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  • Feb, 2015

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    Party Trust to Handle Issues

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

     

    Liberal

    Labor

    Greens

    Don’t know

     

    Difference

     

    Difference

    June 2014

    Management of the economy

    42%

    25%

    5%

    28%

    +17

    +13

    Ensuring a quality education for all children

    28%

    38%

    8%

    26%

    -10

    -15

    Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system

    28%

    38%

    7%

    27%

    -10

    -13

    Protecting the environment

    17%

    16%

    42%

    25%

    -25

    -22

    A fair industrial relations system

    28%

    38%

    6%

    28%

    -10

    -11

    Political leadership

    32%

    25%

    5%

    37%

    +7

    +6

    Addressing climate change

    18%

    19%

    36%

    28%

    -17

    -12

    Controlling interest rates

    36%

    23%

    5%

    37%

    +13

    +12

    Australian jobs and protection of local industries

    28%

    37%

    6%

    29%

    -9

    -12

    Ensuring a quality water supply

    25%

    19%

    26%

    31%

    +6

    +5

    Housing affordability

    25%

    31%

    7%

    37%

    -6

    -4

    Ensuring a fair taxation system

    31%

    33%

    6%

    31%

    -2

    +1

    Security and the war on terrorism

    41%

    22%

    4%

    33%

    +19

    +16

    Treatment of asylum seekers

    33%

    20%

    18%

    29%

    +13

    +17

    Managing population growth

    32%

    20%

    9%

    39%

    +12

    +10

    Note – Differences are calculated by subtracting Labor % from Liberal % – except for the two issues on which the Greens lead in which case it is Liberal minus Greens.

    The Liberal Party is trusted more to handle security and the war on terrorism (+19), management of the economy (+17), controlling interest rates (+13) and treatment of asylum seekers (+13). The Labor Party is trusted more to handle a quality education for all children (-10), ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system  (-10), a fair industrial relations system (-10) and Australian jobs and protection of local industries (-9).

    There have been no substantial movements since this question was asked in June. Main changes have been an improvement for the Liberal Party on education (up net 5 points), the economy (up 4) and treatment of asylum seekers (down 4).

  • Apr, 2012

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    Party Best At…

    Q. Which party – Labor or Liberal – do you think is best when it comes to:

     

    Labor

    Liberal

    No difference

    Don’t know

    Difference

    Representing the interests of Australian working families

    37%

    25%

    29%

    9%

    +12

    Representing the interests of you and people like you

    29%

    35%

    26%

    10%

    -6

    Standing up for the middle class in Australia

    26%

    33%

    30%

    11%

    -7

    Representing the interests of the large corporate and financial interests

    10%

    54%

    25%

    11%

    -44

    Being more concerned about the interests of working families in Australia than the rich and large business and financial interests

    37%

    22%

    30%

    11%

    +15

    Handling the economy overall

    22%

    41%

    26%

    10%

    -19

    Handling the economy in a way that tries to take the interests of working families into consideration as much as it takes the interests of the large corporate and financial groups

    29%

    34%

    25%

    12%

    -5

    Handling the economy in a way that best helps small business

    22%

    40%

    25%

    13%

    -18

    Handling the economy in a way that best helps the middle class

    23%

    38%

    27%

    12%

    -15

    Handling the economy in a way that helps you and people like you the most.

    26%

    36%

    27%

    11%

    -10

    Labor was considered best at representing the interests of Australian working families (37%) and being more concerned about the interests of working families in Australia than the rich and large business and financial interests (37%). The Liberals were considered best on all the other measures.

    In particular, the Liberal Party was considered much better on representing the interests of the large corporate and financial interests (54%), handling the economy overall (41%) and handling the economy in a way that best helps small business (40%).

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