10 December 2013, 101213, Better PM, Bill Shorten, tony abbott
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
22 Oct |
12 Nov |
|
| Tony Abbott |
43% |
7% |
86% |
4% |
42% |
41% |
42% |
||
| Bill Shorten |
33% |
68% |
4% |
62% |
20% |
22% |
27% |
||
| Don’t know |
24% |
24% |
10% |
34% |
38% |
37% |
31% |
43% (up 1%) think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 33% (up 6%) favour Bill Shorten. 24% (down 7%) could not make a choice.
Tony Abbott is favoured 48%/31% among men and 38%/35% among women.
10 December 2013, 101213, education issues, liberal government
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Liberal Government is handling education issues?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
8% |
70% |
6% |
25% |
|
| Total disapprove |
50% |
82% |
15% |
90% |
52% |
|
| Strongly approve |
8% |
3% |
16% |
– |
2% |
|
| Approve |
27% |
5% |
54% |
6% |
23% |
|
| Disapprove |
21% |
27% |
12% |
24% |
27% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
29% |
55% |
3% |
66% |
25% |
|
| Don’t know |
15% |
10% |
15% |
4% |
23% |
35% approve and 50% disapprove of the way the Liberal Government is handling education issues.
Men split 43% approve/45% disapprove compared to women 28% approve/53% disapprove.
10 December 2013, 101213, Education, liberal government, Schools
Q. Which schools do you think will be better off under the Liberal Government’s education plan?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
| All schools will be better off |
26% |
7% |
51% |
7% |
17% |
|
| Only private schools will be better off |
26% |
43% |
11% |
30% |
28% |
|
| Only public schools will be better off |
2% |
1% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
|
| No schools will be better off |
22% |
33% |
6% |
49% |
26% |
|
| Don’t know |
25% |
16% |
28% |
12% |
28% |
26% think that, under a Liberal Government, all schools will be better off. 26% think only private schools will be better off and 22% think no schools will be better off, while only 2% think that only public schools will be better off.
51% of Liberal/National voters think all schools will be better off, 43% of Labor voters think only private schools will be better off and 49% of Greens voters think no schools will be better off.
10 December 2013, 101213, Education, party trust
Q. Which party would you trust most to ensure a quality education for all children?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
| Labor |
36% |
84% |
5% |
24% |
28% |
|
| Liberal |
33% |
2% |
72% |
3% |
25% |
|
| Greens |
7% |
3% |
1% |
61% |
6% |
|
| Don’t know |
23% |
11% |
23% |
12% |
41% |
36% trust the Labor Party most to ensure a quality education for all children and 33% trust the Liberal Party most. When this issue was last measured in November, 34% favoured the Labor Party and 32% the Liberal Party.
Those more likely to trust the Labor Party most were aged 35-54 (42%) and people on low incomes (44% of those earning less than $600 pw).
Those more likely to trust the Liberal Party most were aged 55+ (44%) and people earning more than $1,000 pw (38%).
10 December 2013, 101213, politician commitment
Q. Which of the following statements best reflects your view:
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
10 Oct 11 |
|
| When a politician makes a statement or commitment they should stick to it no matter what |
28% |
34% |
21% |
47% |
23% |
17% |
||
| As situations change, it is reasonable that politicians change their positions |
41% |
25% |
62% |
24% |
25% |
47% |
||
| Politicians almost always lie – it’s naive to think otherwise |
31% |
41% |
16% |
29% |
51% |
36% |
41% agree that ‘as situations change, it is reasonable that politicians change their positions’. Liberal/National voters are the most likely to take this position.
31% of respondents agreed with the view that ‘politicians almost always lie – it’s naïve to think otherwise’, and Labor voters are the most likely to take this view.
28% of respondents felt that ‘when a politician make a statement or commitment they should stick to it not matter what’, with Greens voters the most likely to adopt this view. Since this question was asked in 2011, those agreeing with this statement has increased from 17%.
10 December 2013, 101213, importance of unions
Q. How important are unions for Australian working people today?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
19 Mar 12 |
10 Sep 12 |
20 May 13 |
|
| Total important |
57% |
78% |
37% |
82% |
51% |
56% |
52% |
56% |
||
| Total not Important |
34% |
14% |
56% |
11% |
38% |
35% |
38% |
36% |
||
| Very important |
22% |
38% |
6% |
43% |
20% |
19% |
16% |
21% |
||
| Quite important |
35% |
40% |
31% |
39% |
31% |
37% |
36% |
35% |
||
| Not very important |
22% |
12% |
33% |
9% |
25% |
27% |
28% |
24% |
||
| Not at all important |
12% |
2% |
23% |
2% |
13% |
8% |
10% |
12% |
||
| Don’t know |
9% |
8% |
7% |
8% |
11% |
9% |
10% |
8% |
The majority of respondents regarded unions to be important for Australian working people today (57%), whilst 34% believe that they were not important. These results have changed little since this question was asked in May.
78% of Labor voters and 82% of Greens voters believed that unions were important for Australian working people today, while Coalition voters were the most likely to regard unions as not important (56%).
The majority of full time workers (55%) and part time workers (65%) regarded unions as important for Australian working people today.
2PP, 3 December 2013, Greens, 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 = 1,798 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13
|
|
4 weeks ago 5/11/13 |
2 weeks ago 19/11/13 |
Last week 26/11/13 |
This week 3/12/13 |
| Liberal |
|
42% |
41% |
41% |
41% |
|
| National |
|
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
|
| Total Lib/Nat |
45.6% |
45% |
44% |
45% |
44% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
35% |
35% |
36% |
36% |
|
| Greens |
8.6% |
10% |
9% |
9% |
8% |
|
| Palmer United Party |
5.5% |
3% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
|
| Other/Independent |
6.9% |
8% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 5/11/13 |
2 weeks ago 19/11/13 |
Last week 26/11/13 |
This week 3/12/13 |
| Liberal National |
53.5% |
53% |
53% |
53% |
52% |
|
| Labor |
46.5% |
47% |
47% |
47% |
48% |
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.
Q. The current age for eligibility for the age pension is 65 years but is planned to rise to 67 by 2023. The Productivity Commission has recommended that the pension age be further raised to 70 years by 2035.
Do you approve or disapprove of the recommendation to raise the pension age to 70 years?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Men |
Women |
|
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Total approve |
24% |
22% |
27% |
29% |
18% |
31% |
18% |
30% |
21% |
21% |
|||
| Total disapprove |
70% |
72% |
71% |
58% |
76% |
64% |
76% |
62% |
75% |
75% |
|||
| Strongly approve |
6% |
5% |
7% |
5% |
7% |
9% |
4% |
7% |
7% |
4% |
|||
| Approve |
18% |
17% |
20% |
24% |
11% |
22% |
14% |
23% |
14% |
17% |
|||
| Disapprove |
30% |
29% |
31% |
27% |
32% |
27% |
32% |
32% |
30% |
28% |
|||
| Strongly disapprove |
40% |
43% |
40% |
31% |
44% |
37% |
44% |
30% |
45% |
47% |
|||
| Don’t know |
6% |
6% |
2% |
13% |
6% |
5% |
7% |
9% |
5% |
4% |
Only 24% approve of the Productivity Commission’s recommendation to raise the pension age to 70 years and 70% disapprove. Women (76%) are more likely to disapprove than men (64%). There were not major differences by income.