Q. How would you rate the Federal Liberal-National Government for the way they have handled the following issues?
|
Total good |
Total poor |
Net score |
Very good |
Good |
Average |
Poor |
Very poor |
Don’t know |
Net Feb 2014 |
Net Sept 2014 |
Net Jan 2015 |
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|
Supporting Australian businesses |
36% |
21% |
+15 |
8% |
28% |
34% |
12% |
9% |
8% |
-7 |
-5 |
-5 |
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|
Relations with other countries |
31% |
33% |
-2 |
7% |
24% |
29% |
18% |
15% |
8% |
-3 |
+15 |
+5 |
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|
Managing the economy |
29% |
34% |
-5 |
8% |
21% |
30% |
18% |
16% |
6% |
+3 |
-6 |
-14 |
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|
Treatment of asylum seekers |
32% |
39% |
-7 |
15% |
17% |
21% |
13% |
26% |
8% |
+1 |
-3 |
-6 |
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|
Industrial relations |
24% |
32% |
-8 |
5% |
19% |
32% |
17% |
15% |
12% |
-12 |
-16 |
-15 |
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|
Education and schools |
24% |
37% |
-13 |
5% |
19% |
32% |
20% |
17% |
7% |
-7 |
-22 |
-24 |
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|
Supporting Australian jobs |
23% |
40% |
-17 |
5% |
18% |
29% |
21% |
19% |
7% |
-19 |
-21 |
-24 |
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|
Health services |
22% |
41% |
-19 |
4% |
18% |
30% |
21% |
20% |
6% |
-13 |
-27 |
-31 |
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|
Social welfare |
21% |
42% |
-21 |
5% |
16% |
29% |
20% |
22% |
8% |
-12 |
-26 |
-28 |
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|
Protecting the environment |
20% |
41% |
-21 |
4% |
16% |
31% |
16% |
25% |
9% |
-10 |
-18 |
-23 |
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|
Climate change |
19% |
43% |
-24 |
5% |
14% |
29% |
15% |
28% |
9% |
-15 |
-27 |
-27 |
The Government received negative ratings for all issues except supporting Australian businesses (net +15).
Highest negative ratings were given for climate change (19% good/43% poor), protecting the environment (20%/41%) and social welfare (21%/42%).
Since this question was asked in January there have been a significant increases for supporting Australian businesses (+20), health services (+12), education and schools (+11) and managing the economy (+9). The only significant decrease was for “relations with other countries” (down 7 points to -2).