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Qantas Dispute – Government Intervention

24 Oct 2011

Q. Do you think the Federal Government should intervene in this dispute or is it up to Qantas and its workers to negotiate an agreement?

Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
Federal Government should intervene 24% 26% 26% 18%
Qantas and workers should negotiate an agreement 62% 65% 64% 65%
Don’t know 14% 9% 10% 18%

Only 24% think that the Federal Government should intervene in the Qantas dispute – 62% think it is up to Qantas and its workers to negotiate an agreement.

All demographic and voter groups were at least twice as likely to favour negotiation over intervention.

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