Prime Minister Scott Morrison is ahead of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten in personal approval ratings, but the coalition is lagging behind Labor, a new Fairfax-Ipsos poll reveals.
The new prime minister is rated higher than Mr Shorten on trustworthiness; 49 to 39, vision for the country; 51 to 47, economic policy; 66 to 47 and competence; 64 to 57.
Sunday's poll showed the Labor leader has a higher rating than Mr Morrison on two fronts - social policy; 57 to 49 and perceived party support; 70 to 49.
The lack of faith in coalition unity comes after a tumultuous three weeks in Canberra which saw the Liberal Party consumed by infighting before it ousted Malcolm Turnbull as prime minister and installed Mr Morrison.
But despite the apparent voter honeymoon with the new prime minister, Labor is still the preferred of the two parties leading 53 per cent to 47 per cent.
Some of Mr Morrison's first interviews in the top job, in which he accused his rival of being "union bred, union fed and union led", has taken some sheen from his rival for voters with 50 per cent believing Mr Shorten is easily influenced by minority groups.
Just 38 per cent believe the same about Mr Morrison.
The poll of 1200 voters was taken from Wednesday to Saturday.
