Q. Which of the following do you think has been Australia’s best Treasurer?
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Paul Keating |
23% |
36% |
12% |
21% |
29% |
|
| Peter Costello |
30% |
16% |
54% |
18% |
24% |
|
| Wayne Swan |
8% |
16% |
3% |
8% |
6% |
|
| Joe Hockey |
5% |
– |
10% |
1% |
4% |
|
| Don’t know |
35% |
33% |
21% |
52% |
38% |
Of the four options given, 30% think Peter Costello has been Australia’s best Treasurer and 23% think Paul Keating had been the best Treasurer.
36% of Labor voters favour Paul Keating and 54% of Liberal/National voters favour Peter Costello.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasurer?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ Indep-endent |
|
Nov 13 |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
|
11% |
71% |
7% |
25% |
45% |
|
| Total disapprove |
44% |
|
72% |
13% |
67% |
52% |
28% |
|
| Strongly approve |
11% |
2% |
24% |
1% |
7% |
13% |
||
| Approve |
24% |
9% |
47% |
6% |
18% |
32% |
||
| Disapprove |
20% |
30% |
9% |
26% |
23% |
15% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
24% |
42% |
4% |
41% |
29% |
13% |
||
| Don’t know |
21% |
17% |
16% |
27% |
22% |
27% |
35% approve of the job Joe Hockey is doing as Treasury and 44% disapprove. 21% could not give an opinion.
This represents a change in net rating from +17 to -9 since this question was asked in November.
By gender – 40% (-12) of men approve and 46% (+15) disapprove; 30% (-8) of women approve and 43% (+18) disapprove.
14 May 2012, 140512, Australia’s economy, budget, economy, Joe Hockey, Polling, polls, Treasurer, Wayne Swan
Q. Who would you trust most to handle Australia’s economy – the Treasurer Wayne Swan or the Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Wayne Swan |
34% |
77% |
6% |
51% |
| Joe Hockey |
33% |
5% |
65% |
6% |
| Don’t know |
33% |
18% |
29% |
43% |
34% would trust Wayne Swan most to handle the economy and 33% would trust Joe Hockey most. 33% could not give an opinion.
Those aged under 35 trust Wayne Swan more (32%/21%) and those aged 55+ trust Joe Hockey more (47%/31%).
12 March 2012, 120312, government policy, influence, opinion, Policy, Polling, polls, public opinion, Treasurer, Wayne Swan, wealth, wealthy
QA. The Treasurer Wayne Swan has said some of Australia’s wealthiest individuals are using their wealth to try to influence public opinion and government policy to further their own commercial interests. Do you agree or disagree with the Treasurer’s statement? *
QB. Do you agree or disagree that some of Australia’s wealthiest individuals are using their wealth to try to influence public opinion and government policy to further their own commercial interests. *
|
A. Wayne Swan statement |
B. Unattributed statement |
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|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total agree |
58% |
78% |
36% |
89% |
60% |
67% |
55% |
75% |
| Total disagree |
26% |
6% |
51% |
2% |
24% |
18% |
30% |
14% |
| Strongly agree |
24% |
38% |
9% |
54% |
27% |
36% |
15% |
50% |
| Agree |
34% |
40% |
27% |
35% |
33% |
31% |
40% |
25% |
| Disagree |
15% |
4% |
29% |
2% |
12% |
5% |
15% |
3% |
| Strongly disagree |
11% |
2% |
22% |
– |
12% |
13% |
15% |
11% |
| Don’t know |
16% |
16% |
14% |
9% |
15% |
15% |
16% |
11% |
* each question was asked of half the total sample.
There was similar majority agreement with this statement – that some of Australia’s wealthiest individuals are using their wealth to try to influence public opinion and government policy to further their own commercial interests – whether or not it was attributed to Wayne Swan. When attributed to Wayne Swan 58% agreed and 26% disagreed. When unattributed, 60% agreed and 24% disagreed.
When attributed to Wayne Swan, 78% of Labor voters and 89% of Greens voters agreed but 51% of Liberal/National voters disagreed.
When unattributed, a majority of voters of all parties agreed – although Labor and Greens voters not as strongly.