federal voting intention, issues
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 |
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 »
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 »