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  • Jun, 2013

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    Approval of Tony Abbott

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

     

    18
    Jan
    10

    5 Jul

    20
    Dec

    14 June  11

    12
    Dec

    12
    Jun
    12

    10 Dec

    14
    Jan
    13

    11
    Feb

    11
    Mar

    15
    Apr

    13
    May


    11 Jun

    Total approve

    37%

    37%

    39%

    38%

    32%

    32%

    33%

    33%

    36%

    37%

    37%

    40%

    40%

    Total disapprove

    37%

    47%

    39%

    48%

    53%

    54%

    56%

    57%

    53%

    51%

    52%

    50%

    49%

    Strongly approve

    5%

    8%

    9%

    6%

    6%

    6%

    8%

    8%

    7%

    7%

    8%

    9%

    10%

    Approve

    32%

    29%

    30%

    32%

    26%

    26%

    25%

    25%

    29%

    30%

    29%

    31%

    30%

    Disapprove

    20%

    23%

    21%

    25%

    25%

    24%

    25%

    27%

    22%

    22%

    24%

    18%

    17%

    Strongly disapprove

    17%

    24%

    18%

    23%

    28%

    30%

    31%

    30%

    31%

    29%

    28%

    32%

    32%

    Don’t know

    26%

    16%

    22%

    15%

    14%

    13%

    12%

    10%

    11%

    12%

    10%

    11%

    11%

    Tony Abbott’s approval ratings also remained much the same as last month. 40% (no change) approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader and 49% (down 1%) disapprove – a change in net rating from -10 to -9 over the last 4 weeks, Tony Abbott’s best rating since July 2011.

    80% (up 3%) of Coalition voters approve and 11% (down 2%) disapprove.

    By gender – men 44% approve/47% disapprove, women 35% approve/52% disapprove. In net terms this represents a shift with men from -7 to -3 and with women from -13 to -17.

  • May, 2013

    , , ,

    Approval of Tony Abbott

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

    18 Jan

    2010

    5 Jul

     

    20 Dec

    14 June  2011

    12 Dec

    12 Jun 2012

    10 Dec

    14 Jan 2013

    11 Feb

    11 Mar

    15 Apr

    13 May

    Total approve

    37%

    37%

    39%

    38%

    32%

    32%

    33%

    33%

    36%

    37%

    37%

    40%

    Total disapprove

    37%

    47%

    39%

    48%

    53%

    54%

    56%

    57%

    53%

    51%

    52%

    50%

    Strongly approve

    5%

    8%

    9%

    6%

    6%

    6%

    8%

    8%

    7%

    7%

    8%

    9%

    Approve

    32%

    29%

    30%

    32%

    26%

    26%

    25%

    25%

    29%

    30%

    29%

    31%

    Disapprove

    20%

    23%

    21%

    25%

    25%

    24%

    25%

    27%

    22%

    22%

    24%

    18%

    Strongly disapprove

    17%

    24%

    18%

    23%

    28%

    30%

    31%

    30%

    31%

    29%

    28%

    32%

    Don’t know

    26%

    16%

    22%

    15%

    14%

    13%

    12%

    10%

    11%

    12%

    10%

    11%

    40% (up 3%) approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader and 50% (down 2%) disapprove – a change in net rating from -15 to -10 over the last 4 weeks, Tony Abbott’s best rating since July 2011.

    77% (up 5%) of Coalition voters approve and 13% (down 8%) disapprove.

    By gender – men 42% approve/49% disapprove, women 37% approve/50% disapprove. In net terms this represents a shift with men from -9 to -7 and with women from -22 to -13.

  • Apr, 2013

    , ,

    Approval of Tony Abbott

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

    18
    Jan
    10

    5
    Jul

     

    20 Dec

    14
    Jun

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 12

    12
    Jun

    10 Sep

    10 Dec

    14
    Jan
    13

    11 Feb

    11 Mar

    15
    Apr

    Total approve

    37%

    37%

    39%

    38%

    32%

    36%

    32%

    32%

    33%

    33%

    36%

    37%

    37%

    Total disapprove

    37%

    47%

    39%

    48%

    53%

    52%

    54%

    55%

    56%

    57%

    53%

    51%

    52%

    Strongly approve

    5%

    8%

    9%

    6%

    6%

    7%

    6%

    6%

    8%

    8%

    7%

    7%

    8%

    Approve

    32%

    29%

    30%

    32%

    26%

    29%

    26%

    26%

    25%

    25%

    29%

    30%

    29%

    Disapprove

    20%

    23%

    21%

    25%

    25%

    23%

    24%

    26%

    25%

    27%

    22%

    22%

    24%

    Strongly disapprove

    17%

    24%

    18%

    23%

    28%

    29%

    30%

    29%

    31%

    30%

    31%

    29%

    28%

    Don’t know

    26%

    16%

    22%

    15%

    14%

    12%

    13%

    13%

    12%

    10%

    11%

    12%

    10%

    37% (no change) approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader and 52% (up 1%) disapprove – a change in net rating from -14 to -15 over the last 5 weeks.

    72% (up 3%) of Coalition voters approve and 21% (up 1%) disapprove.

    By gender – men 41% approve/50% disapprove, women 33% approve/55% disapprove. In net terms this represents a shift with men from -10 to -9 and with women from -18 to -22.

  • Mar, 2013

    , ,

    Approval of Tony Abbott

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

    18
    Jan
    10

    5
    Jul

     

    20 Dec

    14
    Mar
    11

    14
    Jun

    12
    Sep

    12 Dec

    12
    Mar
    12

    12
    Jun

    10 Sep

    10
    Dec

    14
    Jan
    13

    11
    Feb

    11
    Mar

    Total approve

    37%

    37%

    39%

    38%

    38%

    39%

    32%

    36%

    32%

    32%

    33%

    33%

    36%

    37%

    Total disapprove

    37%

    47%

    39%

    47%

    48%

    50%

    53%

    52%

    54%

    55%

    56%

    57%

    53%

    51%

    Strongly approve

    5%

    8%

    9%

    7%

    6%

    8%

    6%

    7%

    6%

    6%

    8%

    8%

    7%

    7%

    Approve

    32%

    29%

    30%

    31%

    32%

    31%

    26%

    29%

    26%

    26%

    25%

    25%

    29%

    30%

    Disapprove

    20%

    23%

    21%

    24%

    25%

    23%

    25%

    23%

    24%

    26%

    25%

    27%

    22%

    22%

    Strongly disapprove

    17%

    24%

    18%

    23%

    23%

    27%

    28%

    29%

    30%

    29%

    31%

    30%

    31%

    29%

    Don’t know

    26%

    16%

    22%

    16%

    15%

    11%

    14%

    12%

    13%

    13%

    12%

    10%

    11%

    12%

    37% (up 1%) approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader and 51% (down 2%) disapprove – a change in net rating from -17 to -14 over the last 4 weeks.

    69% (down 1%) of Coalition voters approve and 20% (down 1%) disapprove.

    By gender – men 42% approve/52% disapprove, women 33% approve/51% disapprove. In net terms this represents a shift with men from -13 to -10 and with women from -21 to -18.

  • Feb, 2013

    , ,

    Approval of Tony Abbott

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

     

    18
    Jan
    10

    5 Jul

     

    20 Dec

    14 Mar
    11

    14 June

    12 Sept

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 12

    12
    Jun

    10 Sept

    10 Dec

    14
    Jan
    13

    11 Feb

    Total approve

    37%

    37%

    39%

    38%

    38%

    39%

    32%

    36%

    32%

    32%

    33%

    33%

    36%

    Total disapprove

    37%

    47%

    39%

    47%

    48%

    50%

    53%

    52%

    54%

    55%

    56%

    57%

    53%

    Strongly approve

    5%

    8%

    9%

    7%

    6%

    8%

    6%

    7%

    6%

    6%

    8%

    8%

    7%

    Approve

    32%

    29%

    30%

    31%

    32%

    31%

    26%

    29%

    26%

    26%

    25%

    25%

    29%

    Disapprove

    20%

    23%

    21%

    24%

    25%

    23%

    25%

    23%

    24%

    26%

    25%

    27%

    22%

    Strongly disapprove

    17%

    24%

    18%

    23%

    23%

    27%

    28%

    29%

    30%

    29%

    31%

    30%

    31%

    Don’t know

    26%

    16%

    22%

    16%

    15%

    11%

    14%

    12%

    13%

    13%

    12%

    10%

    11%

    36% (up 3%) approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader and 53% (down 4%) disapprove – a change in net rating from -24 to -17 over the last 4 weeks.

    70% (up 8%) of Coalition voters approve and 21% (down 10%) disapprove.

    By gender – men 38% approve/51% disapprove, women 34% approve/55% disapprove. In net terms this represents a shift with men from -15 to -13 and with women from -31 to -21.

  • Dec, 2012

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    Approval of Tony Abbott

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

     

    18 Jan
    10

    5
    Jul

    20 Dec

    14 Mar
    11

    14 Jun

    12 Sep

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 12

    12 Jun

    10 Sept

    15 Oct

    12 Nov

    10 Dec

    Total approve

    37%

    37%

    39%

    38%

    38%

    39%

    32%

    36%

    32%

    32%

    37%

    33%

    33%

    Total disapprove

    37%

    47%

    39%

    47%

    48%

    50%

    53%

    52%

    54%

    55%

    54%

    58%

    56%

    Strongly approve

    5%

    8%

    9%

    7%

    6%

    8%

    6%

    7%

    6%

    6%

    9%

    6%

    8%

    Approve

    32%

    29%

    30%

    31%

    32%

    31%

    26%

    29%

    26%

    26%

    28%

    27%

    25%

    Disapprove

    20%

    23%

    21%

    24%

    25%

    23%

    25%

    23%

    24%

    26%

    23%

    28%

    25%

    Strongly disapprove

    17%

    24%

    18%

    23%

    23%

    27%

    28%

    29%

    30%

    29%

    31%

    30%

    31%

    Don’t know

    26%

    16%

    22%

    16%

    15%

    11%

    14%

    12%

    13%

    13%

    9%

    10%

    12%

    33% (no change) approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader and 56% (down 2%) disapprove – a change in net rating from -25 to -23 over the last 4 weeks.

    63% (down 2%) of Coalition voters approve and 30% (up 1%) disapprove.

    By gender – men 37% approve/55% disapprove, women 28% approve/56% disapprove. In net terms this represents a small improvement with men from -20 to -18 and with women from -30 to -28.

  • Oct, 2012

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    Approval of Tony Abbott

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

     

    18 Jan
    10

    5 Jul

     

    20 Dec

    14 Mar
    11

    14 Jun

    12 Sep

    12 Dec

    12 Mar 12

    12 Jun

    16 Jul

    13 Aug

    10 Sep

    15 Oct

    Total approve

    37%

    37%

    39%

    38%

    38%

    39%

    32%

    36%

    32%

    35%

    36%

    32%

    37%

    Total disapprove

    37%

    47%

    39%

    47%

    48%

    50%

    53%

    52%

    54%

    53%

    51%

    55%

    54%

    Strongly approve

    5%

    8%

    9%

    7%

    6%

    8%

    6%

    7%

    6%

    7%

    8%

    6%

    9%

    Approve

    32%

    29%

    30%

    31%

    32%

    31%

    26%

    29%

    26%

    28%

    28%

    26%

    28%

    Disapprove

    20%

    23%

    21%

    24%

    25%

    23%

    25%

    23%

    24%

    23%

    22%

    26%

    23%

    Strongly disapprove

    17%

    24%

    18%

    23%

    23%

    27%

    28%

    29%

    30%

    30%

    29%

    29%

    31%

    Don’t know

    26%

    16%

    22%

    16%

    15%

    11%

    14%

    12%

    13%

    12%

    13%

    13%

    9%

    Tony Abbott’s approval rating has also improved over the last month. 37% (up 5%) approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Opposition Leader and 54% (down 1%) disapprove – a change in net rating from -23 to -17 over the last 5 weeks.

    74% (up 11%) of Coalition voters approve and 22% (down 2%) disapprove.

    By gender – men 39% approve/55% disapprove, women 35% approve/54% disapprove. In net terms this represents an improvement with men from -19 to -16 and with women from -26 to -19.

  • Sep, 2012

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    Approval of Tony Abbott

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

    19 Jul 2010

    14 June 2011

    12 Dec 2011

    16 Jan 2012

    16 Apr 2012

    16 Jul 2012

    Last month 13 Aug 2012

    This week   10 Sept 2012

    Total approve

    40%

    38%

    32%

    35%

    38%

    35%

    36%

    32%

    Total disapprove

    44%

    48%

    53%

    51%

    50%

    53%

    51%

    55%

    Strongly approve

    6%

    6%

    6%

    7%

    7%

    7%

    8%

    6%

    Approve

    34%

    32%

    26%

    28%

    31%

    28%

    28%

    26%

    Disapprove

    22%

    25%

    25%

    25%

    23%

    23%

    22%

    26%

    Strongly disapprove

    22%

    23%

    28%

    26%

    27%

    30%

    29%

    29%

    Don’t know

    16%

    15%

    14%

    13%

    13%

    12%

    13%

    13%

    Tony Abbott’s approval fell 4 points within the last month, from 36% approval in August to 32% this week.  His disapproval picked up 4 points from 51% to 55% in the same period.   Over the 2 years since July 2010, his disapproval has risen 11 points from 44% to 55%.

    There were few significant variations by state, save that respondents in South Australia were significantly more likely to disapprove of the job Abbot is doing as Opposition leader (63%).

    Male respondents were more likely to approve of Abbott’s performance (36% approve / 55% disapprove) compared to female respondents (28% approve / 54% disapprove).

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