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  • Oct, 2010

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    Party best handling important election issues

    Q. And which party would you trust most to handle the following issues?

    Labor Liberal Greens Don’t know
    Management of the economy 37% 42% 2% 19%
    Ensuring a quality education for all children 42% 31% 4% 23%
    Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system 36% 35% 5% 25%
    Protecting the environment 19% 20% 40% 21%
    A fair industrial relations system 44% 30% 4% 22%
    Political leadership 34% 36% 5% 25%
    Addressing climate change 21% 22% 31% 26%
    Controlling interest rates 28% 42% 2% 29%
    Protecting Australian jobs and protection of local industries 41% 33% 3% 23%
    Ensuring a quality water supply 24% 27% 21% 29%
    Housing affordability 31% 31% 4% 34%
    Ensuring a fair taxation system 35% 35% 3% 28%
    Security and the war on terrorism 27% 35% 4% 34%
    Treatment of asylum seekers 26% 33% 9% 33%
    Standing up for regular Australian working families 44% 28% 4% 23%
    Managing population growth 28% 33% 7% 33%
    Making sure Australian working people got fair treatment at their workplace 45% 29% 3% 23%

    Labor is trusted most to handle a fair industrial relations system (44%), ensuring a quality education for all children (42%) and protecting Australian jobs and protection of local industries (41%).

    The Liberals are trusted most to handle management of the economy (42%), controlling interest rates (42%) and security and the war on terrorism (35%).

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  • Jul, 2010

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    Party best at Handling Issues

    Q. And which party would you trust most to handle the following issues?

      Labor Liberal Greens Don’t know
    A fair industrial relations system 45% 24% 5% 26%
    Ensuring a quality education for all children 41% 25% 4% 29%
    Australian jobs and protection of local industries 42% 28% 3% 27%
    Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system  38% 27% 4% 31%
    Ensuring a fair taxation system 36% 28% 4% 32%
    Housing affordability 30% 24% 4% 41%
    Political leadership 33% 30% 5% 33%
    Ensuring a quality water supply 23% 23% 22% 32%
    Managing population growth 24% 27% 9% 40%
    Security and the war on terrorism 25% 30% 3% 42%
    Management of the economy 32% 38% 3% 27%
    Treatment of asylum seekers 23% 29% 11% 37%
    Controlling interest rates 28% 35% 2% 35%
    Addressing climate change 18% 16% 36% 29%
    Protecting the environment 17% 13% 47% 23%

     Labor have a substantial lead over the Liberal Party as the best party to handle a fair industrial relations system (+21%), quality education for all (+16%), Australian jobs and protection of industries (+14%) and ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system (+11%).

     The Liberal Party’s main strengths were controlling interest rates (+7%), treatment of asylum seekers (+6%) and management of the economy  (+6%).

    The Greens were thought to be the best party for protecting the environment (47%) and addressing climate change (36%). Comments »

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