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 |
|
| Relations with other countries |
33% |
28% |
+5 |
9% |
24% |
32% |
14% |
14% |
7% |
-3 |
+15 |
||
| Supporting Australian businesses |
26% |
31% |
-5 |
5% |
21% |
34% |
16% |
15% |
10% |
-7 |
-5 |
||
| Treatment of asylum seekers |
33% |
39% |
-6 |
13% |
20% |
20% |
13% |
26% |
8% |
+1 |
-3 |
||
| Managing the economy |
26% |
40% |
-14 |
6% |
20% |
28% |
20% |
20% |
6% |
+3 |
-6 |
||
| Industrial relations |
21% |
36% |
-15 |
4% |
17% |
32% |
16% |
20% |
11% |
-12 |
-16 |
||
| Protecting the environment |
19% |
42% |
-23 |
4% |
15% |
31% |
15% |
27% |
9% |
-10 |
-18 |
||
| Supporting Australian jobs |
19% |
43% |
-24 |
4% |
15% |
30% |
20% |
23% |
7% |
-19 |
-21 |
||
| Education and schools |
21% |
45% |
-24 |
4% |
17% |
27% |
21% |
24% |
7% |
-7 |
-22 |
||
| Climate change |
19% |
46% |
-27 |
5% |
14% |
25% |
14% |
32% |
9% |
-15 |
-27 |
||
| Social welfare |
19% |
47% |
-28 |
4% |
15% |
26% |
22% |
25% |
8% |
-12 |
-26 |
||
| Health services |
18% |
49% |
-31 |
3% |
15% |
26% |
21% |
28% |
7% |
-13 |
-27 |
The Government received negative ratings for all issues except relations with other countries (net +5).
Highest negative ratings were given for health services (18% good/49% poor), social welfare (19%/47%), climate change (19%/46%), education and schools (21%/45%), supporting Australian jobs (19%/43%) and protecting the environment (19%/42%).
Since this question was asked in September there has been a significant decrease for relations with other countries (net score down 10), managing the economy (down 8) and protecting the environment (down 5).