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Party trust to handle issues

Mar 1, 2016

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

	Liberal	Labor	Don’t know	Difference Liberal – Labor
Security and the war on terrorism	40%	20%	40%	+20
Management of the economy	41%	22%	36%	+19
Controlling interest rates	37%	21%	42%	+16
Political leadership	37%	21%	42%	+16
Managing population growth	33%	21%	45%	+12
Treatment of asylum seekers	31%	26%	42%	+5
Ensuring a fair taxation system	33%	29%	38%	+4
Ensuring a quality water supply	28%	25%	47%	+3
Housing affordability	28%	32%	40%	-4
Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system	29%	33%	37%	-4
Ensuring a quality education for all children	30%	35%	35%	-5
Protecting Australian jobs and protection of local industries	29%	35%	36%	-6
Addressing climate change	25%	33%	42%	-8
Protecting the environment	24%	33%	44%	-9
A fair industrial relations system	28%	38%	33%	-10

The Liberal Party is trusted more to handle security and the war on terrorism (40% to 20%), management of the economy (41%/22%), controlling interest rates (37%/21%), political leadership (37%/21%) and managing population growth (33%/21%).

The Labor Party is trusted more to handle a fair industrial relations system (38% to 28%), protecting the environment (33%/24%) and addressing climate change (33%/25%).

Party trust to handle issues

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