Newspoll Market Research is an Australian For at least 40,000 years before European settlement in the late 18th century, Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians, who belonged to one or more of the roughly 250 language groups. After sporadic visits by fishermen from the immediate north and discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, Australia's eastern half was claimed by the British company providing opinion polling and other market research services. Its chief executive is Martin O'Shannessy.
Newspoll's frequent surveys of voter opinion are published in The Australian The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia on Monday to Saturday each week since 1964. The editor is Chris Mitchell and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly.
Newspoll was established in 1985 as a joint venture between News Limited News Limited is an Australian newspaper publisher. Until the formation of News Corporation in 1979, it was the principal holding for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch. Since then, News Limited is now a wholly owned part of that company and Yann Campbell Hoare Wheeler.
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Historical comparison
Prime Minister Rudd's approval rating.Prime Minister Polling
Highest approval rating
Kevin Rudd Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian politician and former Prime Minister of Australia. He has been the member for the House of Representatives seat of Griffith for the Australian Labor Party since the 1998 federal election. He was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia, from December 2007 until June 2010, when he stood down for Julia Gillard holds the record with 73% (29 February-2 March 2008 & 4-6 April 2008). John Howard John Winston Howard, AC was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He was the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies is second highest, with 67% (20-22 June 2003). Bob Hawke Robert James Lee "Bob" Hawke, AC was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia and longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister is third highest, with 62% (5-7 June 1987 & 19-21 June 1987).
Lowest approval rating
Paul Keating Paul John Keating is a political figure in Australia. He was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, coming to prominence as the reformist treasurer in the Hawke government from 1983. He became prime minister in 1991 and led the Labor Party to victory in the 1993 federal election, which many had considered "unwinnable" for Labor, due to holds the record, at 27% (20-22 August 1993). John Howard is second lowest, with 32% (26-28 June 1998). Bob Hawke is tied at second with the second lowest, 32% (November 22-24 1991 & November 29-30 & 1 & 6-8 December 1991)
Highest Dissatisfied rating
Paul Keating holds the record with 75% (3-5 September 1993). John Howard is second highest, with 64% (9-11 March 2003). Bob Hawke is tied second highest, with 64% (29 Nov - 1 Dec & 6-8 Dec 1991).
Opposition Leader Polling
Highest Approval Rating
Kevin Rudd holds the record with 50% (19-21 October 2007). Alexander Downer is second with 48% (8-10 July 1994). John Howard is third with 47% (10-12 March 1995).
Lowest Approval Rating
Brendan Nelson hold the record with 7% (29 February-2 March 2008). Simon Crean Simon Findlay Crean is an Australian politician, and current Minister for Trade in the Australian Federal Government. He was leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition at the Federal level, from November 2001 to 2 December 2003. He is the member for the Division of Hotham is second with 14% (28-30 November 2003) Malcolm Turnbull is third with 16% (24-26 July 2009)
External links
- Newspoll Market Research homepage
- Newspoll polling - Preferred Prime Minister 1987 - 2007
- Newspoll polling - Two party preferred 1993 - 2007
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Again we see the decline in the Coalition s primary vote spanning the period since the last election and Labor s improvement occurring largely in the post Rudd period
William Bowe
Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:19:14 GM
The latest bi-monthly . Newspoll. survey of NSW state voting intention tells the same old story, with Labor's primary vote at 31 per cent (up one point): basically where it's been for the past two years, impervious to leadership changes. ...


