Leadership or Broken Promise

Q. Tony Abbott and the opposition claim this is a ‘backflip’ on a promise Prime Minister Gillard made before the 2010 election not to introduce a carbon tax in the next term of parliament. Which of the following statements is closest to your view:

	Total	Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens
The Prime Minister has broken an election promise and should wait until after the next election before introducing a carbon pollution tax	59%	33%	86%	26%
The Prime Minister is showing strong leadership on an issue of national importance	27%	51%	7%	67%
Don’t know	13%	16%	7%	7%

59% agree are more likely to think that the Prime Minister has broken an election promise and should wait until after the next election before introducing a carbon pollution tax and 27% believe she is showing strong leadership on an issue of national importance.

Opinions are strongly related to voting intention although a substantial minority (33%) of Labor voters agree that the Prime Minister has broken an election promise and should wait.