Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is out of touch with ordinary people, arrogant, narrow-minded, superficial - but he's hardworking!

Essential Report 27 May 2014:

Leader Attributes – Tony Abbott

May 27, 2014

Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott?

	2 Sep 14 (as Opposition leader)	29 Oct 14	15 Apr		Total 27 May	Change
Out of touch with ordinary people	52%	51%	56%		67%	+11
Arrogant	52%	54%	58%		63%	+5
Narrow-minded	55%	54%	56%		61%	+5
Hard working	71%	67%	66%		57%	-9
Superficial	48%	49%	50%		57%	+7
Intolerant	47%	49%	47%		55%	+8
Intelligent	63%	62%	59%		52%	-7
Aggressive	47%	46%	45%		52%	+7
Erratic	43%	43%	43%		51%	+8
Understands the problems facing Australia	46%	51%	48%		42%	-5
A capable leader	46%	52%	50%		41%	-9
Good in a crisis	39%	45%	45%		35%	-10
Visionary	35%	33%	34%		31%	-3
More honest than most politicians	34%	39%	37%		30%	-7
Trustworthy	38%	40%	40%		29%	-11

Tony Abbott’s key attributes were out of touch with ordinary people (67%), arrogant (63%), narrow-minded (61%), hard working (57%) and superficial (57%).

Since April, the largest shifts have been for out of touch with ordinary people (+11), trustworthy (-11), good in a crisis (-10), hard working (-9) and a capable leader (-9).

Note: Possible that dates “2 Sep 14” & “29 Oct 14” should read “2 Sep 13” & “29 Oct 13”