16 September 2013, 160913, Better off under Liberal government, liberal government
Q. Under the new Liberal/National Government, do you expect the following will get better or worse?
|
Total better |
Total worse |
|
A lot better |
A little better |
Stay much the same |
A little worse |
A lot worse |
Don’t know |
|
| Political leadership |
42% |
31% |
23% |
19% |
26% |
13% |
18% |
2% |
|
| Trust in Government |
36% |
36% |
16% |
20% |
27% |
14% |
22% |
2% |
|
| Unemployment |
27% |
37% |
8% |
19% |
34% |
19% |
18% |
2% |
|
| The economy overall |
38% |
30% |
17% |
21% |
30% |
16% |
14% |
2% |
|
| The cost of living |
27% |
40% |
9% |
18% |
32% |
20% |
20% |
1% |
|
| Interest rates |
17% |
31% |
6% |
11% |
49% |
18% |
13% |
3% |
|
| Health services |
23% |
42% |
8% |
15% |
34% |
20% |
22% |
2% |
|
| Job security |
22% |
43% |
7% |
15% |
32% |
21% |
22% |
3% |
|
| Workers rights and conditions |
18% |
47% |
7% |
11% |
33% |
20% |
27% |
2% |
|
| Company profits |
47% |
14% |
15% |
32% |
34% |
7% |
7% |
4% |
|
| The environment |
18% |
39% |
7% |
11% |
40% |
16% |
23% |
2% |
|
| Education and schools |
25% |
41% |
7% |
18% |
32% |
19% |
22% |
2% |
|
| Public services |
20% |
45% |
7% |
13% |
34% |
21% |
24% |
2% |
|
| Benefits for people on Government support – such as pensioners and the unemployed |
19% |
44% |
7% |
12% |
35% |
21% |
23% |
2% |
|
| Your personal financial situation |
22% |
35% |
7% |
15% |
42% |
18% |
17% |
1% |
Respondents were more likely to expect political leadership, the economy overall and company profits will get better under the new Liberal/National Government. Trust in Government was just as likely to get better as get worse. All other issues tested were thought to be more likely to get worse – especially workers rights and conditions, public services, benefits for people on Government support, job security and health services.