28 August 2012, 280812, Australian people, better or worse service, job cuts, public service jobs
Q. The Liberal and National Parties have said they will cut between $50 billion and $70 billion from the Commonwealth public sector if they win the next election and the Treasurer Joe Hockey has said at least 12,000 jobs will be cut.
Do you think cutting at least 12,000 jobs from the Commonwealth public sector will result in better or worse service to the people of Australia?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total better service |
14% |
7% |
25% |
3% |
| Total worse service |
53% |
77% |
31% |
74% |
| Much better service |
6% |
1% |
13% |
1% |
| A little better service |
8% |
6% |
12% |
2% |
| Make no difference |
23% |
10% |
37% |
12% |
| A little worse service |
19% |
19% |
19% |
19% |
| Much worse service |
34% |
58% |
12% |
55% |
| Don’t know |
10% |
6% |
8% |
12% |
53% thought that cutting 12,000 jobs from the Commonwealth public sector would result in worse service and 14% thought it result in better service. 23% thought it would make no difference.
Those mostly likely to think it would result in worse service were aged 18-24 (64%), Labor voters (77%), Greens voters (74%) and those on incomes under $600pw (62%). Only 31% of Liberal/National voters thought it would result in worse service.
Australian Military, Australian people, banks, EMC, ER, Essential Report, Federal Government, Floods, insurance industry, Performance, Performance of Groups, Performance of Organisations, QLD State Government
Q. And from what you have seen and heard, how would you rate each of the following in terms of how they have responded to the floods?
| Total good | Total poor | Very good | Good | Average | Poor | Very poor | Don’t know | |
| The Federal Labor Government | 48% | 15% | 15% | 33% | 26% | 7% | 8% | 11% |
| The Federal Coalition Opposition | 29% | 19% | 6% | 23% | 37% | 12% | 7% | 15% |
| The Queensland State Government | 78% | 3% | 48% | 30% | 10% | 1% | 2% | 9% |
| The Queensland State Government (Qld only) | 79% | 3% | 51% | 28% | 11% | 1% | 2% | 7% |
| The Victorian State Government | 48% | 4% | 14% | 34% | 22% | 3% | 1% | 26% |
| The Victorian State Government (Vic only) | 53% | 8% | 13% | 40% | 23% | 6% | 2% | 16% |
| The NSW State Government | 33% | 12% | 8% | 25% | 27% | 8% | 4% | 27% |
| The NSW State Government (NSW only) | 26% | 22% | 5% | 21% | 33% | 13% | 9% | 20% |
| The Australian military | 78% | 2% | 49% | 29% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 10% |
| State emergency services | 88% | 2% | 71% | 17% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 7% |
| The media | 61% | 9% | 26% | 35% | 23% | 5% | 4% | 7% |
| The banks | 22% | 26% | 6% | 16% | 30% | 17% | 9% | 23% |
| The insurance industry | 10% | 53% | 2% | 8% | 22% | 25% | 28% | 14% |
| Australian businesses overall | 48% | 8% | 13% | 35% | 30% | 6% | 2% | 14% |
| The Australian people overall | 85% | 2% | 56% | 29% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 6% |
Groups with highest ratings for their response to the floods were state emergency services (88% good), the Australian people overall (85%), the Queensland State Government (78%) and the Australian military (78%).
The Federal Government’s response was rated 48% good/15% poor/26% average while the Federal Opposition was rated 29% good/19% poor/37% average.
The only groups with overall negative ratings were the insurance industry (53% poor/10% good) and the banks (26% poor/22% good).