asylum seeker issue, asylum seekers, Greens, Labor, Liberal
Q. Which party would you trust most to handle the issue of asylum seekers?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| The Labor Party | 25% | 57% | 2% | 38% |
| The Liberal Party | 37% | 8% | 80% | 8% |
| No difference | 25% | 27% | 11% | 46% |
| Don’t know | 13% | 8% | 7% | 8% |
37% of respondents trust the Liberal Party most to handle the asylum seeker issue and 25% trust the Labor Party most.
57% of Labor voters trust the Labor Party most and 80% of Liberal/National voters trust the Liberal Party most. 46% of Greens voters and 55% of other voters think there is no difference between the Labor and Liberal Parties on the issue.
2PP, Election, Federal Election, Greens, Labor, Liberal, Voting intention
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?
1,912 sample size
| First preference/leaning to | 6 months ago | 4 weeks ago | 2 weeks ago | Last week | This week
|
| Liberal | 37% | 41% | 40% | 42% | 42% |
| National | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Total Lib/Nat | 40% | 44% | 43% | 44% | 44% |
| Labor | 41% | 39% | 42% | 42% | 41% |
| Greens | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% |
| Other/Independent | 8% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% |
| 2PP | 6 months ago | 4 weeks ago | 2 weeks ago | Last week | This week
|
| Total Lib/Nat | 46% | 50% | 49% | 49% | 49% |
| Labor | 54% | 50% | 51% | 51% | 51% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived 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 2007 election.
2PP, Election, Greens, Labor, Liberal, Voting intention
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?
1921 sample size
| First preference/leaning to | 6 months ago | 4 weeks ago | 2 weeks ago | Last week | This week
|
| Liberal | 36% | 40% | 42% | 40% | 42% |
| National | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Total Lib/Nat | 39% | 43% | 45% | 43% | 44% |
| Labor | 43% | 39% | 40% | 42% | 42% |
| Greens | 10% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 8% |
| Other/Independent | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| 2PP | 6 months ago | 4 weeks ago | 2 weeks ago | Last week | This week
|
| Total Lib/Nat | 46% | 49% | 50% | 49% | 49% |
| Labor | 54% | 51% | 50% | 51% | 51% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived 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 2007 election. Comments »
2PP, Election, Federal Election, Greens, Labor, Liberal, National, Voting intention
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?
1910 sample size
| First preference/leaning to | 6 months ago | 4 weeks ago | 2 weeks ago | Last week | This week
|
| Liberal | 36% | 41% | 41% | 42% | 40% |
| National | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Total Lib/Nat | 39% | 44% | 44% | 45% | 43% |
| Labor | 43% | 38% | 39% | 40% | 42% |
| Greens | 9% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 9% |
| Other/Independent | 9% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| 2PP | 6 months ago | 4 weeks ago | 2 weeks ago | Last week | This week
|
| Total Lib/Nat | 46% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 49% |
| Labor | 54% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 51% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived 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 2007 election.
Greens, Labor, Liberal, National Broadband Network, NBN
Q. From what you’ve heard, do you favour or oppose the planned national broadband network, or don’t you know enough about it to have an opinion one way or the other?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens
|
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| Total favour | 56% | 81% | 31% | 72% |
| Total oppose | 18% | 3% | 38% | 4% |
| Strongly favour | 27% | 50% | 7% | 41% |
| Favour | 29% | 31% | 24% | 31% |
| Oppose | 12% | 2% | 25% | 4% |
| Strongly oppose | 6% | 1% | 13% | * |
| Don’t know | 26% | 15% | 30% | 24% |
56% of people favour the national broadband network.
81% of Labor voters, compared with 31% of Lib/Nat voters favour the planned national broadband network.
65% of males, compared with 47% of females favour the planned national broadband network.
38% of females, compared with 13% of males don’t know enough about it to have an opinion one way or the other.
Support for the planned national broadband network is highest in the 45-54 years age category (64% favour). Support is lowest in the 65+ yeas age category (47% favour).
63% of Victorian favour the planned national broadband network.
Euthanasia, Green, Labor, Liberal
Q. When a person has a disease that cannot be cured and is living in severe pain, do you think doctors should or should not be allowed by law to assist the patient to commit suicide if the patient requests it?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Green
|
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| Should be allowed | 69% | 69% | 69% | 86% |
| Should not be allowed | 14% | 14% | 16% | 7% |
| Don’t know | 17% | 17% | 15% | 7% |
69% of people think that that doctors should be allowed by law to assist a patient commit suicide.
86% of Green voters that doctors should be allowed by law to assist a patient commit suicide. 69% of both Labor and Lib/Nat voters that doctors should be allowed by law to assist a patient to commit suicide.
There was no significant difference between the genders.
79% of people aged 65+ think that doctors should be allowed by law to assist a patient to commit suicide. This is compared to 57% of those aged 25-34 who think doctors should be allowed by law to assist a patient to commit suicide.
58% of those in Queensland think doctors should be allowed by law to assist a patient to commit suicide, compared with 75% of people in South Australia.
Election, Greens, Labor, Liberal, Voting intention
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?
2,106 sample size
| First preference/leaning to | 6 months ago | 4 weeks ago | 2 weeks ago | Last week | This week
|
| Liberal | 37% | 39% | 42% | 41% | 40% |
| National | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Total Lib/Nat | 40% | 42% | 45% | 44% | 43% |
| Labor | 43% | 41% | 38% | 38% | 39% |
| Greens | 9% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| Family First | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Other/Independent | 7% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| 2PP | 6 months ago | 4 weeks ago | 2 weeks ago | Last week | This week
|
| Total Lib/Nat | 46% | 48% | 50% | 50% | 49% |
| Labor | 54% | 52% | 50% | 50% | 51% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived 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 2007 election. Comments »
Abbott, approval, Election, Liberal
Q. Since the election was called has your opinion of Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party gone up or down?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | 2 weeks ago | ||
| Total gone up | 26% | 6% | 55% | 5% | 27% | |
| Total gone down | 37% | 61% | 9% | 57% | 27% | |
| Gone up a lot | 8% | 1% | 18% | – | 8% | |
| Gone up a little | 18% | 5% | 37% | 5% | 19% | |
| Stayed the same | 34% | 32% | 37% | 37% | 38% | |
| Gone down a little | 15% | 22% | 7% | 19% | 11% | |
| Gone down a lot | 22% | 39% | 2% | 38% | 16% | |
| Don’t know | 3% | 1% | * | 1% | 8% |
26% say their opinion of Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party has gone up during the election campaign and 37% say it has gone down.
This is a decline from their position 2 weeks ago when opinion was 27% up and 27% down.
By gender – men 27% up/37% down and women 25% up/38% down. Comments »