 34% 33%
    Total disapprove 41% 21% 63% 43% 47% 40% 36% 39% 33% 38% 39% 42%
    Strongly approve 4% 8% 1% 5% 7% 5% 7% 7% 8% 5% 6%
    Approve 28% 48% 17% 24% 17% 31% 30% 28% 32% 25% 29% 27%
    Disapprove 23% 18% 27% 35% 20% 22% 22% 23% 19% 21% 21% 25%
    Strongly disapprove 18% 3% 36% 8% 27% 18% 14% 16% 14% 17% 18% 17%
    Don’t know 27% 23% 18% 27% 36% 22% 29% 26% 28% 29% 27% 25%

    32% (down 1% since April) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 41% (down 1%) disapprove – for no change in his net rating of -9.

    56% (down 5%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 21% (up 3%) disapprove.

    32% of men and 33% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 49% of men and 34% of women disapprove.

  • May, 2015

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    Better Prime Minister

    Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten? 

      Total   Vote Lab Vote Lib/
    Nat
    Vote Grn Vote Other   Oct 2013 June 2014 Dec 2104 Jan 2015 Feb 2015 Mar 2015 Apr 2015
    Tony Abbott 35% 4% 78% 11% 32% 41% 36% 31% 35% 31% 33% 32%
    Bill Shorten 32% 70% 4% 43% 15% 22% 40% 36% 37% 39% 37% 35%
    Don’t know 33% 26% 18% 46% 53% 37% 24% 33% 28% 30% 30% 33%

    35% (up 3% since April) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 32% (down 3%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.

    This is the first month Tony Abbott has been preferred over Bill Shorten since November last year.

    41% of men prefer Tony Abbott and 31% prefer Bill Shorten – and women prefer Bill Shorten 34% to 29%.

  • Mar, 2015

    Approval of Bill Shorten

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader? 

     

    Total

     

    Vote ALP

    Vote Lib/
    Nat

    Vote Green

    Vote Other

     

    Nov 2013

    Mar 2014

    June 2014

    Sep 2014

    Dec 2014

    Jan 2015

    Feb 2015

    Total
    approve

    34%

    61%

    20%

    26%

    22%

    31%

    32%

    38%

    35%

    35%

    39%

    33%

    Total dis-approve

    39%

    18%

    65%

    35%

    50%

    27%

    39%

    40%

    36%

    39%

    33%

    38%

    Strongly approve

    5%

    14%

    *

    1%

    1%

    5%

    4%

    7%

    5%

    7%

    7%

    8%

    Approve

    29%

    47%

    20%

    25%

    21%

    26%

    28%

    31%

    30%

    28%

    32%

    25%

    Dis-approve

    21%

    14%

    29%

    25%

    27%

    17%

    24%

    22%

    22%

    23%

    19%

    21%

    Strongly dis-approve

    18%

    4%

    36%

    10%

    23%

    10%

    15%

    18%

    14%

    16%

    14%

    17%

    Don’t know

    27%

    22%

    15%

    38%

    28%

    43%

    29%

    22%

    29%

    26%

    28%

    29%

    34% (up 1% since February) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 39% (up 1%) disapprove – for a net rating of -5 (no change).

    61% (down 3%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 18% (up 6%) disapprove.

    36% of men and 31% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 44% of men and 35% of women disapprove.

  • Feb, 2015

    Approval of Bill Shorten

    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

     

    Nov 2013

    Mar 2014

    June 2014

    Sep 2014

    Dec 2014

    Jan 2015

    Total approve

    33%

    64%

    15%

    36%

    15%

    31%

    32%

    38%

    35%

    35%

    39%

    Total disapprove

    38%

    12%

    66%

    24%

    58%

    27%

    39%

    40%

    36%

    39%

    33%

    Strongly approve

    8%

    19%

    1%

    4%

    3%

    5%

    4%

    7%

    5%

    7%

    7%

    Approve

    25%

    45%

    14%

    32%

    12%

    26%

    28%

    31%

    30%

    28%

    32%

    Disapprove

    21%

    10%

    30%

    19%

    36%

    17%

    24%

    22%

    22%

    23%

    19%

    Strongly disapprove

    17%

    2%

    36%

    5%

    22%

    10%

    15%

    18%

    14%

    16%

    14%

    Don’t know

    29%

    24%

    19%

    41%

    27%

    43%

    29%

    22%

    29%

    26%

    28%

    33% (down 6% since January) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 38% (up 5%) disapprove – for a net rating of -5 (down 11%).

    64% (down 4%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 12% (no change) disapprove.

    38% of men and 29% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 43% of men and 34% of women disapprove.

  • Jan, 2015

    Approval of Bill Shorten

    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

     

    Nov 13

    Mar 14

    June 14

    Sep 14

    Oct 14

    Nov 14

    Dec 14

    Total
    approve

    39%

    68%

    23%

    47%

    22%

    31%

    32%

    38%

    35%

    35%

    37%

    35%

    Total disapprove

    33%

    12%

    53%

    27%

    50%

    27%

    39%

    40%

    36%

    36%

    38%

    39%

    Strongly approve

    7%

    16%

    2%

    5%

    3%

    5%

    4%

    7%

    5%

    5%

    6%

    7%

    Approve

    32%

    52%

    21%

    42%

    19%

    26%

    28%

    31%

    30%

    30%

    31%

    28%

    Disapprove

    19%

    9%

    25%

    21%

    35%

    17%

    24%

    22%

    22%

    24%

    25%

    23%

    Strongly disapprove

    14%

    3%

    28%

    6%

    15%

    10%

    15%

    18%

    14%

    12%

    13%

    16%

    Don’t
    know

    28%

    20%

    24%

    26%

    27%

    43%

    29%

    22%

    29%

    29%

    25%

    26%

    39% (up 4% since December) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 33% (down 6%) disapprove – for a net rating of +6 (up 10%). This is Bill Shorten’s first positive net rating since January last year.

    68% (up 4%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 12% (down 3%) disapprove.

    41% of men and 36% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 34% of men and 33% of women disapprove.

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