Q. Which of the following words would you use to describe the Government’s handling of the issue of asylum seekers?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Responsible |
45% |
26% |
75% |
14% |
42% |
50% |
40% |
30% |
43% |
64% |
||
| Fair |
45% |
25% |
76% |
10% |
44% |
48% |
41% |
29% |
43% |
66% |
||
| Too secretive |
45% |
69% |
16% |
75% |
54% |
44% |
46% |
50% |
45% |
40% |
||
| Just playing politics |
45% |
65% |
20% |
66% |
56% |
48% |
41% |
51% |
45% |
36% |
||
| Principled |
43% |
28% |
69% |
25% |
29% |
49% |
36% |
30% |
45% |
54% |
||
| Stubborn |
42% |
57% |
24% |
72% |
44% |
43% |
41% |
47% |
39% |
42% |
||
| Balanced |
37% |
20% |
65% |
13% |
26% |
42% |
32% |
23% |
37% |
54% |
||
| Unethical |
33% |
50% |
10% |
69% |
37% |
32% |
35% |
41% |
32% |
26% |
||
| Populist |
31% |
38% |
23% |
37% |
37% |
36% |
25% |
28% |
33% |
31% |
||
| Cruel |
30% |
46% |
10% |
64% |
34% |
29% |
32% |
39% |
29% |
23% |
||
| Too hard |
29% |
44% |
10% |
61% |
32% |
27% |
31% |
36% |
28% |
23% |
||
| Too soft |
26% |
22% |
30% |
12% |
37% |
29% |
24% |
19% |
27% |
34% |
Respondents were more likely to describe the Government’s handling of the issue of asylum seekers as “responsible” and “fair” but also as “too secretive” and “just playing politics” (all 45%). 26% describe their handling of the issue as “too soft”, 29% as “too hard” and 30% as “cruel”.
Liberal/National voters were most likely to think the handling was “fair” (76%) and “responsible” (75%).
Labor voters were most likely to think the handling was “too secretive” (69%) and “just playing politics” (65%).
Greens voters were most likely to think the handling was “too secretive” (75%), “stubborn” (72%) and “unethical” (69%).
Of those aged under 35, only 23% thought the handling of the issue was “balanced” and 29% thought it was “fair”.