Government’s handling of issues
Q. How would you rate the Federal Liberal-National Government for the way they have handled the following issues?
|
Total good |
Total poor |
Net score |
|
Very good |
Good |
Average |
Poor |
Very poor |
Don’t know |
|
Net Feb 2014 |
|
| Relations with other countries |
39% |
24% |
+15 |
12% |
27% |
28% |
12% |
12% |
9% |
-3 |
||
| Treatment of asylum seekers |
33% |
36% |
-3 |
15% |
18% |
20% |
12% |
24% |
11% |
+1 |
||
| Supporting Australian businesses |
26% |
31% |
-5 |
6% |
20% |
32% |
14% |
17% |
10% |
-7 |
||
| Managing the economy |
30% |
36% |
-6 |
9% |
21% |
25% |
16% |
20% |
9% |
+3 |
||
| Industrial relations |
20% |
36% |
-16 |
3% |
17% |
31% |
15% |
21% |
13% |
-12 |
||
| Protecting the environment |
21% |
39% |
-18 |
4% |
17% |
30% |
16% |
23% |
10% |
-10 |
||
| Supporting Australian jobs |
21% |
42% |
-21 |
4% |
17% |
28% |
17% |
25% |
9% |
-19 |
||
| Education and schools |
20% |
42% |
-22 |
4% |
16% |
29% |
20% |
22% |
9% |
-7 |
||
| Social welfare |
19% |
45% |
-26 |
4% |
15% |
27% |
17% |
28% |
9% |
-12 |
||
| Health services |
19% |
46% |
-27 |
4% |
15% |
27% |
22% |
24% |
8% |
-13 |
||
| Climate change |
17% |
44% |
-27 |
4% |
13% |
27% |
16% |
28% |
12% |
-15 |
The Government received negative ratings for all issues except relations with other countries (net +15).
Highest negative ratings were given for climate change (17% good/44% poor), health services (19%/46%), social welfare (19%/45%) and education and schools (20%/42%).
Since this question was asked in February there has been a significant increase for relations with other countries (net score up 18) and decreases for education and schools (down 15), health (down 14), social welfare (down 14) and climate change (down 12).
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