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.