New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has come out on top as Australia's most 'believable' politician.
The study had six factors of 'believability', relevance, integrity, shared values, commitment, affinity and follow through. Those polled were asked their perception of 12 politicians.
Integrity carried the most objective weight in the study, the report wrote.
Jacinda Ardern scored the highest, with 77 out of 100. Australia Labor Senator for South Australia Penny Wong received the second highest score, with 53, followed by former Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop on 52.
Controversial One Nation leader Pauline Hanson was ranked seventh with 44, followed by current Australian PM Scott Morrison on 43, Opposition leader Bill Shorten on 44 and former Australian PM Tony Abbot on 36.
The report wrote that "Australians see our female candidates as having much greater leadership strength and believability than their male counterparts, even though none are on the ticket as their party’s leader at this election."
Sixty-nine per cent of respondents agreed that Jacinda Ardern 'represents her country well', with the same amount believing she was an 'inspirational leader'.
"By comparison only Julie Bishop showed any strength in these respects across the Australian politicians," the report stated.
"The study told us that Australians want more from political leaders, we want people we can get behind, that inspire us, that we’re proud of on the world stage, that we don’t just trust and believe, but believe in."
Research company Millward Brown with PR company opr polled 1,400 Australians between March and April this year.
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