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  • Sep, 2012

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    Party better at dealing with intolerance

    Q.  In your view, which party is better at dealing with the various forms of intolerance?

     

    Labor

    Liberal

    Greens

    Other

    Don’t know

    Racism

    17%

    23%

    11%

    2%

    46%

    Sexism

    19%

    19%

    12%

    2%

    47%

    Homophobia

    13%

    17%

    21%

    3%

    45%

    Religious intolerance

    16%

    22%

    9%

    3%

    50%

    Ageism

    16%

    20%

    8%

    3%

    52%

    With the exception of sexism, when compared to Labor, the Liberals are consistently regarded by respondents as being the party that is better at dealing with racism (23% Liberal, 17% Labor), homophobia (13% Labor, 17% Liberal), religious intolerance (16% Labor, 22% Liberal) and ageism (16% Labor, 20% Liberal).

    On sexism, both the major parties are equally regarded as the party that is better at dealing with it (19% each).

    The Greens are regarded as the best party to deal with homophobia (21%).

    There were a high portion of don’t knows in this question, with either a majority or close to a majority of respondents selecting this option for each form of intolerance.

  • Aug, 2012

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    Federal politics – voting intention

    Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward?

    Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?

    Sample size = 1,832 respondents

    First preference/leaning to

    Election

    21 Aug 10

    4 weeks ago

    9/7/12

    2 weeks ago

    23/7/12

    Last week

    30/7/12

    This week

    6/8/12

    Liberal

    46%

    45%

    45%

    46%

    National

    4%

    4%

    3%

    3%

    Total Lib/Nat

    43.6%

    49%

    49%

    49%

    49%

    Labor

    38.0%

    31%

    33%

    33%

    33%

    Greens

    11.8%

    11%

    10%

    10%

    10%

    Other/Independent

    6.6%

    9%

    9%

    8%

    8%

     

    2PP

    Election

    21 Aug 10

    4 weeks ago

    2 weeks ago

    Last week

    This week

    Total Lib/Nat

    49.9%

    56%

    56%

    55%

    56%

    Labor

    50.1%

    44%

    44%

    45%

    44%

    NB.  The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions.  Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results.  The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2010 election. These estimates have a confidence interval of approx. plus or minus 2-3%.

  • Jul, 2012

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    Federal politics – voting intention

    Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward?

    Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?

    Sample size = 1,857 respondents

    First preference/leaning to

    Election

    21 Aug 10

    4 weeks ago

    18/6/12

    2 weeks ago

    2/7/12

    Last week

    9/7/12

    This week

    16/7/12

    Liberal

    46%

    45%

    46%

    46%

    National

    3%

    3%

    4%

    3%

    Total Lib/Nat

    43.6%

    49%

    49%

    49%

    49%

    Labor

    38.0%

    33%

    32%

    31%

    31%

    Greens

    11.8%

    10%

    10%

    11%

    10%

    Other/Independent

    6.6%

    8%

    9%

    9%

    9%

    2PP

    Election

    21 Aug 10

    4 weeks ago

    2 weeks ago

    Last week

    This week

    Total Lib/Nat

    49.9%

    56%

    56%

    56%

    57%

    Labor

    50.1%

    44%

    44%

    44%

    43%

    NB.  The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions.  Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results.  The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2010 election. These estimates have a confidence interval of approx. + or – 2%.

  • Jul, 2012

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    Trust to Deal with Global Economic Problems

    Q. Who do you trust most to deal effectively with global economic problems – Julia Gillard and the Labor Party or Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party?

     

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Julia Gillard and the Labor Party

    32%

    80%

    3%

    68%

    Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party

    42%

    3%

    84%

    11%

    Don’t know

    26%

    17%

    13%

    21%

    42% would trust Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party more to deal effectively with global economic problems and 32% would trust Julia Gillard and the Labor Party more.

    Those more likely to trust Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party were aged 55+ (51%), full-time workers (46%) and income $1,600+ pw (48%).

    Respondents earning less than $1,000 pw were more likely to trust Julia Gillard and the Labor Party  (39%) than Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party (35%).

    Of those who had heard or read a lot about the crisis in Europe, 46% would trust Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party more to deal effectively with global economic problems and 41% would trust Julia Gillard and the Labor Party more.

  • Jun, 2012

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    Federal politics – voting intention

    Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward?

    Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?

    Sample size = 1,853 respondents

    First preference/leaning to

    Election

    21 Aug 10

    4 weeks ago

    28/5/12

    2 weeks ago

    12/6/12

    Last week

    18/6/12

    This week

    25/6/12

    Liberal

    47%

    46%

    46%

    46%

    National

    3%

    3%

    3%

    3%

    Total Lib/Nat

    43.6%

    50%

    49%

    49%

    49%

    Labor

    38.0%

    33%

    32%

    33%

    33%

    Greens

    11.8%

    10%

    10%

    10%

    10%

    Other/Independent

    6.6%

    7%

    9%

    8%

    8%

     

    2PP

    Election

    21 Aug 10

    4 weeks ago

    2 weeks ago

    Last week

    This week

    Total Lib/Nat

    49.9%

    57%

    56%

    56%

    56%

    Labor

    50.1%

    43%

    44%

    44%

    44%

    NB.  The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions.  Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results.  The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2010 election. These estimates have a confidence interval of approx. + or – 2%.

  • Jun, 2012

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    TRENDS: Feeling the pain: fair go for Tories


    Labor takes pride in being there for those up against hard luck. Targeted financial assistance comes in many forms, whether co-investment to an auto industry being hammered by the two-speed economy, childcare rebates to hard-up families, or the straight cash injection into middle Australian wallets.

    It appears there is a new victim of the Australian economy in need of a rescue package: the Coalition voter.

    With interest rates, inflation and unemployment all under the 5 per cent threshold, Australia is bucking the global trend in maintaining stability in the face of global unrest. But our polling this week shows only around one third of Australians are prepared to say the economy is performing well.

    And while many are unimpressed with Australia’s performance, Coalition voters – and that’s a lot of people these days – are feeling the economic pain more intensely.

    Read more on this at the Drum

  • Jun, 2012

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    Federal politics – voting intention

    Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward?

    Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?

    Sample size = 1,856 respondents

    First preference/leaning to

    Election

    21 Aug 10

    4 weeks ago

    7/5/12

    2 weeks ago

    21/5/12

    Last week

    28/5/12

    This week

    4/6/12

    Liberal

    47%

    46%

    47%

    47%

    National

    3%

    3%

    3%

    3%

    Total Lib/Nat

    43.6%

    50%

    49%

    50%

    50%

    Labor

    38.0%

    29%

    33%

    33%

    33%

    Greens

    11.8%

    11%

    10%

    10%

    10%

    Other/Independent

    6.6%

    9%

    8%

    7%

    7%

     

    2PP

    Election

    21 Aug 10

    4 weeks ago

    2 weeks ago

    Last week

    This week

    Total Lib/Nat

    49.9%

    58%

    56%

    57%

    56%

    Labor

    50.1%

    42%

    44%

    43%

    44%

     

    NB.  The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions.  Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results.  The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2010 election. These estimates have a confidence interval of approx. + or – 2%.

  • Jun, 2012

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    Handling of Craig Thomson Issue

    Q. How would you rate the way each of the following have handled this issue concerning Craig Thomson?

     

    Total good

    Total poor

    Very good

    Good

    Neither good nor poor

    Poor

    Very poor

    Don’t know

    Julia Gillard and the Labor Party

    15%

    49%

    5%

    10%

    20%

    18%

    31%

    16%

    Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party

    19%

    40%

    5%

    14%

    24%

    16%

    24%

    17%

    Craig Thomson

    6%

    56%

    1%

    5%

    21%

    19%

    37%

    16%

    The media

    20%

    37%

    3%

    17%

    29%

    16%

    21%

    14%

    Overall, respondents believed that all parties have handled the Craig Thomson issue poorly.

    37% thought the media has handled it poorly, 40% Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party, 49% Julia Gillard and the Labor Party and 56% Craig Thomson himself. Only 6% thought Craig Thomson’s handling of the issue was good.

    42% of Labor voters thought Julia Gillard and the Labor Party’s handling of the issue was good compared to 37% of Coalition voters who thought Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party’s handling was good.

    In terms of the media, 52% of Labor voters, 57% of Greens voters and 49% of those aged 55+ thought their handling was poor.

    For union members, 29% thought Julia Gillard and the Labor Party’s handling was good, 21% Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party, 14% Craig Thomson himself and 28% the media.

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