Party trust to handle issues

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

	Liberal	Labor	Unsure	Difference		Difference Oct’19
National Security	41%	28%	32%	+13		+17
Management of the economy	41%	31%	29%	+10		+15
Maintaining international relations	37%	32%	31%	+5		N/A
Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system	35%	38%	27%	-3		-9
Ensuring a quality education for all children	34%	38%	28%	-4		-7
Housing affordability	29%	38%	33%	-9		-7
Protecting Australian jobs and protection of local industries	32%	41%	26%	-9		-9
Addressing climate change	26%	39%	35%	-13		-15
Fair wages and workplace conditions	28%	46%	27%	-18		-19
Base (n)	1,094	1,094	1,094			1,033

• The Liberal party is most trusted to handle national security (41%, 13pts higher than Labor), manage the economy (41%, 10pts higher than Labor) and maintain international relations (37%, 5pts ahead of Labor).
• Labor are most trusted to handle fair wages and workplace conditions (46%, 18pt ahead of Liberals), address climate change (39%, 13pts ahead of Liberals), protect Australian jobs and local industries (41%, 9pts over Liberals) and increase housing affordability (38%, 9pts over Liberals).
• There is little difference in trust between the two major parties to ensure the quality of healthcare or education systems.
• The difference in trust between the parties is mostly similar to last time this was tested in October 2019.