Party trust to handle issues

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

	Liberal	Labor	Unsure	Difference		Difference Sep’21
National Security	38%	32%	29%	+6		+13
Management of the economy	41%	33%	26%	+8		+10
Maintaining international relations	33%	36%	30%	-3		+5
Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system	33%	40%	27%	-7		-3
Ensuring a quality education for all children	32%	40%	27%	-8		-4
Housing affordability	27%	39%	34%	-12		-9
Protecting Australian jobs and protection of local industries	32%	41%	26%	-9		-9
Addressing climate change	26%	39%	35%	-13		-13
Fair wages and workplace conditions	29%	45%	26%	-16		-18
Base (n)	1,089	1,089	1,089			1,094

• In the time since the fall-out from the government’s AUKUS submarine announcement and Scott Morrison’s COP26 performance, fewer people trust the Liberal party to maintain international relations and handle national security.
• In September, more people trusted the Liberal government to maintain international relations than the Labor party (37% trusted the Liberals, 32% Labor). Now 36% trust Labor and 33% trust the Liberals.
• 38% of people now trust the Liberals to handle national security (41% in September) while trust in the Labor party has increased from 28% to 32%.