Q. Which party would you trust most to handle the following issues?
| Liberal | Labor | Don’t know | Differ-ence | Differ-ence
Jun2017 |
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| Security and the war on terrorism | 42% | 24% | 35% | +18 | +20 | |
| Management of the economy | 40% | 30% | 29% | +10 | +15 | |
| Controlling interest rates | 34% | 30% | 36% | +4 | +10 | |
| Managing population growth | 30% | 27% | 43% | +3 | +6 | |
| Treatment of asylum seekers | 32% | 31% | 37% | +1 | +1 | |
| Ensuring a quality water supply | 31% | 30% | 39% | +1 | -5 | |
| Political leadership | 31% | 33% | 37% | -2 | +8 | |
| Protecting Australian jobs and protection of local industries | 28% | 38% | 34% | -10 | -13 | |
| Ensuring a fair taxation system | 28% | 39% | 34% | -11 | -10 | |
| Ensuring a quality education for all children | 29% | 40% | 32% | -11 | -11 | |
| Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system | 28% | 39% | 33% | -11 | -11 | |
| Housing affordability | 24% | 36% | 40% | -12 | -12 | |
| Protecting the environment | 24% | 36% | 41% | -12 | -14 | |
| A fair industrial relations system | 27% | 40% | 34% | -13 | -14 | |
| Addressing climate change | 22% | 36% | 43% | -14 | -16 |
The Liberal Party is trusted more to handle security and the war on terrorism (+18, down 2 since June) and management of the economy (+10, down 5).
The Labor Party is trusted more to handle addressing climate change (+14, down 2), a fair industrial relations system (+13, down 1), protecting the environment (+12, down 2) and housing affordability (+12, no change).
Since this question was asked in June, the Labor Party has improved its position against the Liberal Party on political leadership (up 10), controlling interest rates (up 6) and management of the economy (up 5).