Q. How would you rate the government’s management of the Australian economy compared to how governments in other countries around the world have managed their economies?
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|
Total
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|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
May 2013 |
May 2014 |
Oct 2014 |
| Total good |
34% |
20% |
59% |
26% |
22% |
39% |
40% |
39% |
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| Total poor |
30% |
46% |
9% |
45% |
39% |
32% |
31% |
28% |
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| Very good |
7% |
5% |
14% |
– |
4% |
11% |
9% |
11% |
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| Good |
27% |
15% |
45% |
26% |
18% |
28% |
31% |
28% |
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| Neither good nor poor |
31% |
30% |
31% |
27% |
32% |
24% |
24% |
28% |
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| Poor |
16% |
24% |
7% |
25% |
22% |
17% |
14% |
15% |
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| Very poor |
14% |
22% |
2% |
20% |
17% |
15% |
17% |
13% |
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| Don’t know |
5% |
5% |
1% |
3% |
7% |
5% |
5% |
5% |
34% of Australians rate the government’s management of the economy, compared to other countries around the world, as good.
30% rate their management of the economy as poor.
This represents a net decline from +11 to +4 since October.
Labor (20%), Greens (26%) and other (22%) voters were less likely to rate the government’s management of the economy as ‘good’. Liberal/National voters (59%) were more likely to rate the government’s management of the economy as ‘good’ – although this has dropped from 68% in October.
40% of those earning $1,600+ pw rate the government’s management ‘good’ and 44% of those earning less than $600 pw rate it ‘poor’.