Q. If the Liberals won the election and reintroduced WorkChoices or similar laws, how concerned would you be?
31 May 10 |
12 July |
21 Nov 11 |
23 Jul 12 |
3 |
18 Mar 13 |
Total 20 May |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib |
Vote Greens |
Work full time |
Work part time |
|
Very concerned |
28% |
29% |
26% |
30% |
27% |
27% |
26% |
50% |
5% |
62% |
25% |
24% |
Quite concerned |
17% |
19% |
15% |
16% |
15% |
16% |
15% |
22% |
12% |
15% |
16% |
13% |
A little concerned |
20% |
16% |
20% |
15% |
19% |
17% |
17% |
12% |
22% |
5% |
20% |
18% |
Not concerned |
24% |
25% |
27% |
26% |
26% |
25% |
27% |
8% |
48% |
13% |
27% |
25% |
Don’t know |
11% |
11% |
11% |
14% |
13% |
15% |
14% |
8% |
14% |
4% |
11% |
19% |
Concern about the re-introduction of WorkChoices has not changed significantly since this question was last asked in March. 41% (down 2%) would be quite or very concerned if WorkChoices or similar laws were re-introduced and 44% (up 2%) were only a little or not concerned.
72% of Labor voters and 77% of Greens voters would be concerned. 70% of Liberal/National voters would be a little/not concerned and 17% concerned. 41% of full-time workers and 37% of part-time workers said they would be very/quite concerned.
45% of those aged 25-64 said they would be very/quite concerned.