Q. Overall, which party do you think would be best at handling Australia’s health system?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
The Labor Party | 26% | 69% | 3% | 39% |
The Liberal Party | 33% | 2% | 71% | 3% |
No difference | 27% | 18% | 18% | 39% |
Don’t know | 14% | 10% | 8% | 19% |
Opinions of party best to handle Australia’s health system very much follow voting preferences. Overall the Liberal Party is favoured over labor by 33% to 26%. 41% either don’t know or think there is no difference. 69% of Labor voters favour the Labor Party and 71% of Liberal/National voters favor the Liberals.
Men favour the Liberals 40% to 27% while women are more evenly divided – 25% Labor, 26% Liberal and 49% no difference/don’t know.
Those on incomes under $600pw favour Labor over the Liberals by 34% to 22% – all other income groups favour the Liberal Party.