Liberal Party and WorkChoices
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?
|
31 May 10 |
12 July 10 |
21 Nov 11 |
Total 23 Jul 12 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Work full time |
Work part time |
|
| Total likely |
58% |
56% |
51% |
53% |
78% |
40% |
55% |
53% |
53% |
| Total unlikely |
21% |
24% |
27% |
22% |
11% |
34% |
14% |
24% |
15% |
| Very likely |
28% |
26% |
22% |
26% |
52% |
9% |
38% |
27% |
23% |
| Quite likely |
30% |
30% |
29% |
27% |
26% |
31% |
17% |
26% |
30% |
| Not very likely |
18% |
18% |
19% |
16% |
6% |
26% |
13% |
18% |
11% |
| Not at all likely |
3% |
6% |
8% |
6% |
5% |
8% |
1% |
6% |
4% |
| Don’t know |
20% |
20% |
22% |
26% |
11% |
26% |
30% |
23% |
32% |
Respondents were a little more likely to think that Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party would try to bring back industrial laws similar to WorkChoices than when a similar question was asked last year. 53% (up 2%) 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 22% (down 5%) think it is unlikely.
78% of Labor voters and 55% of Greens voters think it is likely, while Liberal/National voters are split 40% likely (up 7%) to 34% unlikely (down 10%).
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