HERE ARE SOME WORDS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE USED TO DESCRIBE THE PRIME MINISTER, MS IA GILLARD, AND THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION, MR TONY ABBOTT. DO YOU STRONGLY AGREE, PARTLY AGREE OR DISAGREE THAT EACH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES MS IA GILLARD / MR TONY ABBOTT? TOTAL AGREE EXPERIENCED % % MR HOWARD MR RUDD 2-4 November 95 57 MR RUDD DR NELSON 29 February - 2 March 73 55 25-27 July 70 59 MR RUDD MR TURNBULL 19-21 September 70 65 MS GILLARD MR ABBOTT 30 July - 1 August 2010* 72 80 DECISIVE AND STRONG % % 2-4 November 84 72 29 February - 2 March 84 47 25-27 July 78 46 19-21 September 73 74 MR RUDD MR ABBOTT 30 April - 2 May 2010 63 69 30 July - 1 August 2010* 81 72 HAS A VISION FOR AUSTRALIA % % 2-4 November 75 80 29 February - 2 March 89 51 25-27 July 84 55 19-21 September 80 68 30 July - 1 August 2010* 79 74 * Voters only
TOTAL AGREE UNDERSTANDS THE MAJOR ISSUES % % 2-4 November 76 80 29 February - 2 March 84 58 25-27 July 79 61 19-21 September 76 71 MR RUDD MR ABBOTT 30 April - 2 May 2010 69 66 30 July - 1 August 2010* 77 73 CARES FOR PEOPLE % % 2-4 November 68 84 29 February - 2 March 88 58 25-27 July 83 67 19-21 September 79 60 30 July - 1 August 2010* 77 75 ARROGANT % % 2-4 November 62 34 29 February - 2 March 33 48 25-27 July 43 42 19-21 September 47 61 26-28 June 2009 51 68 30 July - 1 August 2010* 45 64 * Voters only
TOTAL AGREE LIKEABLE % % 2-4 November 61 79 29 February - 2 March 86 49 25-27 July 81 54 19-21 September 80 61 26-28 June 2009 77 54 30 July - 1 August 2010* 77 63 IN TOUCH WITH THE VOTERS % % 2-4 November 54 80 29 February - 2 March 86 39 25-27 July 73 44 19-21 September 69 53 30 July - 1 August 2010* 72 63 TRUSTWORTHY % % 2-4 November 52 69 29 February - 2 March 79 50 25-27 July 73 56 19-21 September 70 55 26-28 June 2009 70 47 30 July - 1 August 2010* 61 58 * Voters only
WHICH OF MS IA GILLARD OR MR TONY ABBOTT DO YOU THINK IS MORE CAPABLE OF HANDLING EACH OF THE FOLLOWING? AUSTRALIA S ECONOMY --------------- 30-1 AUG 2010* --------------- 2-4 9-11 16-18 21-22 29 FEB - 25-27 19-21 24-26 OCT TOTAL % % % % % % % % % % MS IA GILLARD - - - - - - - - 40 74 10 MR KEVIN RUDD 32 35 35 33 64 55 41 50 - - - MR TONY ABBOTT - - - - - - - - 47 14 82 MR MALCOLM TURNBULL - - - - - - 43 35 - - - DR BRENDAN NELSON - - - - 17 23 - - - - - MR JOHN HOWARD 51 49 51 55 - - - - - - - NEITHER 5 6 4 3 5 9 5 5 4 3 3 UNCOMMITTED 12 10 10 9 14 13 11 10 9 9 5 AUSTRALIA S NATIONAL SECURITY --------------- 30-1 AUG 2010* --------------- 2-4 16-18 29 FEB - 25-27 19-21 TOTAL % % % % % % % % MS IA GILLARD - - - - - 32 61 7 MR KEVIN RUDD 34 37 61 57 50 - - - MR TONY ABBOTT - - - - - 47 20 81 MR MALCOLM TURNBULL - - - - 29 - - - DR BRENDAN NELSON - - 19 22 - - - - MR JOHN HOWARD 47 46 - - - - - - NEITHER 4 3 5 6 6 7 5 3 UNCOMMITTED 15 14 15 15 15 14 14 9
HEALTH AND MEDICARE --------------- 30-1 AUG 2010* --------------- 2-4 16-18 29 FEB - 25-27 19-21 TOTAL % % % % % % % % MS IA GILLARD - - - - - 54 87 25 MR KEVIN RUDD 53 53 65 53 53 - - - MR TONY ABBOTT - - - - - 30 5 59 MR MALCOLM TURNBULL - - - - 26 - - - DR BRENDAN NELSON - - 18 28 - - - - MR JOHN HOWARD 30 33 - - - - - - NEITHER 7 5 5 8 8 6 3 5 UNCOMMITTED 10 9 12 11 13 10 5 11 EDUCATION --------------- 30-1 AUG 2010* --------------- 2-4 16-18 29 FEB - 25-27 19-21 TOTAL % % % % % % % % MS IA GILLARD - - - - - 59 91 30 MR KEVIN RUDD 55 54 71 63 60 - - - MR TONY ABBOTT - - - - - 28 5 58 MR MALCOLM TURNBULL - - - - 22 - - - DR BRENDAN NELSON - - 12 18 - - - - MR JOHN HOWARD 30 32 - - - - - - NEITHER 4 4 3 6 5 5 1 5 UNCOMMITTED 11 10 14 13 13 8 3 7
ASYLUM SEEKERS ARRIVING IN AUSTRALIA --------------- 30-1 AUG 2010* --------------- CLIMATE CHANGE --------------- 30-1 AUG 2010* --------------- TOTAL TOTAL % % % % % % MS IA GILLARD 32 57 6 MS IA GILLARD 47 76 21 MR TONY ABBOTT 48 22 82 MR TONY ABBOTT 28 7 55 NEITHER 12 13 7 NEITHER 14 9 14 UNCOMMITTED 8 8 5 UNCOMMITTED 11 8 10 These surveys were conducted on the telephone by trained interviewers in all states of Australia and in both city and country areas. Telephone numbers and the person within the household were selected at random. The data has been weighted to reflect the population distribution. The latest survey is based on 1,137 interviews among voters. The maximum margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points. Copyright at all times remains with NEWSPOLL. More poll information available at www.newspoll.com.au.