Q. How likely do you think it is that Tony Abbott and the Liberals will reintroduce at least some parts of WorkChoices if they win the next election?
Total | Labor | Coalition | Green | |
Very likely | 22% | 41% | 7% | 26% |
Quite likely | 35% | 36% | 43% | 39% |
Not very likely | 18% | 8% | 29% | 15% |
Not at all likely | 5% | 4% | 7% | 4% |
Don’t know | 20% | 11% | 14% | 16% |
Total likely | 57% | 77% | 50% | 65% |
Total not likely | 23% | 12% | 36% | 19% |
Over half (57%) of Australians surveyed think that if Tony Abbott and the Liberals win the next election it is likely that they will introduce at least some parts of WorkChoices, 23% think it is unlikely and 20% don’t know.
77% of Labor voters, 65% of Green voters and 50% of Coalition voters think that it is likely that at least some parts of WorkChoices will be introduced if Abbott and the Liberals win the next election.
People aged 45 – 55 were more likely to think that if the Liberal party wins the next election, at least some parts of WorkChoices will be introduced (68%), while people aged 65 years and over were more inclined to think it is unlikely some parts of WorkChoices will be introduced if the Liberals win the next election (32%).