Party best at Handling Issues

Q. And which party would you trust most to handle the following issues?

	Labor	Liberal	Greens	Don’t know
A fair industrial relations system	45%	24%	5%	26%
Ensuring a quality education for all children	41%	25%	4%	29%
Australian jobs and protection of local industries	42%	28%	3%	27%
Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system	38%	27%	4%	31%
Ensuring a fair taxation system	36%	28%	4%	32%
Housing affordability	30%	24%	4%	41%
Political leadership	33%	30%	5%	33%
Ensuring a quality water supply	23%	23%	22%	32%
Managing population growth	24%	27%	9%	40%
Security and the war on terrorism	25%	30%	3%	42%
Management of the economy	32%	38%	3%	27%
Treatment of asylum seekers	23%	29%	11%	37%
Controlling interest rates	28%	35%	2%	35%
Addressing climate change	18%	16%	36%	29%
Protecting the environment	17%	13%	47%	23%

 Labor have a substantial lead over the Liberal Party as the best party to handle a fair industrial relations system (+21%), quality education for all (+16%), Australian jobs and protection of industries (+14%) and ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system (+11%).

 The Liberal Party’s main strengths were controlling interest rates (+7%), treatment of asylum seekers (+6%) and management of the economy  (+6%).

The Greens were thought to be the best party for protecting the environment (47%) and addressing climate change (36%).