Party trust to handle issues

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

	Liberal	Labor	Unsure	Difference	Difference Mar’19
Border Protection	52%	31%	17%	+21	+19
Management of the economy	49%	34%	17%	+15	+15
Security and the war on terrorism	48%	31%	21%	+17	+16
Political leadership	42%	38%	20%	+4	+5
Controlling interest rates	41%	32%	27%	+9	+12
Managing population growth	40%	34%	26%	+6	+10
Ensuring a fair taxation system	39%	43%	18%	-4	-1
Treatment of asylum seekers	39%	38%	23%	+1	-1
Protecting Australian jobs and protection of local industries	37%	46%	17%	-9	-3
Ensuring a quality education for all children	37%	44%	19%	-7	-8
Standing up to big business	36%	43%	21%	-7	-5
Ensuring a quality water supply	36%	38%	26%	-2	-2
Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system	36%	45%	19%	-9	-6
Housing affordability	35%	42%	23%	-7	-7
Fair wages and workplace conditions	33%	52%	15%	-19	-18
Protecting the environment	30%	44%	26%	-14	-8
Addressing climate change	29%	44%	27%	-15	-10
Base (n)	1,033	1,033	1,033	–	1,089

• The Liberal party is most trusted to handle border protection (52%, 21pt higher than Labor), manage the economy (49%, 15pt higher than Labor) and manage security and the war on terrorism (48%, 17pt ahead of Labor).
• Labor are most trusted to handle fair wages and workplace conditions (52%, 19pt ahead of Liberal), protect Australian jobs and protection of local industries (46%, 9pt over Liberal) and ensure the quality of Australia’s health system (45%, 9pt over Liberal).
• Labor have increased the trust gap between themselves and the Liberals in addressing climate change since March of this year – Labour now has a 15pt lead over Liberal on this issue up from 10pt earlier this year.
• Labour have also closed the gap in managing population growth, with a 6pt lag behind Liberals compared to 10pt in Mar’19.