attributes of the liberal party
Q. And which statements do you feel fit the Liberal Party?
|
Jul 2009 |
Mar 2010 |
April 2011 |
May 2012 |
Aug 2013 |
Mar 2014 |
|
Total 23 Sep |
Change |
|
| Will promise to do anything to win votes |
67% |
72% |
65% |
63% |
65% |
67% |
69% |
+2 |
|
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests |
60% |
58% |
60% |
62% |
65% |
+3 |
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| Out of touch with ordinary people |
62% |
58% |
54% |
53% |
58% |
59% |
63% |
+4 |
|
| Have a vision for the future |
48% |
48% |
51% |
53% |
49% |
-4 |
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| Clear about what they stand for |
44% |
46% |
45% |
50% |
46% |
-4 |
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| Understands the problems facing Australia |
44% |
43% |
51% |
52% |
48% |
47% |
44% |
-3 |
|
| Moderate |
50% |
50% |
55% |
52% |
48% |
46% |
44% |
-2 |
|
| Divided |
74% |
66% |
49% |
37% |
31% |
32% |
40% |
+8 |
|
| Extreme |
36% |
38% |
36% |
34% |
39% |
37% |
40% |
+3 |
|
| Have good policies |
38% |
44% |
39% |
-5 |
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| Has a good team of leaders |
29% |
31% |
40% |
39% |
36% |
43% |
38% |
-5 |
|
| Looks after the interests of working people |
38% |
40% |
36% |
37% |
31% |
-6 |
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| Trustworthy |
30% |
32% |
28% |
-4 |
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| Keeps its promises |
28% |
23% |
33% |
34% |
32% |
35% |
26% |
-9 |
The Liberal Party’s main attributes were – will promise anything to win votes (69%), too close to the big corporate and financial interest (65%) and out of touch with ordinary people (63%).
Main changes since March were – keeps it promises (down 9% to 26%), divided (up 8% to 40%), looks after the interests of working people (down 6% to 31%), have good policies (down 5% to 39%) and has a good team of leaders (down 5% to 38%).
Clear about what they stand for, Divided, Keeps its promises, Labor vs Liberal, Moderate, party attributes, working people
|
Labor |
Liberal |
|
Difference |
|
| Looks after the interests of working people |
54% |
31% |
+23 |
|
| Divided |
54% |
40% |
+14 |
|
| Moderate |
54% |
44% |
+10 |
|
| Have good policies |
42% |
39% |
+3 |
|
| Keeps its promises |
29% |
26% |
+3 |
|
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
46% |
44% |
+2 |
|
| Trustworthy |
30% |
28% |
+2 |
|
| Has a good team of leaders |
33% |
38% |
-5 |
|
| Will promise to do anything to win votes |
62% |
69% |
-7 |
|
| Have a vision for the future |
42% |
49% |
-7 |
|
| Clear about what they stand for |
36% |
46% |
-10 |
|
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
51% |
63% |
-12 |
|
| Extreme |
27% |
40% |
-13 |
|
| Too close to the big corporate and financial interests |
36% |
65% |
-29 |
The Labor Party is viewed more favourably than the Liberal Party in terms of looking after the interest of working people, moderate, being too close to the big corporate and financial interests, extreme and out of touch with ordinary people.
The Liberal Party is seen more favourably in terms of being divided and clear about what they stand for.
Islamic State (IS), military aid to Iraq
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Australian Government’s decision to send 600 military personnel plus aircraft to Iraq for military action against the Islamic State (IS)?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total approve |
52% |
43% |
74% |
30% |
49% |
|
| Total disapprove |
34% |
42% |
19% |
59% |
39% |
|
| Strongly approve |
17% |
12% |
27% |
5% |
19% |
|
| Approve |
35% |
31% |
47% |
25% |
30% |
|
| Disapprove |
19% |
22% |
13% |
29% |
20% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
15% |
20% |
6% |
30% |
19% |
|
| Don’t know |
15% |
16% |
8% |
11% |
12% |
52% approve of the Australian Government’s decision to send 600 military personnel plus aircraft to Iraq for military action against the Islamic State and 34% disapprove.
A large majority (74%) of Liberal/National voters approve while Labor voters are split 43% approve/42% disapprove.
Men split 60% approve/29% disapprove compared to women 44% approve/39% disapprove.
Australian Government, Iraq, military in iraq
Q. What do you think is the main reason the Australian Government is sending military forces to Iraq?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| To fight against terrorism |
36% |
31% |
52% |
15% |
31% |
|
| To support the USA |
29% |
30% |
26% |
36% |
29% |
|
| To protect the people of Iraq |
9% |
6% |
13% |
7% |
9% |
|
| To distract attention from the government’s problems |
9% |
16% |
1% |
15% |
14% |
|
| To make Australia look important |
8% |
10% |
4% |
15% |
10% |
|
| Don’t know |
8% |
7% |
4% |
13% |
8% |
36% think the main reason the Australian Government is sending military forces to Iraq is to fight against terrorism and 29% think the main reason is to support the USA. Only 9% think it is to protect the people of Iraq.
A majority (52%) of Liberal/National voters think the main reason is to fight against terrorism. 41% of respondents aged 55+ think it is to fight against terrorism compared to 30% of those aged under 35.
Australia safe from terrorism, Threat of terrorism
Q. Do you think that sending military forces to Iraq will make Australia more or less safe from the threat of terrorism?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total more safe |
15% |
11% |
25% |
5% |
11% |
|
| Total less safe |
51% |
54% |
41% |
73% |
58% |
|
| A lot more safe |
5% |
4% |
8% |
2% |
3% |
|
| A little more safe |
10% |
7% |
17% |
3% |
8% |
|
| Make no difference |
25% |
27% |
28% |
18% |
23% |
|
| A little less safe |
27% |
28% |
25% |
41% |
22% |
|
| A lot less safe |
24% |
26% |
16% |
32% |
36% |
|
| Don’t know |
9% |
7% |
6% |
3% |
8% |
Only 15% think that sending military forces to Iraq will make Australia more safe from the threat of terrorism and 51% think it will make Australia less safe.
Those most likely to think it will make Australia less safe from the threat of terrorism were Greens voters (73%), other party voters (58%) and women (57%)
Q. Business groups have said that Australia’s industrial relations laws favour workers and unions and should be changed so that businesses can increase productivity and have more flexibility with their workforce. Do you think Australia’s industrial relations laws favour employers or workers or do they balance the interests of workers and employers?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Full time workers |
Part time workers |
July 2012 |
|
| Favour employers |
23% |
33% |
15% |
22% |
26% |
27% |
23% |
20% |
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| Favour workers |
17% |
11% |
28% |
9% |
17% |
18% |
15% |
26% |
||
| Balance the interests of employers and workers |
30% |
33% |
30% |
32% |
32% |
33% |
29% |
34% |
||
| Don’t know |
30% |
22% |
27% |
38% |
26% |
22% |
34% |
20% |
Respondents were divided over whether Australia’s industrial relations laws favour employers or workers – 23% think they favour employers, 17% favour workers and 30% think they balance the interests of both.
Labor voters are more likely to think they favour employers (33%) while Liberal/National voters are more likely to think they favour workers (28%). Only 11% of Labor voters and 9% of Greens voters think the laws favour workers.
Since this question was asked in July 2012, those thinking industrial relations laws favour workers has dropped from 26% to 17% and those who could not give an opinion has increased from 20% to 30%.
Australian workplaces, Increasing Productivity
Q. Which of the following would be the most effective way to increase productivity in Australian workplaces?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Full time workers |
Part time workers |
July 2012 |
|
| Invest more in skills and education |
29% |
35% |
26% |
40% |
22% |
28% |
29% |
35% |
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| More flexibility for businesses in how they employ and manage workers |
19% |
13% |
29% |
12% |
16% |
20% |
18% |
21% |
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| More input from workers into how businesses are managed |
13% |
18% |
10% |
15% |
16% |
16% |
13% |
17% |
||
| Invest more in technology and innovation |
12% |
13% |
10% |
18% |
16% |
13% |
17% |
8% |
||
| Stop Government assistance to industries so that they are forced to be productive or close |
9% |
6% |
12% |
6% |
13% |
7% |
6% |
10% |
||
| Don’t know |
18% |
15% |
15% |
10% |
16% |
15% |
17% |
9% |
29% think investing more in skills and education is the most effective way to increase productivity, 19% favour more flexibility for businesses in how they employ and manage workers and 13% nominated more input from workers into how businesses are managed.
35% of Labor voters and 40% of Greens voters favour investing in skills and education while 29% of Liberal/National voters favour more flexibility for businesses in how they employ and manage workers.
Main changes since this question was asked in July 2012 are a drop for invest more in skills and education (down 6% to 29%) and an increase in those who could not give an opinion (up 9% to 18%).
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 = 1,736 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 19/8/14 |
2 weeks ago 2/9/14 |
Last week 9/9/14 |
This week 16/9/14 |
| Liberal |
|
37% |
36% |
36% |
35% |
|
| National |
|
3% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
|
| Total Liberal/National |
45.6% |
40% |
40% |
39% |
39% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
38% |
38% |
38% |
38% |
|
| Greens |
8.6% |
9% |
9% |
10% |
11% |
|
| Palmer United Party |
5.5% |
6% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
|
| Other/Independent |
6.9% |
7% |
8% |
9% |
9% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 19/8/14 |
2 weeks ago 2/9/14 |
Last week 9/9/14 |
This week 16/9/14 |
| Liberal National |
53.5% |
48% |
48% |
48% |
47% |
|
| Labor |
46.5% |
52% |
52% |
52% |
53% |
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 2013 election.