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  • Nov, 2011

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    Blame for Qantas Grounding

    Q. Who do you think was most to blame for the grounding of all Qantas planes last weekend – Qantas management or the workers?

    Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Regular air travellers
    Qantas management 41% 55% 25% 63% 42%
    Qantas workers 20% 11% 35% 8% 27%
    Both equally 31% 28% 35% 23% 26%
    Don’t know 8% 7% 5% 6% 4%

    41% think Qantas management were most to blame for the grounding, 20% blamed the Qantas workers and 31% think both were equally to blame.

    42% of regular air travellers blamed Qantas management and 27% blamed Qantas workers. Apart from Liberal/National voters, all groups were more likely to blame management over workers.

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  • Oct, 2011

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    Qantas Dispute – Most to Blame

    Q. Qantas and its workers are currently in dispute over pay, conditions and jobs. Who do you think is most to blame for this dispute – Qantas management or the workers?

    Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
    Qantas management 36% 54% 25% 47%
    Qantas workers 13% 6% 22% 4%
    Both equally 37% 30% 41% 34%
    Don’t know 14% 10% 12% 15%

    36% believe that Qantas management is most to blame for the current dispute and 13% think the workers are most to blame – 37% think both are equally to blame.

    All demographic and voter groups are more likely to think management is to blame than workers.

    54% of Labor voters and 47% of Greens voters think management is most to blame while Liberal/National voters are more likely to think both are equally to blame (41%).

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