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Party trust to handle issues

May 24, 2016

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

	Liberal	Labor	Don’t know	Difference
Security and the war on terrorism	42%	19%	39%	+23
Management of the economy	42%	22%	36%	+20
Controlling interest rates	34%	22%	44%	+12
Political leadership	36%	25%	40%	+11
Managing population growth	33%	22%	45%	+11
Treatment of asylum seekers	33%	25%	41%	+8
Ensuring a quality water supply	26%	26%	47%	–
Ensuring a fair taxation system	27%	35%	38%	-8
Housing affordability	25%	35%	40%	-10
Ensuring a quality education for all children	28%	39%	34%	-11
Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system	26%	37%	37%	-11
Addressing climate change	22%	33%	45%	-11
Protecting the environment	22%	34%	43%	-12
A fair industrial relations system	27%	39%	34%	-12
Protecting Australian jobs and protection of local industries	26%	39%	35%	-13

The Liberal Party is trusted more to handle security and the war of terrorism (+23), management of the economy (+20) and controlling interest rates (+12).

The Labor Party is trusted more to handle protecting jobs and local industries (+13), a fair industrial relations system (+12) and protecting the environment (+12).

Party trust to handle issues

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