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Australian banking industry, banking, banking issues, EMC, ER, essential report, Greens, Joe Hockey, Labor, Liberal, Wayne Swan
Trust to Handle Banking Issues
Q. Who would you trust most to deal with issues affecting the Australian banking industry – the Treasurer Wayne Swan and the Labor Party or the shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey and the Liberal Party?
Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Wayne Swan and the Labor Party 33% 69% 5% 52% Joe Hockey and the Liberal Party 38% 5% 80% 13% Don’t know 29% 26% 14% 35% 38% have most trust in Joe Hockey and the Liberal Party to handle issues affecting the banking industry and 33% trust Wayne Swan and the Labor Party.
Those aged 55+ trust Joe Hockey more (47% to 35%) while those on incomes under $600pw trust Wayne Swan more (42% to 38%)
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China, EMC, ER, essential report, Germany, India, Indonesia, International relationships, International ties, Japan, NZ, South Africa, UK, US
Importance of Relationships with Other Countries
Q. How important is it for Australia to have a close relationship with the following nations?
Very important Quite important Not very important Don’t know Very Important April 10 Change United States 56% 34% 5% 4% 59% -3 New Zealand 54% 36% 6% 5% 56% -2 China 45% 44% 5% 6% 51% -6 United Kingdom 44% 43% 9% 4% 46% -2 Japan 30% 53% 10% 7% 40% -10 Indonesia 30% 48% 15% 7% 39% -9 India 24% 45% 23% 8% 27% -3 Germany 15% 43% 34% 9% 18% -3 South Africa 12% 35% 43% 10% 12% – More than half the respondents think it is very important to have close relationships with the United States (56%) and New Zealand (54%) and just under half think it is very important to have a close relationship with China (45%) and United Kingdom (44%).
A close relationship with the United Sates is considered very important by 65% of Liberal/National voters and 62% of Labor voters but only 37% of Greens voters. Greens voters consider relations with New Zealand (58%) and China (47%) more important.
Since this question was asked in April, the overall rating of the importance of relations with other countries has dropped – especially for Japan (-10%) and Indonesia (-9%).
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China, EMC, ER, essential report, Germany, India, Indonesia, International relationships, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, US
Change in Relationships with Other Countries
Q. Would you like to see Australia’s relationship with these countries get closer, stay the same or become less close?
Get closer Stay the same Become less close Don’t know Get closer April 10 Change China 30% 50% 9% 11% 33% -3 New Zealand 29% 58% 3% 11% 33% -4 Indonesia 23% 49% 15% 13% 30% -7 India 22% 50% 14% 14% 24% -2 Japan 21% 58% 8% 13% 24% -3 United States 20% 60% 11% 10% 24% -4 United Kingdom 20% 63% 7% 10% 24% -4 Germany 14% 62% 9% 15% 16% -2 South Africa 11% 59% 14% 16% 13% -2 30% think that Australia’s relationship with China should get closer and 29% think our relationship with New Zealand should get closer.
Labor voters are most likely to favour closer relationships with China (32%) and New Zealand (29%).
Liberal/National voters are most likely to favour closer relationships with New Zealand (29%) and China (28%).
Greens voters are most likely to favour closer relationships with China (38%), Indonesia (36%) and New Zealand (36%).
Since this question was asked in April, the percentage wanting a closer relationship with Indonesia has dropped from 30% to 23%.
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EMC, ER, essential report, United States, USA, USA influence
Influence of the USA
Q. Do you think the influence of the United States in the world is becoming stronger or weaker?
Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Total stronger 20% 23% 17% 20% Total weaker 60% 56% 63% 73% Much stronger 7% 8% 5% 4% A little stronger 13% 15% 12% 16% A little weaker 50% 49% 54% 52% Much weaker 10% 7% 9% 21% No change 14% 14% 16% 6% Don’t know 7% 5% 5% 1% The majority (60%) think that the influence of the United States in the world is becoming weaker – only 20% think it is becoming stronger.
72% of those aged 55+ think it is becoming weaker (and 15% stronger) while 27% of those aged under 35 think it is becoming stronger (and 46% weaker).
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EMC, ER, essential report, Greens, Labor, Liberal, same sex marriage
Same Sex Marriage
Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?
Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Should be allowed to marry 53% 57% 45% 80% Should not be allowed to marry 36% 32% 45% 12% Don’t know 11% 10% 10% 8% Same-sex marriage is supported by just over half (53%) of respondents and 36% are opposed.
Those most likely to think people of the same sex should be allowed to marry are female (59%), aged under 55 (60%) and Greens voters (80%).
Those most likely to think people of the same sex should not be allowed to marry are male (42%), aged 55+ (57%) and Liberal/National voters (45%).
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EMC, ER, essential report, Queensland Government, tony abbott, Wild Rivers, Wild Rivers laws, Wild Rivers Legislation
Wild Rivers Legislation
Q. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has said he will introduce a Private Members Bill into Federal Parliament to overturn the Queensland Government’s Wild Rivers laws, which seek to prevent over development such as dams and mines from damaging unspoilt river systems. Mr Abbot claims the Wild Rivers laws deny Aboriginal landowners the opportunity to benefit economically from the land. Do you agree or disagree with the Wild Rivers laws?
Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Total agree 43% 44% 48% 55% Total disagree 21% 23% 22% 18% Strongly agree 16% 17% 17% 30% Agree 27% 27% 31% 25% Disagree 13% 13% 16% 8% Strongly disagree 8% 10% 6% 10% Don’t know 36% 33% 31% 26% 43% agree with the Queensland Government’s Wild Rivers laws and 21% disagree – and 36% don’t know.
Those most likely to agree are Greens voters (55%) and people on incomes over $1,000pw (48%).
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EMC, Essential Media, Essential Report, Hockey, Howard, IR agenda, Labor, Liberal, peter lewis, The Drum
The fight for the kitchen table
First Published on The Drum 09/11/2010
Nations may rise and fall by the sweep of history but governments are decided at the kitchen table, where all politics becomes not just local, but personal.
This is the place where bills and mortgage payments are pored over, family budgets are scrutinised, jobs and school are discussed. It is the space in family life where things have to add up.
Anyone trying to dig Labor out of its current hole could start by turning their attention to the kitchen table, because if this week’s Essential Report is anything to go by, Labor is in the middle of an increasingly messy food-fight.
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Better State, campaign, Campaigning, digital strategy, drupal, EMC, Politics, stuart gillies, Unions NSW
Digital strategy for a Better State
The initial Better State site (betterstate.org.au) was built in October 2009 on a drupal platform.
We found that the site was too complex for people to take action, find content and created high barriers for revisitation and engagement.
We had a community of people who were linked to one or two services and were interested in how the umbrella campaign was running, but also wanted specific news and events from their delegates, union leaders and activists. They wanted to know about the service area they were involved with, not necessarily updates from all arms of the campaign.