Government performance

 Q. How would you rate the performance of the Turnbull Coalition Government in their handling of the following issues?

	Total good	Total poor		Very good	Good	Average	Poor	Very poor	Don’t know
Protecting Australia from terrorism	46%	16%		13%	33%	32%	7%	9%	5%
Managing the economy	30%	27%		7%	23%	38%	13%	14%	5%
Treatment of asylum seekers	30%	32%		11%	19%	33%	13%	19%	6%
Reducing the budget deficit	24%	34%		5%	19%	36%	18%	16%	6%
Funding health services and hospitals	22%	40%		4%	18%	33%	22%	18%	5%
Funding schools	21%	34%		4%	17%	37%	20%	14%	7%
Funding universities	20%	40%		5%	15%	32%	21%	19%	8%
Protecting the natural environment	19%	39%		5%	14%	36%	21%	18%	7%
Addressing climate change	19%	40%		6%	13%	35%	19%	21%	7%
A fair tax system	19%	38%		4%	15%	36%	19%	19%	6%
Implementing the NBN	18%	46%		3%	15%	31%	22%	24%	5%
Ensuring reliable and affordable energy	17%	51%		4%	13%	27%	22%	29%	5%

Overall, respondents think the Government is doing a poor job of handling key issues. On all items but two, respondents were more likely to think the Government’s handling of issues was poor.

The only positive issues were protecting Australia from terrorism (46% good/16% poor) and managing the economy (30% good/27% poor).

They believed the Government was doing a particularly poor job of ensuring reliable and affordable energy (17% good/51% poor) and implementing the NBN (18% good/46% poor).

Only 19% think the Government is doing a good job of handling a fair tax system (38% poor).