Q. Which party would you trust most to handle the following issues?
| Liberal | Labor | Don’t know | Differ-ence | Differ-ence
Jan 2018 |
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| Security and the war on terrorism | 42% | 25% | 33% | +17 | +18 | |
| Management of the economy | 39% | 33% | 28% | +6 | +10 | |
| Controlling interest rates | 35% | 29% | 36% | +6 | +4 | |
| Political leadership | 34% | 32% | 34% | +2 | -2 | |
| Managing population growth | 32% | 30% | 38% | +2 | +3 | |
| Ensuring a quality water supply | 30% | 31% | 39% | -1 | +1 | |
| Treatment of asylum seekers | 31% | 33% | 36% | -2 | +1 | |
| Addressing climate change | 26% | 33% | 41% | -7 | -14 | |
| Ensuring a fair taxation system | 30% | 38% | 32% | -8 | -11 | |
| Ensuring a quality education for all children | 30% | 39% | 31% | -9 | -11 | |
| Housing affordability | 26% | 35% | 39% | -9 | -12 | |
| Protecting the environment | 26% | 35% | 39% | -9 | -12 | |
| Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system | 30% | 40% | 30% | -10 | -11 | |
| Protecting Australian jobs and protection of local industries | 28% | 38% | 33% | -10 | -10 | |
| A fair industrial relations system | 28% | 40% | 32% | -12 | -13 |
The Liberal Party is trusted more to handle security and the war on terrorism (+17, down 1 since January), management of the economy (+6, down 4) and controlling interest rates (+6, up 2).
The Labor Party is trusted more to handle a fair industrial relations system (+12, down 1), protecting Australian jobs and protection of local industries (+10, no change) and ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system (+10, down 1).
Since this question was asked in January, the Labor Party has improved its position against the Liberal Party on management of the economy (up 4) while losing ground on addressing climate change (down 7).