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  • Sep, 2012

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    Concern about Liberals Bringing Back WorkChoices

    Q. If the Liberals won the election and reintroduced WorkChoices or similar laws, how concerned would you be?  

     

    31 May 10

    12 July 10

    21 Nov 11

    23 Jul 12

    Total

    3 Sept 12

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Work full time

    Work part time

    Very concerned

    28%

    29%

    26%

    30%

    27%

    51%

    6%

    39%

    24%

    32%

    Quite concerned

    17%

    19%

    15%

    16%

    15%

    20%

    12%

    21%

    18%

    12%

    A little concerned

    20%

    16%

    20%

    15%

    19%

    16%

    23%

    16%

    20%

    24%

    Not concerned

    24%

    25%

    27%

    26%

    26%

    5%

    50%

    4%

    29%

    19%

    Don’t know

    11%

    11%

    11%

    14%

    13%

    8%

    8%

    20%

    9%

    12%

    Respondents were also a little less concerned about the re-introduction of WorkChoices than in July. 42% (down 4%) would be quite or very concerned if WorkChoices or similar laws were re-introduced and 45% (up 4%) were only a little or not concerned.

    71% of Labor voters and 60% of Greens voters would be concerned. 73% of Liberal/National voters would be a little/not concerned and 18% concerned.  42% of full-time workers and 44% of part-time workers said they would be very/quite concerned.

    49% of those aged 45-64 said they would be very/quite concerned.

  • Jul, 2012

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    Liberal Party and WorkChoices

    Q. If they won the next election, how likely do you think it would be that Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party would try to bring back industrial laws similar to WorkChoices?

     

    31 May 10

    12 July 10

    21 Nov 11

    Total

    23 Jul 12

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Work full time

    Work part time

    Total likely

    58%

    56%

    51%

    53%

    78%

    40%

    55%

    53%

    53%

    Total unlikely

    21%

    24%

    27%

    22%

    11%

    34%

    14%

    24%

    15%

    Very likely

    28%

    26%

    22%

    26%

    52%

    9%

    38%

    27%

    23%

    Quite likely

    30%

    30%

    29%

    27%

    26%

    31%

    17%

    26%

    30%

    Not very likely

    18%

    18%

    19%

    16%

    6%

    26%

    13%

    18%

    11%

    Not at all likely

    3%

    6%

    8%

    6%

    5%

    8%

    1%

    6%

    4%

    Don’t know

    20%

    20%

    22%

    26%

    11%

    26%

    30%

    23%

    32%

    Respondents were a little more likely to think that Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party would try to bring back industrial laws similar to WorkChoices than when a similar question was asked last year. 53% (up 2%) think it is likely that Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party would try to bring back industrial laws similar to WorkChoices if they won the next election and 22% (down 5%) think it is unlikely.

    78% of Labor voters and 55% of Greens voters think it is likely, while Liberal/National voters are split 40% likely (up 7%) to 34% unlikely (down 10%).

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