Bill Shorten, leader attributes, tony abbott
|
Abbott |
Shorten |
|
Difference |
|
| Arrogant |
58% |
40% |
+18 |
|
| Narrow-minded |
56% |
39% |
+17 |
|
| Intolerant |
47% |
32% |
+15 |
|
| Aggressive |
45% |
31% |
+14 |
|
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
56% |
44% |
+12 |
|
| More honest than most politicians |
37% |
26% |
+11 |
|
| Good in a crisis |
45% |
36% |
+9 |
|
| A capable leader |
50% |
42% |
+8 |
|
| Trustworthy |
40% |
32% |
+8 |
|
| Superficial |
50% |
43% |
+7 |
|
| Erratic |
43% |
37% |
+6 |
|
| Hard-working |
66% |
60% |
+6 |
|
| Visionary |
34% |
28% |
+6 |
|
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
48% |
44% |
+4 |
|
| Intelligent |
59% |
63% |
-4 |
Compared to Bill Shorten, Tony Abbott is much more likely to be considered arrogant (+18), narrow minded (+17), intolerant (+15), aggressive (+14), out of touch with ordinary people (+12) and more honest than most politicians (+11).
Bill Shorten is regarded by more slightly respondents to be intelligent (-4).
Note that Bill Shorten’s ratings are mostly lower than those of Tony Abbott on both positive and negative attributes – presumably because he is less well known.
Abolish minimum wage, Australian minimum wage
Q. The current Australian minimum wage for adult workers is $16.37 per hour. It has been suggested that this minimum wage should be abolished so that some workers could be paid less than this rate. Do you agree or disagree that the minimum wage should be abolished?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total agree |
15% |
9% |
21% |
15% |
15% |
|
| Total disagree |
77% |
86% |
68% |
78% |
82% |
|
| Strongly agree |
5% |
5% |
7% |
– |
5% |
|
| Agree |
10% |
4% |
14% |
15% |
10% |
|
| Disagree |
19% |
11% |
27% |
9% |
16% |
|
| Strongly disagree |
58% |
75% |
41% |
69% |
66% |
|
| Don’t know |
9% |
4% |
12% |
6% |
3% |
77% disagree with abolishing the minimum wage and 15% agree.
Those most likely to agree were Liberal/National voters (21%), men (21%), full-time workers (20%) and those with university education (20%).
limit on political advertising, Political party advertising
Q. Would you support or oppose a limit on the amount political parties and candidates can spend on advertising in elections?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total support |
84% |
83% |
85% |
88% |
89% |
|
| Total oppose |
8% |
9% |
8% |
5% |
7% |
|
| Strongly support |
56% |
57% |
52% |
62% |
73% |
|
| Support |
28% |
26% |
33% |
26% |
16% |
|
| Oppose |
4% |
5% |
3% |
4% |
4% |
|
| Strongly oppose |
4% |
4% |
5% |
1% |
3% |
|
| Don’t know |
7% |
7% |
6% |
6% |
4% |
84% support a limit on the amount political parties and candidates can spend on advertising in elections and 8% oppose. Support was similar across all voter groups.
advertising in elections, business groups, Trade Unions
Q. And would you support or oppose a limit on the amount other organisations or individuals (e.g. trade unions, business groups) can spend on advertising in elections?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total support |
78% |
75% |
80% |
87% |
78% |
|
| Total oppose |
11% |
14% |
11% |
8% |
12% |
|
| Strongly support |
48% |
48% |
51% |
48% |
52% |
|
| Support |
30% |
27% |
29% |
39% |
26% |
|
| Oppose |
7% |
10% |
6% |
6% |
8% |
|
| Strongly oppose |
4% |
4% |
5% |
2% |
4% |
|
| Don’t know |
11% |
11% |
8% |
6% |
10% |
Support for a limit on selection advertising spending by other organisations was a little lower than for political parties. 78% support a limit on the amount other organisations can spend on advertising in elections and 11% oppose. Labor voters (75%) were a little less supportive than Liberal/National voters (80%) and Greens voters (87%).
Australia free trade, Free Trade Agreement with Japan
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Free Trade Agreement recently signed with Japan?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total approve |
52% |
46% |
65% |
38% |
45% |
|
| Total disapprove |
13% |
17% |
8% |
19% |
19% |
|
| Strongly approve |
13% |
13% |
16% |
5% |
11% |
|
| Approve |
39% |
33% |
49% |
33% |
34% |
|
| Disapprove |
8% |
12% |
5% |
9% |
8% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
5% |
5% |
3% |
10% |
11% |
|
| Don’t know |
36% |
36% |
28% |
43% |
35% |
52% approve of the Free Trade Agreement recently signed with Japan and 13% disapprove. 36% could not give an opinion.
Approval was highest among Liberal/National voters (65%), men (63%), aged 55+ (60%) and full-time workers (61%).
Q. Generally, do you think making Free Trade Agreements with other countries is good for Australia or bad for Australia?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total good |
49% |
43% |
57% |
48% |
43% |
|
| Total bad |
11% |
14% |
8% |
20% |
15% |
|
| Very good |
13% |
13% |
16% |
6% |
11% |
|
| Good |
36% |
30% |
41% |
42% |
32% |
|
| Neither good nor bad |
18% |
22% |
17% |
9% |
20% |
|
| Bad |
7% |
9% |
5% |
15% |
8% |
|
| Very bad |
4% |
5% |
3% |
5% |
7% |
|
| Don’t know |
22% |
21% |
17% |
24% |
23% |
49% think that free trade agreements are generally good for Australia and 11% think they are bad. 18% think they are neither and 22% could not give an opinion.
Those most likely to think they were good were Liberal/National voters (57%), men (55%), aged 55+ (54%) and full-time workers (55%).
Democracy, palmer united party, Senate
Q. The Palmer United Party will hold the balance of power in the new Senate. Do you think the election of the Palmer United Party candidates to the Senate will be good or bad for democracy?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Good for democracy |
27% |
27% |
22% |
22% |
62% |
|
| Bad for democracy |
32% |
29% |
41% |
42% |
13% |
|
| Makes no difference |
19% |
20% |
19% |
19% |
13% |
|
| Don’t know |
22% |
24% |
18% |
17% |
12% |
27% of respondents think the election of the Palmer United Party candidates to the Senate will be good for democracy and 32% think it will be bad for democracy.
Those more likely to think it will be good for democracy were voters for other parties or independents (62%), those who had not completed secondary education (35%) and residents of Queensland (38%).
Those more likely to think it will be bad for democracy were Liberal/National voters (41%), Greens voters (42%), aged 55+ (44%) and residents of NSW (38%).
2PP, Labor Party, Liberal Party, two party preferred, 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 = 1,918 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 11/3/14 |
2 weeks ago 25/3/14 |
Last week 1/4/14 |
This week 8/4/14 |
| Liberal |
|
40% |
41% |
40% |
40% |
|
| National |
|
3% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
|
| Total Lib/Nat |
45.6% |
42% |
44% |
42% |
42% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
38% |
37% |
39% |
38% |
|
| Greens |
8.6% |
8% |
9% |
9% |
9% |
|
| Palmer United Party |
5.5% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
|
| Other/Independent |
6.9% |
8% |
7% |
7% |
8% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 11/3/14 |
2 weeks ago 25/3/14 |
Last week 1/4/14 |
This week 8/4/14 |
| Liberal National |
53.5% |
50% |
51% |
49% |
49% |
|
| Labor |
46.5% |
50% |
49% |
51% |
51% |
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.