04 March 2013, 040313, Greens party, performance of the greens
Q. Do you think the performance of the Greens in Federal Parliament has been good or poor?
|
16 Jul 12 |
7 Nov 12 |
Total 4 Mar 13 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total good |
17% |
16% |
17% |
21% |
8% |
62% |
| Total poor |
47% |
40% |
41% |
36% |
55% |
6% |
| Very good |
3% |
3% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
12% |
| Good |
14% |
13% |
14% |
19% |
7% |
50% |
| Neither good nor poor |
27% |
25% |
24% |
28% |
23% |
24% |
| Poor |
19% |
18% |
18% |
23% |
20% |
6% |
| Very poor |
28% |
22% |
23% |
13% |
35% |
– |
| Don’t know |
10% |
19% |
18% |
15% |
13% |
8% |
17% think the performance of The Greens in Federal Parliament has been good or very good and 41% think it has been poor or very poor. These results are very similar to those of November when this question was last asked.
36% (up 9%) of Labor voters think the Greens’ performance has been poor/very poor and 28% (down 4%) neither good nor poor – only 21% (down 1%) think it has been good/very good. 55% (down 6%) of Liberal/National voters think it has been poor/very poor and 62% (down 3%) of Greens voters think it has been good/very good.
Among respondents aged under 35, 22% think The Greens’ performance has been good/very good and 27% think it has been poor/very poor.
04 March 2013, 040313, extreme policy, Greens party, Greens Policies
Q. Do you think that The Greens’ policies are too extreme or do they represent the views of many voters?
|
16 Jul 12 |
7 Nov 12 |
Total 4 Mar 13 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Too extreme |
53% |
47% |
52% |
48% |
68% |
7% |
| Represent the views of many voters |
26% |
25% |
24% |
29% |
13% |
79% |
| Don’t know |
21% |
28% |
24% |
23% |
19% |
15% |
52% think The Greens’ policies are too extreme and 24% think they represent the views of many voters. Since this question was last asked in November, the percentage thinking they are extreme has increased 5%. This increase is mainly due to more Labor voters thinking the Greens are too extreme, which has increased from 38% to 48%
Those most likely to think The Greens’ policies are too extreme were men (61%), aged 55+ (67%) and Liberal/National voters (68%).
07 November 2012, 071112, Christine Milne, Greens party, Leader of the Greens
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Christine Milne is doing as leader of the Greens?
|
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
| Total approve |
20% |
28% |
10% |
71% |
| Total disapprove |
33% |
24% |
49% |
5% |
| Strongly approve |
2% |
3% |
1% |
8% |
| Approve |
18% |
25% |
9% |
63% |
| Disapprove |
18% |
18% |
22% |
5% |
| Strongly disapprove |
15% |
6% |
27% |
– |
| Don’t know |
47% |
48% |
42% |
24% |
20% approve of the job Christine Milne is doing as leader of the Greens and 33% disapprove – nearly half could not give an opinion.
Among Greens voters 71% approve and 5% disapprove. 27% of respondents aged under 35 approve compared to 17% of those aged 55+.
24 September 2012, 240912, ageism, Greens party, homophobia, intolerance, Labor Party, Liberal Party, Racism, religious intolerance, sexism
Q. In your view, which party is better at dealing with the various forms of intolerance?
|
Labor |
Liberal |
Greens |
Other |
Don’t know |
|
| Racism |
17% |
23% |
11% |
2% |
46% |
| Sexism |
19% |
19% |
12% |
2% |
47% |
| Homophobia |
13% |
17% |
21% |
3% |
45% |
| Religious intolerance |
16% |
22% |
9% |
3% |
50% |
| Ageism |
16% |
20% |
8% |
3% |
52% |
With the exception of sexism, when compared to Labor, the Liberals are consistently regarded by respondents as being the party that is better at dealing with racism (23% Liberal, 17% Labor), homophobia (13% Labor, 17% Liberal), religious intolerance (16% Labor, 22% Liberal) and ageism (16% Labor, 20% Liberal).
On sexism, both the major parties are equally regarded as the party that is better at dealing with it (19% each).
The Greens are regarded as the best party to deal with homophobia (21%).
There were a high portion of don’t knows in this question, with either a majority or close to a majority of respondents selecting this option for each form of intolerance.
16 July 2012, 160712, 2PP, federal politics voting intention, first preference vote, Greens party, Independents, Labor Party, Liberal Party, two party preferred
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 = 1,857 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 21 Aug 10 |
4 weeks ago 18/6/12 |
2 weeks ago 2/7/12 |
Last week 9/7/12 |
This week 16/7/12 |
| Liberal |
46% |
45% |
46% |
46% |
|
| National |
3% |
3% |
4% |
3% |
|
| Total Lib/Nat |
43.6% |
49% |
49% |
49% |
49% |
| Labor |
38.0% |
33% |
32% |
31% |
31% |
| Greens |
11.8% |
10% |
10% |
11% |
10% |
| Other/Independent |
6.6% |
8% |
9% |
9% |
9% |
| 2PP |
Election 21 Aug 10 |
4 weeks ago |
2 weeks ago |
Last week |
This week |
| Total Lib/Nat |
49.9% |
56% |
56% |
56% |
57% |
| Labor |
50.1% |
44% |
44% |
44% |
43% |
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. These estimates have a confidence interval of approx. + or – 2%.
16 July 2012, 160712, Federal Parliament, Greens party, Greens performance
Q. Do you think the performance of the Greens in Federal Parliament has been good or poor?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total good |
17% |
21% |
7% |
71% |
| Total poor |
47% |
37% |
65% |
4% |
| Very good |
3% |
4% |
* |
18% |
| Good |
14% |
17% |
7% |
53% |
| Neither good nor poor |
27% |
35% |
21% |
21% |
| Poor |
19% |
22% |
21% |
1% |
| Very poor |
28% |
15% |
44% |
3% |
| Don’t know |
10% |
7% |
7% |
4% |
17% think the performance of The Greens in Federal Parliament has been good or very good and 47% think it has been poor or very poor.
Labor voters tend to think The Greens’ performance has been poor/very poor (37%) or neither good nor poor (35%) – and only 21% think it has been good/very good.
Among respondents aged under 35, 24% think The Greens’ performance has been good/very good and 29% think it has been poor/very poor.