Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward?
Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?
Sample size = 1,887 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13 (current figures) |
|
4 weeks ago 19/09/13 |
2 weeks ago 01/10/13 |
Last week 8/10/13 |
This week 15/10/13 |
| Liberal |
|
42% |
41% |
40% |
41% |
|
| National |
2% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
||
| Total Lib/Nat |
45.5% |
44% |
44% |
43% |
43% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
37% |
35% |
35% |
35% |
|
| Greens |
8.7% |
9% |
9% |
9% |
10% |
|
| Other/Independent |
12.4% |
10% |
12% |
12% |
12% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago xx |
2 weeks ago xx |
Last week 8/10/13 |
This week 15/10/13 |
| Liberal National |
53.4% |
51% |
53% |
52% |
52% |
|
| Labor |
46.6% |
49% |
47% |
48% |
48% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2010 election.
15 October 2013, 151013, MP pay
Q. A federal Member of Parliament who has no ministerial responsibility is paid about $195,000 per annum.
Do you think this is:
|
% |
|
Lib/Nat voters voters |
Labor voters |
Green voters |
|
| Too high |
71% |
66% |
75% |
65% |
|
| About right |
27% |
31% |
23% |
35% |
|
| Too low |
2% |
3% |
2% |
– |
71% of people believe that the pay of federal MP’s who have no ministerial responsibilities is too high. 27% think it is about right, and 2% think it is too low.
Labor voters (75%) were more likely than Lib/Nat (66%) and Green (65%) voters to think it was too high.
Females (76%) were more likely than males (65%) to think it was too high.
Q. Attorney-General George Brandis has had to repay taxpayer reimbursements he had claimed for attending the wedding of a radio announcer.
As the Attorney-General, George Brandis is responsible for a review of all politician entitlements.
The Opposition is arguing that given his own actions, he is not fit to undertake that inquiry.
|
% |
|
Lib/Nat voters voters |
Labor voters |
Green voters |
|
| Attorney-General Brandis has re-paid the incorrect claim, and should be able to undertake the inquiry into politician entitlements |
26% |
41% |
16% |
8% |
|
| Attorney-General Brandis is not fit to undertake the inquiry into politician entitlements |
48% |
33% |
61% |
69% |
|
| Don’t know |
27% |
26% |
24% |
23% |
Almost half (48%) of people think that Attorney-General George Brandis is not fit to undertake the inquiry into politician entitlements.
Just 26% think that as he has re-paid his incorrect claim, he should be able to undertake the inquiry.
27% don’t know.
Although Lib/Nat voters (41%) were more likely to think he should be able to undertake the inquiry (compared to just 16% of Labor voters and 8% of Greens voters), 33% still thought he is not fit to undertake the inquiry.
15 October 2013, 151013, GFC, party trust
Q. The shutdown of the US Government has sparked fears of another global recession.
If there was another Global Financial Crisis, which party would you trust most to deal with it?
|
% |
|
Lib/Nat voters |
Labor voters |
Green voters |
|
15 Aug 2011 |
7 May 2012 |
29 Jan 2103 |
|
| The Liberal Party |
38% |
78% |
6% |
5% |
40% |
42% |
40% |
||
| The Labor Party |
29% |
4% |
68% |
39% |
31% |
25% |
26% |
||
| No Difference |
23% |
13% |
16% |
47% |
20% |
23% |
22% |
||
| Don’t know |
10% |
5% |
9% |
9% |
9% |
10% |
11% |
If there was another GFC, 38% of people would trust the Liberal Party most to deal with it. 29% trusted Labor while 23% said there was no difference.
Trust generally followed party lines, with 78% of Lib/Nat voters selecting the Liberals and 68% of Labor voters selecting Labor. 47% of Green voters selected ‘no difference’.
The overall figures are generally in line with those from 2011, 2012 and early in 2013.
15 October 2013, 151013, lobbyist register
Q. Currently the only requirement for lobbying politicians in Australia is that professional lobbyists must register if they intend to lobby ministers or senior public servants.
Would you support the following reforms:
|
Total Support |
Total Oppose |
Strongly support |
Support |
Oppose |
Strongly oppose |
Don’t know |
|
| extending the Lobbyist Register to all MPs, not just ministers |
54% |
8% |
24% |
30% |
6% |
2% |
37% |
| requiring ministers and shadow ministers to publicly reveal everyone they meet other than constituents |
56% |
10% |
23% |
33% |
8% |
2% |
34% |
| banning former ministers and senior officials from lobbying in their former portfolio area for 5 years |
51% |
9% |
22% |
29% |
8% |
1% |
39% |
The majority of people support each of the reforms listed. The highest level of support was for ministers and shadow ministers to publicly reveal everyone they meet other than constituents (56%).
There were very low levels of opposition to each of these reforms, but a significant proportion of people selected don’t know (between 34-39% for each reform).
There were no significant differences in the level of support for these reforms based on voting intention.