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Party Trust to Handle Issues

Sep 1, 2015

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

	Liberal	Labor	Greens	Don’t know	Difference	Difference Feb 2015
Management of the economy	40%	24%	5%	31%	+16	+17
Ensuring a quality education for all children	29%	33%	8%	31%	-4	-10
Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system	29%	31%	8%	31%	-2	-10
Protecting the environment	20%	15%	40%	25%	-20	-25
A fair industrial relations system	27%	35%	7%	31%	-8	-10
Political leadership	32%	23%	8%	36%	+9	+7
Addressing climate change	21%	19%	33%	27%	-12	-17
Controlling interest rates	37%	21%	5%	37%	+16	+13
Australian jobs and protection of local industries	29%	34%	6%	31%	-5	-9
Ensuring a quality water supply	27%	20%	21%	32%	+7	+6
Housing affordability	27%	27%	7%	38%	–	-6
Ensuring a fair taxation system	32%	28%	7%	33%	+4	-2
Security and the war on terrorism	40%	20%	5%	34%	+20	+19
Treatment of asylum seekers	31%	19%	19%	31%	+12	+13
Managing population growth	31%	20%	8%	41%	+11	+12

Note – Differences are calculated by subtracting Labor % from Liberal % – except for the two issues on which the Greens lead in which case it is Liberal minus Greens.

The Liberal Party is trusted more to handle security and the war on terrorism (+20), management of the economy (+16), controlling interest rates (+16) and treatment of asylum seekers (+12). The Labor Party is trusted more to handle a fair industrial relations system (-8) and Australian jobs and protection of local industries (-5).

Main changes since this question was asked in February have been an improvement for the Liberal Party on the health system (up net 8 points), education (up 6), housing affordability (up 6) and taxation (up 6).

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