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 |
23 Jul 12 |
Total 3 Sept 12 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Work full time |
Work part time |
|
| Total likely |
58% |
56% |
51% |
53% |
51% |
74% |
33% |
68% |
50% |
55% |
| Total unlikely |
21% |
24% |
27% |
22% |
25% |
12% |
43% |
11% |
28% |
21% |
| Very likely |
28% |
26% |
22% |
26% |
23% |
47% |
5% |
32% |
19% |
21% |
| Quite likely |
30% |
30% |
29% |
27% |
28% |
27% |
28% |
36% |
31% |
34% |
| Not very likely |
18% |
18% |
19% |
16% |
18% |
10% |
30% |
8% |
21% |
16% |
| Not at all likely |
3% |
6% |
8% |
6% |
7% |
2% |
13% |
3% |
7% |
5% |
| Don’t know |
20% |
20% |
22% |
26% |
24% |
14% |
24% |
22% |
23% |
24% |
Respondents were a little less 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 in July. 51% (down 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 25% (up 3%) think it is unlikely.
74% of Labor voters and 68% of Greens voters think it is likely, while Liberal/National voters are split 33% likely (down 7%) to 43% unlikely (up 9%).