Attributes of the Labor Party
Q. Here is a list of things both favourable and unfavourable that have been said about various political parties. Which statements do you feel fit the Labor Party?
|
6 Jul 09 |
14 Mar 10
|
27 April 11
|
28 May 12 |
% change |
|
| Divided |
30% |
36% |
66% |
73% |
+7% |
| Will promise to do anything to win votes |
57% |
63% |
72% |
70% |
-2% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
44% |
48% |
61% |
58% |
-3% |
| Moderate |
65% |
63% |
51% |
50% |
-1% |
| Looks after the interests of working people |
|
|
39% |
47% |
+8% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
62% |
54% |
40% |
46% |
+6% |
| Have a vision for the future |
|
|
43% |
41% |
-2% |
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests |
|
|
46% |
36% |
-10% |
| Extreme |
25% |
26% |
38% |
31% |
-7% |
| Clear about what they stand for |
|
|
28% |
31% |
+3% |
| Has a good team of leaders |
60% |
52% |
34% |
29% |
-5% |
| Keeps its promises |
44% |
33% |
20% |
22% |
+2% |
The Labor Party’s main attributes were – divided (73%), will promise anything to win votes (70%), out of touch with ordinary people (58%) and moderate (50%).
Main changes since last April were – too close to the big corporate and financial interests (down 10% to 36%), looks after the interests of working people (up 8% to 47%), divided (up 7% to 73%), extreme (down 7% to 31%) and understands the problems facing Australia (up 6% to 46%).
Attributes of the Liberal Party
Q. And which statements do you feel fit the Liberal Party?
|
6 July 09 |
14 Mar 10
|
27 April 11 |
28 May 12 |
% change |
|
| Will promise to do anything to win votes |
67% |
72% |
65% |
63% |
-2% |
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests |
|
|
60% |
58% |
-2% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
62% |
58% |
54% |
53% |
-1% |
| Moderate |
50% |
50% |
55% |
52% |
-3% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
44% |
43% |
51% |
52% |
+1% |
| Have a vision for the future |
|
|
48% |
48% |
- |
| Clear about what they stand for |
|
|
44% |
46% |
+2% |
| Looks after the interests of working people |
|
|
38% |
40% |
+2% |
| Has a good team of leaders |
29% |
31% |
40% |
39% |
-1% |
| Divided |
74% |
66% |
49% |
37% |
-12% |
| Extreme |
36% |
38% |
36% |
34% |
-2% |
| Keeps its promises |
28% |
23% |
33% |
34% |
+1% |
The Liberal Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (63%), too close to the big corporate and financial interest (58%), out of touch with ordinary people (53%), moderate (52%) and understands the problems facing Australia (52%).
The only substantial change since April last year was a drop in the figure for “divided” – down 12% to 37%.
Important Decisions
Q. Which of the following decisions made by the Federal Labor Government since they were elected do you think is most important for Australia’s future? And which is second? And which is third?
| First | Second | Third | Total | |
| The mining tax on large profits | 17% | 18% | 13% | 48% |
| Addressing climate change with the carbon tax | 19% | 11% | 13% | 43% |
| Increase compulsory superannuation to 12% | 17% | 13% | 12% | 42% |
| Provide 18 weeks paid parental leave | 7% | 6% | 7% | 20% |
| Childcare rebate increased from 30% to 50% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 17% |
| Allow Labor politicians to have a conscience vote on same-sex marriage | 4% | 6% | 5% | 15% |
| Allow the export of uranium to India | 4% | 5% | 4% | 13% |
| Gambling reforms which require poker machine players to set a limit on losses. | 3% | 5% | 5% | 13% |
| Plain packaging for cigarettes | 3% | 4% | 5% | 12% |
| None of them | 13% | 3% | 3% | 13% |
| Don’t know | 8% | 1% | 2% | 8% |
The three most important decisions made by the Government were the mining tax, the carbon tax and the increase in compulsory superannuation.
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