Tony Abbott preferred PM: poll

18 Feb 2013, 6:09 am   -   Source: AAP
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Support for the Coalition has risen 4 points, taking its primary vote to 47 per cent - its highest level since just after the carbon tax began in July 2012. (AAP)

Support for the Coalition has risen 4 points, taking its primary vote to 47 per cent - its highest level since just after the carbon tax began in July 2012. (AAP)

A new poll shows opposition leader Tony Abbott has overtaken Julia Gillard in the preferred prime minister stakes.

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The federal government's standing with voters has dropped again, while Julia Gillard has lost her lead as preferred prime minister, a new poll shows.

Labor's primary vote stands at just 30 per cent, according to a Herald/Nielsen poll published in Fairfax newspapers.

It's a dip of 5 points since the last survey in December.

Support for the Coalition has risen 4 points, taking its primary vote to 47 per cent - its highest level since just after the carbon tax began in July 2012.

On a two-party-preferred basis, Labor's support is at 45 per cent, well behind the 55 per cent for the Coalition.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has also overtaken Julia Gillard in the preferred prime minister stakes, with his support leaping by 9 percentage points to 49 per cent compared with Ms Gillard on 45.

The national poll of 1400 voters found the gap between Ms Gillard and former prime minister Kevin Rudd has also grown, with Mr Rudd favoured by 61 per cent of respondents to just 35 per cent for her.

It comes as Mr Rudd rubbished suggestions on Sunday that he was planning another tilt at the ALP leadership.

He said there was no leadership stoush, reiterating that he and the Labor Party had full confidence in Ms Gillard's leadership.

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If rich vote libs if poor dont vote libs

mark - from moonta, 3 months ago

seven months until the next election'what are the liberal party policies when will they tell us.Can the libs last seven months without policy.Will people get nervous at the last minute.Will any public servents or nurses or teachers vote for the libs.Will parents vote to remove the school kids bonus worth ave of $1230 per annum.Will low income workers be happy to have the tax rate changed from $18000 before you pay tax back to $6000 are people really that stupid.Maybe.

Devil unknown

Bazzio101 - from Mt Colah, 3 months ago

The NSW O'Farrell Government is just a minor prelude to what will happen under an Abbott government. Look how O'Farrell uses his mandate to make unilateral decisions such as James Packer's casino! And Campbell Newman's Qld government is equally outrageous. Yes NSW Labor is rotten to the core, & Gillard's Labor has made strategic errors, none of which have been costlyy or destructive, but that's no reason to put a person of Abbott's pugnacious demeanour in a position to run amok. And he will

mrs

beryl boatswain - from Colyton Sydney, 3 months ago

I live in Western Sydney NSW,people here are sick of this Labor Govt.i live on a aged pension,it is my only income.when elect,gas,phone accounts arrive i have to cut back on food and until my next pension day i eat only the very cheapest food,this is usually baked beans,noodles and a little bread.I always believe our country works better under a Liberal GOVT.PM. GILLARD has made a big mess of our beautiful country,she is hurting people.

bye bye Julia

Marla - from Regents Park, 3 months ago

Can't wait for September.

Flippancy

Tony Harman - from Narara, Gosford NSW, 3 months ago

People have such short memories and always think that a 'change' will produce instant results. So easy to overlook what's been said in the past & 'forget' reality. Tony Abbott will destroy this country's respect and stands for the 'me first' selfish generation.

Australia ranked 4th dumbest nation on earth per capita.America no 1.

mark - from moonta, 3 months ago

Australia deserves a abbott led government.This will be the last decade of conservitive thinking with the strange belief that trickle down economics works.Conservitive thinking and ideology led to the g.f.c..Statistics show that the least intelligent members of a society tend to vote liberal as noted in america with the american tea party.Less education = more votes for conservitives which is why abbott took money away from public schools under howard and gave it to pr schools.Good luck aussies.

Time for change

Emily P - from Sydney, 3 months ago

Labor has failed the nation far too many times. They have drained our wealth that was built up by Howard. It's time to bring back the Liberal party and to get rid of this useless government.

Enough is enough - kick out Labor!

Frankly Speaking - from Rowville Needs Railway, 3 months ago

The poll is only a wee percentage of the electorate, who should vote wisely and rid us of the inept, lying Labor govt before Australia becomes like Greece!

Thank God

colonial boy - from europe, 3 months ago

yes , god looks after his own, Tony is well on the way to a long time in the Lodge. i bet the neighbors will be happy. its relieving to see that after so many labor stuff ups Australia will at last have a PM that will be respected by the world, the free world that is. Australia will then be able to deal with corrupt unions and their labor mates without obstruction. Bring on the royal Commissions.

Abbott v Gillard

oncewas - from bribie island, 3 months ago

God help us, please.

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