Australian troops, Iraq, troops in Iraq
Q. Would you approve or disapprove of Australia sending troops to Iraq if the USA asks for our support?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total approve |
30% |
24% |
42% |
21% |
24% |
|
| Total disapprove |
54% |
58% |
43% |
62% |
63% |
|
| Strongly approve |
7% |
10% |
7% |
1% |
5% |
|
| Approve |
23% |
14% |
35% |
20% |
19% |
|
| Disapprove |
27% |
30% |
22% |
35% |
25% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
27% |
28% |
21% |
27% |
38% |
|
| Don’t know |
17% |
18% |
14% |
17% |
13% |
30% would approve of Australia sending troops to Iraq if the USA asks for our support and 54% would disapprove.
Liberal/National voters were split – 42% approve and 43% disapprove – while a majority of other voter groups disapproved.
71% of those aged 55+ disapproved.
Q. Do you think the Greens holding the balance of power in the Senate has been good or bad for Australia?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total good |
28% |
48% |
6% |
75% |
28% |
|
| Total bad |
37% |
18% |
68% |
– |
38% |
|
| Very good |
12% |
24% |
1% |
42% |
6% |
|
| Good |
16% |
24% |
5% |
33% |
22% |
|
| Neither good nor bad |
23% |
24% |
19% |
21% |
27% |
|
| Bad |
15% |
12% |
22% |
– |
20% |
|
| Very bad |
22% |
6% |
46% |
– |
18% |
|
| Don’t know |
11% |
12% |
6% |
4% |
7% |
28% think that the Greens holding the balance of power in the Senate has been good for Australia and 37% think it has been bad.
75% of Greens voters and 48% of Labor voters think it has been good for Australia while 68% of Liberal/National voters think it has been bad.
balance of power, clive palmer, PUP
Q. When the newly elected Senate takes office in July, the Palmer United Party and other micro-parties will hold the balance of power. Do you think this will be good or bad for Australia?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total good |
26% |
40% |
13% |
20% |
50% |
|
| Total bad |
39% |
25% |
62% |
41% |
21% |
|
| Very good |
6% |
12% |
2% |
4% |
11% |
|
| Good |
20% |
28% |
11% |
16% |
39% |
|
| Neither good nor bad |
17% |
15% |
14% |
19% |
20% |
|
| Bad |
20% |
16% |
27% |
24% |
14% |
|
| Very bad |
19% |
9% |
35% |
17% |
7% |
|
| Don’t know |
18% |
20% |
11% |
18% |
9% |
26% think that the Palmer United Party and other micro-parties holding the balance of power in the Senate will be good for Australia and 39% think it will be bad – similar overall results to the previous question about the Greens.
50% of other voters and 40% of Labor voters think it will be good for Australia while 62% of Liberal/National voters think it will be bad.
attributes, Clive Palmer attributes, Comparison of Leaders, Greens Attributes
Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the leader of the Greens, Christine Milne?
Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the leader of the Palmer United Party, Clive Palmer?
|
Christine Milne |
Clive Palmer |
|
| Intelligent |
56% |
52% |
| Hard-working |
57% |
52% |
| A capable leader |
44% |
33% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
41% |
42% |
| Visionary |
30% |
35% |
| Good in a crisis |
31% |
28% |
| Superficial |
38% |
57% |
| More honest than most politicians |
36% |
31% |
| Trustworthy |
37% |
23% |
| Narrow-minded |
48% |
55% |
| Arrogant |
38% |
70% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
51% |
59% |
| Intolerant |
36% |
52% |
| Aggressive |
38% |
67% |
| Erratic |
36% |
64% |
Christine Milne’s key attributes were hard working, intelligent, out of touch with ordinary people and narrow minded.
Clive Palmer’s key attributes were arrogant, aggressive, erratic, out of touch with ordinary people, superficial and narrow minded.
2014 budget, broken promises, promises
Q. The Prime Minister, Tony Abbott has said that no election promises were broken in the recent Federal budget. Do you agree or disagree?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total agree |
19% |
7% |
41% |
4% |
9% |
|
| Total disagree |
72% |
92% |
49% |
86% |
86% |
|
| Strongly agree |
5% |
5% |
8% |
1% |
4% |
|
| Agree |
14% |
2% |
33% |
3% |
5% |
|
| Disagree |
26% |
11% |
40% |
19% |
27% |
|
| Strongly disagree |
46% |
81% |
9% |
67% |
59% |
|
| Don’t know |
8% |
1% |
10% |
10% |
4% |
19% agree with Tony Abbott’s claim that no election promises were broken in the recent Federal budget and 72% disagree.
Even Liberal/National voters were more likely to disagree – 41% agree, 49% disagree.
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 = 1,828 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 20/5/14 |
2 weeks ago 3/6/14 |
Last week 11/6/14 |
This week 17/6/14 |
| Liberal |
|
38% |
35% |
35% |
36% |
|
| National |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
||
| Total Lib/Nat |
45.6% |
40% |
38% |
37% |
39% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
40% |
39% |
40% |
41% |
|
| Greens |
8.6% |
8% |
10% |
9% |
9% |
|
| Palmer United Party |
5.5% |
5% |
6% |
6% |
5% |
|
| Other/Independent |
6.9% |
7% |
7% |
8% |
7% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 20/5/14 |
2 weeks ago 3/6/14 |
Last week 11/6/14 |
This week 17/6/14 |
| Liberal National |
53.5% |
48% |
47% |
46% |
46% |
|
| Labor |
46.5% |
52% |
53% |
54% |
54% |
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.
International Relations, International ties
Q. How important is it for Australia to have a close relationship with the following nations?
|
Very import-ant |
Quite import-ant |
Not very import-ant |
Don’t know |
Very import- 28 Mar 11 |
Very import- 29 Oct 12 |
Very import-ant 26 Nov 13 |
Change |
|
| New Zealand |
61% |
30% |
6% |
4% |
69% |
54% |
54% |
+7 |
| United States |
57% |
33% |
6% |
4% |
60% |
55% |
59% |
-2 |
| United Kingdom |
48% |
38% |
10% |
4% |
56% |
47% |
48% |
– |
| China |
46% |
41% |
8% |
4% |
48% |
45% |
54% |
-8 |
| Indonesia |
35% |
43% |
16% |
6% |
31% |
33% |
40% |
-5 |
| Japan |
32% |
51% |
12% |
5% |
39% |
31% |
35% |
-3 |
| Canada |
28% |
40% |
25% |
7% |
na |
na |
na |
na |
| India |
23% |
42% |
29% |
7% |
26% |
26% |
26% |
-3 |
| Germany |
21% |
41% |
31% |
7% |
23% |
20% |
20% |
+1 |
More than half the respondents think it is very important to have close relationships with New Zealand (61%) and the United States (57%).
A close relationship with the United States is considered very important by 64% of Liberal/National voters, 58% of Labor voters and 43% of Greens voters.
Since this question was last asked in November, the largest increase in the rating of the importance of relations was with New Zealand (+7). Importance of relations with China (-8) and Indonesia (-5) has declined.
diplomacy, diplomatic connections, Prime Minister trust, Tony Abbott as Prime Minister
Q. How much trust do you have in Tony Abbott and the Liberal Government to handle Australia’s international relations?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
26 Nov 13 |
|
| Total a lot/some |
35% |
8% |
81% |
11% |
25% |
41% |
||
| Total little/no trust |
59% |
88% |
19% |
87% |
71% |
53% |
||
| A lot of trust |
17% |
3% |
45% |
1% |
7% |
20% |
||
| Some trust |
18% |
5% |
36% |
10% |
18% |
21% |
||
| A little trust |
16% |
16% |
14% |
12% |
28% |
18% |
||
| No trust |
43% |
72% |
5% |
75% |
43% |
35% |
||
| Don’t know |
5% |
5% |
1% |
1% |
4% |
7% |
17% of people have “a lot of trust” in Tony Abbott and the Liberal Government to handle Australia’s international relations.
43% have no trust.
Labor (72%) and Greens (75%) voters were far more likely to have ‘no trust’. Liberal/National voters were far less likely (5%) to have no trust. 45% of Liberal/National voters have “a lot of trust”.
Since this question was asked in November, those saying they have a lot or some trust has declined by 6% and those saying they have no trust increased by 8%.