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Liberal Party and WorkChoices

12 Jul 2010

 Q. If they won the next election, how likely do you think it would be that Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party would try to bring back industrial laws similar to WorkChoices?

  12 July 10 31 May 10
Total likely 56% 58%
Total unlikely 24% 21%
Very likely 26% 28%
Quite likely 30% 30%
Not very likely 18% 18%
Not at all likely 6% 3%
Don’t know 20% 20%

 56% think it is likely that Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party would try to bring back industrial laws similar to WorkChoices if they won the next election and 24% think it is unlikely. These figures have only changed slightly since this question was last asked six weeks ago.

 83% of Labor voters and 71% of Greens voters think it is likely, while Liberal/National voters are split 37% likely to 48% unlikely.

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