Federal Government led by Labor or Coalition better at…

20 Oct 2020

Q. Do you think a Federal Government led by Labor or the Coalition would be better at…?

	Coalition	Labor	Neither
Reducing national debt	42%	28%	30%
Managing the economy	44%	31%	25%
Creating jobs	39%	38%	23%
Helping those who’ve lost work because of Covid-19 get back into the workforce	38%	40%	22%
Supporting those in financial need	35%	42%	23%
Improving the financial situation of women	31%	38%	31%

A Coalition government is thought to be better than Labor at governance issues such as reducing national debt (42% to 28%) and managing the economy (44% to 31%).
Elements where Labor is seen to do a better job than the Coalition is in supporting those in financial need (42% to 35%) and improving the financial situation for women (38% to 31%).
Both parties are seen to be equally competent to create jobs (39% Coalition, 38% Labor) and helping those who have lost work due to Covid-19 (38% Coalition, 40% Labor).

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