Q. What do you think was the most significant political event of 2012?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Implementation of the carbon tax |
41% |
40% |
44% |
52% |
| Rudd leadership challenge |
14% |
16% |
14% |
12% |
| Reopening asylum seeker detention centres on Manus Island and Nauru |
9% |
7% |
11% |
8% |
| AWU slush fund allegations against the Prime Minister |
7% |
1% |
14% |
– |
| Julia Gillard’s sexism speech in Parliament |
6% |
11% |
2% |
3% |
| Bipartisan support for National Disability Insurance Scheme |
5% |
9% |
3% |
4% |
| Australia winning a seat on the UN Security Council |
5% |
8% |
3% |
4% |
| Don’t know |
13% |
8% |
8% |
16% |
41% think the most significant political event of the year was the implementation of the carbon tax and 14% think it was the Rudd leadership challenge.
All voter groups thought the implementation of the carbon tax was the most significant event.
Liberal/National voters were more likely to think the AWU slush fund allegations against the Prime Minister was most significant (14%) while Labor voters were more likely to think Julia Gillard’s sexism speech in Parliament was most significant (11%).