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  • Sep, 2013

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    Leader attributes – Tony Abbott

    Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott?

     

    5 Jul 10

    27 Jun 11

    2 Apr 12

    14 Jan 13

    2 Apr

    23 Jun

    8 Jul

     

    2 Sep

    Change

    Hard-working

    76%

    75%

    68%

    70%

    70%

    68%

    65%

    71%

    +6

    Intelligent

    70%

    61%

    56%

    64%

    63%

    62%

    60%

    63%

    +3

    Narrow-minded

    56%

    54%

    54%

    56%

    53%

    55%

    55%

    55%

    Arrogant

    59%

    60%

    61%

    61%

    56%

    59%

    54%

    52%

    -2

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    57%

    57%

    54%

    54%

    52%

    52%

    50%

    52%

    +2

    Superficial

    49%

    49%

    48%

    49%

    49%

    47%

    48%

    +1

    Aggressive

    55%

    49%

    51%

    50%

    47%

    -3

    Intolerant

    49%

    48%

    48%

    46%

    47%

    +1

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    50%

    48%

    49%

    47%

    49%

    44%

    45%

    46%

    +1

    A capable leader

    47%

    45%

    41%

    43%

    47%

    44%

    42%

    46%

    +4

    Erratic

    51%

    45%

    47%

    45%

    43%

    -2

    Good in a crisis

    40%

    40%

    36%

    39%

    44%

    38%

    38%

    39%

    +1

    Trustworthy

    33%

    32%

    32%

    33%

    36%

    31%

    32%

    38%

    +6

    Visionary

    32%

    27%

    26%

    28%

    37%

    30%

    26%

    35%

    +9

    More honest than most politicians

    33%

    32%

    30%

    29%

    36%

    29%

    30%

    34%

    +4

    Tony Abbott’s key attributes were hard-working (71%), intelligent (63%), narrow-minded (55%), arrogant (52%) and out of touch with ordinary people (52%).

    Since July, the largest shifts have been for visionary (+9), hard-working (+6) and trustworthy (+6).

  • Jul, 2013

    , ,

    Leader attributes – Tony Abbott

    Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott?

     

    5 Jul 10

    27 Jun 11

    2 Apr 12

    14 jan 13

    2 Apr 13

    23 Jun 13

     

    8 Jul 13

    Change

    Hard-working

    76%

    75%

    68%

    70%

    70%

    68%

    65%

    -3

    Intelligent

    70%

    61%

    56%

    64%

    63%

    62%

    60%

    -2

    Narrow-minded

    56%

    54%

    54%

    56%

    53%

    55%

    55%

    Arrogant

    59%

    60%

    61%

    61%

    56%

    59%

    54%

    -5

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    57%

    57%

    54%

    54%

    52%

    52%

    50%

    -2

    Aggressive

    55%

    49%

    51%

    50%

    -1

    Superficial

    49%

    49%

    48%

    49%

    49%

    47%

    -2

    Intolerant

    49%

    48%

    48%

    46%

    -2

    Erratic

    51%

    45%

    47%

    45%

    -2

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    50%

    48%

    49%

    47%

    49%

    44%

    45%

    +1

    A capable leader

    47%

    45%

    41%

    43%

    47%

    44%

    42%

    -2

    Good in a crisis

    40%

    40%

    36%

    39%

    44%

    38%

    38%

    Trustworthy

    33%

    32%

    32%

    33%

    36%

    31%

    32%

    +1

    More honest than most politicians

    33%

    32%

    30%

    29%

    36%

    29%

    30%

    +1

    Visionary

    32%

    27%

    26%

    28%

    37%

    30%

    26%

    -4

    Tony Abbott’s key attributes were hard-working (65%), intelligent (60%), narrow-minded (55%), arrogant (54%), out of touch with ordinary people (50%) and aggressive (50%).

    Since last month the largest shifts have been for arrogant (-5%) and visionary (-4%).

  • Sep, 2012

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    Leader Attributes – Tony Abbott

    Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott?

     

    5 Jul 10

    4 Oct 10

    7 Feb 11

    27 Jun 11

    2 Apr 12

    17 Sept 12

    Change

    Intelligent

    70%

    71%

    64%

    61%

    56%

    62%

    +6%

    Hard-working

    76%

    78%

    72%

    75%

    68%

    67%

    -1%

    A capable leader

    47%

    52%

    48%

    45%

    41%

    37%

    -4%

    Arrogant

    59%

    60%

    58%

    60%

    61%

    63%

    +2%

    Out of touch with ordinary people

    57%

    53%

    54%

    57%

    54%

    57%

    +3%

    Understands the problems facing Australia

    50%

    53%

    50%

    48%

    49%

    43%

    -6%

    Visionary

    32%

    31%

    27%

    27%

    26%

    29%

    +3%

    Superficial

    45%

    49%

    49%

    51%

    +2%

    Good in a crisis

    40%

    42%

    41%

    40%

    36%

    35%

    -1%

    Narrow-minded

    56%

    53%

    51%

    54%

    54%

    59%

    +5%

    More honest than most politicians

    33%

    32%

    31%

    32%

    30%

    27%

    -3%

    Trustworthy

    33%

    35%

    34%

    32%

    32%

    30%

    -2%

    Intolerant

    53%

    Aggressive

    59%

    Erratic

    51%

    Abbott’s key attributes were hard-working (67%), intelligent (62%) and arrogant (63%).

    The biggest shifts in the leader attributes for Abbott were on intelligent (+6%), understandings the problems facing Australia (-6%), narrow minded (+5%) and a capable leader (-4%).

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