Australian Sheep: Almost 2/3 Approve of Statist Kevin Rudd Government

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Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kevin Rudd is doing his job as prime minister?

	Sept. 22	Aug. 23	Aug. 9
Satisfied	65%	61%	60%
Dissatisfied	24%	29%	28%
Uncommitted	11%	10%	12%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Malcolm Turnbull is doing his job as leader of the opposition?

	Sept. 22	Aug. 23	Aug. 9
Satisfied	33%	30%	26%
Dissatisfied	50%	56%	57%
Uncommitted	17%	14%	17%

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?

	Sept. 22	Aug. 23	Aug. 9
Kevin Rudd (ALP)	65%	66%	65%
Malcolm Turnbull (Lib.)	17%	19%	17%
Uncommitted	18%	15%	18%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,150 Australian voters, conducted from Sept.18 to Sept. 20, 2009. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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Australia: Rudd Popular

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kevin Rudd is doing his job as prime minister?

	Mar. 2	Feb. 17	Jan. 20
Satisfied	69%	68%	59%
Dissatisfied	12%	13%	11%
Uncommitted	19%	19%	30%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Brendan Nelson is doing his job as leader of the opposition?

	Mar. 2	Feb. 17	Jan. 20
Satisfied	29%	40%	36%
Dissatisfied	38%	31%	19%
Uncommitted	33%	29%	45%

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?

	Mar. 2	Feb. 17	Jan. 20
Kevin Rudd (ALP)	73%	79%	68%
Brendan Nelson (Lib.)	7%	9%	11%
Uncommitted	20%	21%	25%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,120 Australian voters, conducted from Feb. 29 to Mar. 2, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Australia: Rudd Leads Howard by 5 pts.

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way John Howard is doing his job as prime minister?

	Aug. 5	Jul. 22	Jul. 8
Satisfied	46%	45%	46%
Dissatisfied	43%	44%	44%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kevin Rudd is doing his job as leader of the opposition?

	Aug. 5	Jul. 22	Jul. 8
Satisfied	62%	62%	60%
Dissatisfied	19%	22%	21%

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?

	Aug. 5	Jul. 22	Jul. 8
Kevin Rudd (ALP)	44%	43%	43%
John Howard (Lib.)	39%	40%	42%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,157 Australian voters, conducted from Aug. 3 to Aug. 5, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

What Australians Think of Howard, Rudd

Here are some words other people have used to describe prime minister John Howard and opposition leader Kevin Rudd. Do you agree that each of the following describes Mr. Howard / Mr. Rudd?

	Howard	Rudd
Experienced	93%	58%
Decisive and Strong	80%	74%
Understands the major issues	73%	79%
Has a vision for Australia	74%	78%
Cares for people	67%	82%
Arrogant	63%	37%
Likeable	60%	81%
In touch with the voters	55%	77%
Trustworthy	53%	69%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,202 Australian voters, conducted from Jul. 20 to Jul. 22, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Australia: Rudd Leads Howard by 1 pt.

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way John Howard is doing his job as prime minister?

	Jul. 8	Jun. 17	May 27
Satisfied	46%	45%	44%
Dissatisfied	44%	45%	47%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kevin Rudd is doing his job as leader of the opposition?

	Jul. 8	Jun. 17	May 27
Satisfied	60%	62%	64%
Dissatisfied	21%	22%	17%

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?

	Jul. 8	Jun. 17	May 27
Kevin Rudd (ALP)	43%	46%	47%
John Howard (Lib.)	42%	40%	38%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,168 Australian voters, conducted from Jul. 6 to Jul. 8, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Australia: Howard Within 6 pts. of Rudd

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?

	Jun. 17	May 27	May 24
Kevin Rudd (ALP)	46%	47%	49%
John Howard (Lib.)	40%	38%	37%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,164 Australian voters, conducted from Jun. 15 to Jun. 17, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Australia: Howard Gains on Rudd

Do you approve or disapprove of John Howard’s performance as prime minister?

	Jun. 2007	Apr. 2007
Approve	50%	49%
Disapprove	43%	45%

Do you approve or disapprove of Kevin Rudd’s performance as opposition leader?

	Jun. 2007	Apr. 2007
Approve	63%	66%
Disapprove	23%	22%

Source: AC Nielsen / The Sydney Morning Herald
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,403 Australian voters, conducted from Jun. 14 to Jun. 16, 2007. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

Australia: Howard Still Trails Rudd

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way John Howard is doing his job as prime minister?

	May 13	Apr. 29	Apr. 15
Satisfied	45%	42%	42%
Dissatisfied	46%	49%	49%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kevin Rudd is doing his job as leader of the opposition?

	May 13	Apr. 29	Apr. 15
Satisfied	68%	64%	66%
Dissatisfied	16%	18%	16%

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?

	May 13	Apr. 29	Apr. 15
Kevin Rudd (ALP)	49%	46%	48%
John Howard (Lib.)	37%	39%	36%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,152 Australian voters, conducted from May 11 to May 13, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Australia: Rudd Lead Over Howard Shrinks to 7 pts.

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way John Howard is doing his job as prime minister?

	Apr. 29	Apr. 15	Apr. 1
Satisfied	42%	42%	44%
Dissatisfied	49%	49%	48%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kevin Rudd is doing his job as leader of the opposition?

	Apr. 29	Apr. 15	Apr. 1
Satisfied	64%	66%	66%
Dissatisfied	18%	16%	14%

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?

	Apr. 29	Apr. 15	Apr. 1
Kevin Rudd (ALP)	46%	48%	48%
John Howard (Lib.)	39%	36%	38%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,150 Australian voters, conducted from Apr. 27 to Apr. 29, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Australia: Howard Gains, But Still Far Behind Rudd

Do you approve or disapprove of John Howard’s performance as prime minister?

	Apr. 2007	Mar. 2007	Feb. 2007
Approve	49%	46%	49%
Disapprove	45%	49%	44%

Do you approve or disapprove of Kevin Rudd’s performance as opposition leader?

	Apr. 2007	Mar. 2007	Feb. 2007
Approve	66%	67%	65%
Disapprove	22%	19%	21%

Source: AC Nielsen / The Sydney Morning Herald
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,107 Australian voters, conducted from Apr. 19 to Apr. 21, 2007. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

Australia in Danger of Falling Into Rudd's Hands

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way John Howard is doing his job as prime minister?

	Mar. 18	Mar. 4	Feb. 18
Satisfied	41%	42%	44%
Dissatisfied	50%	49%	46%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kevin Rudd is doing his job as leader of the opposition?

	Mar. 18	Mar. 4	Feb. 18
Satisfied	66%	62%	68%
Dissatisfied	16%	18%	13%

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?

	Mar. 18	Mar. 4	Feb. 18
Kevin Rudd (ALP)	49%	45%	47%
John Howard (Lib.)	36%	38%	37%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,158 Australian voters, conducted from Mar. 16 to Mar. 18, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.