Essential Report

Federal opposition during Covid-19

Mar 24, 2020

Q. Which of the following is closest to your view on the role of the Federal Labor opposition during the response to the Covid-19 outbreak?

		Gender			Age Group			Federal Voting Intention
	Total	Male	Female	18-34		35-54	55+	Coalition	Labor	Greens	NET: Other
Opposition should accept the Government recommendations to ensure decisions are made quickly	49%	52%	45%	46%		46%	54%	66%	40%	35%	49%
Opposition review and challenge Government decisions to ensure the best decisions are made	33%	35%	31%	33%		30%	36%	24%	45%	41%	33%
Unsure	19%	13%	24%	21%		24%	10%	10%	15%	25%	18%
Base (n)	1,034	519	515	342		327	365	324	344	108	126

Half of people (49%) prefer decisions to make quickly by to Government to react to the Covid-19 outbreak. This is highest among Coalition voters (66%).
A third (33%) want decisions reviewed and challenged by the opposition.

Read Essential's ongoing research on the public response to Covid-19.

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