Q. When a person has a disease that cannot be cured and is living in severe pain, do you think doctors should or should not be allowed by law to assist the patient to commit suicide if the patient requests it?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
27 Sep 2010 |
|
| Should be allowed |
68% |
71% |
64% |
81% |
68% |
69% |
||
| Should not be allowed |
19% |
17% |
22% |
9% |
22% |
14% |
||
| Don’t know |
13% |
12% |
14% |
10% |
10% |
17% |
68% of people think that that doctors should be allowed by law to assist a patient commit suicide – which is little changed since this question was asked three years ago. 19% think it should not be allowed – up 5%.
81% of Green voters, 71% of Labor and 64% of Lib/Nat voters agreed that doctors should be allowed by law to assist a patient to commit suicide.
71% of women and 65% of men supported voluntary euthanasia.
There were no substantial differences by age group.
Q. Do you think it is better to have the same party in Government at both State and Federal levels or do you think it is better to have different parties in Government at State and Federal levels?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Same party in Government |
26% |
20% |
38% |
19% |
13% |
|
| Different parties in Government |
22% |
30% |
15% |
36% |
25% |
|
| Makes no difference |
40% |
39% |
39% |
23% |
57% |
|
| Don’t know |
12% |
11% |
7% |
21% |
6% |
40% think it doesn’t make any difference whether the parties in Government at State and Federal levels are different or the same. 26% think it is better if they are the same and 22% think it would be better if they were different.
Labor voters were a little more likely to to favour different parties while Liberal/National voters were more likely to favour having the same party in power at both levels.
57% of “other” voters think it makes no difference.
29 October 2013, 291013, 2PP, Greens, Labor Party, Liberal Party, tony abbott, 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 = 1,899 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13 (current figures) |
|
4 weeks ago 1/10/13 |
2 weeks ago 15/10/13 |
Last week 22/10/13 |
This week 29/10/13 |
| Liberal |
|
40% |
41% |
41% |
42% |
|
| National |
|
3% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
|
| Total Lib/Nat |
45.6% |
43% |
43% |
44% |
45% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
36% |
35% |
34% |
35% |
|
| Greens |
8.6% |
9% |
10% |
10% |
10% |
|
| Other/Independent |
12.4% |
12% |
12% |
11% |
11% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 1/10/13 |
2 weeks ago 15/10/13 |
Last week 22/10/13 |
This week 29/10/13 |
| Liberal National |
53.4% |
52% |
52% |
53% |
53% |
|
| Labor |
46.6% |
48% |
48% |
47% |
47% |
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 2010 election.
29 October 2013, 291013, leader attributes, tony abbott
Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott?
|
2 Sep (as Opposition leader) |
|
Total 22 Oct |
Change |
|
| Hard working |
71% |
67% |
-4 |
|
| Intelligent |
63% |
62% |
-1 |
|
| Narrow-minded |
55% |
54% |
-1 |
|
| Arrogant |
52% |
54% |
+2 |
|
| A capable leader |
46% |
52% |
+6 |
|
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
52% |
51% |
-1 |
|
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
46% |
51% |
+5 |
|
| Superficial |
48% |
49% |
+1 |
|
| Intolerant |
47% |
49% |
+2 |
|
| Aggressive |
47% |
46% |
-1 |
|
| Good in a crisis |
39% |
45% |
+6 |
|
| Erratic |
43% |
43% |
– |
|
| Trustworthy |
38% |
40% |
+2 |
|
| More honest than most politicians |
34% |
39% |
+5 |
|
| Visionary |
35% |
33% |
-2 |
Tony Abbott’s key attributes were hard working (67%), intelligent (62%), narrow-minded (54%), arrogant (54%) and a capable leader (52%).
Since September, the largest shifts have been for a capable leader (+6), good in a crisis (+6), understands the problems facing Australia (+5), more honest than most politicians (+5) and hard working (-4).
Q. Which of the following describe your opinion of the Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten?
|
Total |
|
| Intelligent |
69% |
| Hard working |
65% |
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
50% |
| A capable leader |
49% |
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
42% |
| Good in a crisis |
40% |
| Superficial |
37% |
| Arrogant |
35% |
| Trustworthy |
34% |
| Visionary |
33% |
| Narrow-minded |
31% |
| Aggressive |
31% |
| Erratic |
30% |
| Intolerant |
30% |
| More honest than most politicians |
27% |
Bill Shorten’s key attributes were intelligent (69%), hard working (65%), understands the problems facing Australia (50%) and a capable leader (49%).
Bill Shorten, leader attributes, tony abott
|
Abbott |
Shorten |
|
Difference |
|
| Narrow-minded |
54% |
31% |
+23 |
|
| Arrogant |
54% |
35% |
+19 |
|
| Intolerant |
49% |
30% |
+19 |
|
| Aggressive |
46% |
31% |
+15 |
|
| Erratic |
43% |
30% |
+13 |
|
| Superficial |
49% |
37% |
+12 |
|
| More honest than most politicians |
39% |
27% |
+12 |
|
| Out of touch with ordinary people |
51% |
42% |
+9 |
|
| Trustworthy |
40% |
34% |
+6 |
|
| Good in a crisis |
45% |
40% |
+5 |
|
| A capable leader |
52% |
49% |
+3 |
|
| Hard-working |
67% |
65% |
+2 |
|
| Understands the problems facing Australia |
51% |
50% |
+1 |
|
| Visionary |
33% |
33% |
– |
|
| Intelligent |
62% |
69% |
-7 |
Compared to Bill Shorten, Tony Abbott is much more likely to be considered narrow minded (+23), arrogant (+19), intolerant (+19), aggressive (+15) and erratic (+13).
Bill Shorten is regarded by more respondents to be intelligent (-7).
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.
29 October 2013, 291013, bushfires, climate change
Q. Thinking about the bushfires in New South Wales, which of the following statements is closest to your view?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| It likely that the bushfires are linked to climate change and it is appropriate to publicly raise this issue |
27% |
41% |
13% |
64% |
22% |
|
| It likely that the bushfires are linked to climate change but it is inappropriate to publicly raise this issue at this time |
14% |
14% |
15% |
9% |
9% |
|
| It is unlikely the bushfires are linked to climate change |
48% |
37% |
63% |
19% |
62% |
|
| Don’t know |
11% |
8% |
9% |
7% |
7% |
41% think that the NSW bushfires are likely to be linked to climate change and 48% think it unlikely they are linked to climate change. 27% think they are linked and it is appropriate to raise this issue while 14% think they are linked but it is inappropriate to raise this issue at this time.
Those most likely to think the bushfires and climate change are linked were aged under 35 (49%), Labor voters (55%), Greens voters (73%) and those with university education (53%).
Those who think it is unlikely they are linked tended to be aged 55+ (61%), Liberal/National voters (63%) and those who had not completed secondary education (60%).
Carbon Tax, climate change, direct action plan
Q. Which of the following actions on climate change do you most support?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Keeping the carbon tax |
15% |
30% |
2% |
44% |
4% |
|
| Replacing the carbon tax with an emissions trading scheme |
21% |
25% |
15% |
35% |
24% |
|
| Replacing the carbon tax with the Liberal’s “direct action” plan |
15% |
2% |
28% |
3% |
19% |
|
| Dumping the carbon tax and not replacing it at all |
31% |
25% |
41% |
5% |
35% |
|
| Don’t know |
18% |
18% |
14% |
14% |
17% |
31% think the carbon tax should be dumped and not replaced, 21% support replacing it with an emissions trading scheme, 15% prefer the Liberal’s “direct action” plan and 15% think the Government should keep the carbon tax.
Those most likely to support keeping the tax or changing to an emissions trading scheme were Labor voters (55%) and Greens voters (79%), people aged under 25 (59%) and those with a university education (45%).
Those most likely to think the carbon tax should be dumped and not replaced were Liberal/National voters (41%) and those who had no post-secondary education (42%). Only 28% of Liberal/National voters preferred the Liberal’s “direct action” plan.