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  • Aug, 2020

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    Most important issues when voting

    Q. If a federal election were held today, how important would the following issues be in deciding which party you vote for?

      Very important Quite important A little important Neither important nor unimportant A little unimportant Quite unimportant Very unimportant
    Stop community transmission of Covid-19 as soon as possible 62% 18% 7% 7% 2% 1% 4%
    Manage the economy 54% 25% 10% 7% 1% 2% 3%
    Create jobs 51% 27% 10% 7% 1% 2% 3%
    Provide support for those in financial need 42% 31% 14% 7% 2% 2% 2%
    Reduce national debt 34% 28% 17% 12% 3% 3% 3%
    Work with other countries’ leaders appropriately 34% 32% 16% 11% 2% 2% 2%
    Improve the education system 33% 31% 19% 11% 3% 2% 2%

     

    VERY IMPORTANT   Federal Voting Intention
    Total Labor Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    Stop community transmission of Covid-19 as soon as possible 62% 64% 64% 49% 64%
    Manage the economy 54% 54% 66% 29% 63%
    Create jobs 51% 53% 54% 33% 57%
    Provide support for those in financial need 42% 49% 39% 38% 45%
    Reduce national debt 34% 31% 41% 19% 45%
    Work with other countries’ leaders appropriately 34% 39% 35% 23% 31%
    Improve the education system 33% 39% 28% 28% 27%
    Base (n) 1,010 311 413 78 94

     

    • Stopping community transmission of Covid-19 as soon as possible is the most important issue at present with 62% of participants saying it’s ‘very important’ compared to more than half who said ‘manage the economy’ (54%).
    • At this time, reducing the national debt (34%), working with international leaders (34%) and improving the education system (33%) were seen of lesser importance.
  • Feb, 2012

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    Problems for Aboriginal People

    Q. Are each of the following issues a larger problem or a smaller problem for Aboriginal people than they are for other Australians?

    Total bigger problem for Aboriginal people A much bigger problem A little bigger problem A similar problem A little smaller problem A much smaller problem Don’t know
    Alcohol abuse 74% 51% 23% 17% 2% 2% 6%
    Health issues 65% 37% 28% 21% 6% 4% 5%
    Unemployment 63% 37% 26% 22% 6% 4% 6%
    Loss of culture and tradition. 56% 29% 27% 26% 5% 6% 8%
    Discrimination 55% 25% 30% 28% 5% 6% 6%
    Family breakdown 50% 25% 25% 33% 4% 3% 10%
    Access to education 44% 17% 27% 31% 10% 8% 6%
    Threats to their environment 41% 18% 23% 37% 7% 6% 9%
    Access to accommodation 40% 15% 25% 30% 12% 9% 10%
    Access to services/ resources in rural communities 37% 17% 20% 30% 13% 11% 9%
    Legal rights 30% 11% 19% 34% 13% 15% 8%

    A majority of respondents think Aboriginal people have larger problems than other Australians in terms of alcohol abuse (74%), health issues (65%), unemployment (63%), loss of culture and tradition (56%), discrimination (55%) and family breakdown (50%).

    A majority believe they have similar or smaller problems in terms of legal rights (62%), access to services/resources in rural communities (54%), access to accommodation (51%) and threats to their environment (50%). Comments »

  • Feb, 2012

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    Party Best at Handling Aboriginal Issues

    Q. Which party do you think is best to handle issues concerning Australia’s Aboriginal people?

    Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
    The Labor Party 22% 54% 4% 32%
    The Liberal Party 18% 2% 41% 1%
    No difference 41% 30% 40% 52%
    Don’t know 19% 14% 16% 15%

    41% think there is no difference between the Liberal and Labor Parties in terms of handling issues concerning Australia’s Aboriginal people. 22% think the Labor Party is best and 18% favour the Liberal Party.

    Liberal voters (41%) were less likely than Labor voters (54%) to think their own party would be best to handle Aboriginal issues. Comments »

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