Essential Report

Trust

Mar 13, 2019

Q. Which party would you trust most to handle the following issues?

	Liberal Party	Labor Party	Unsure	Difference between Liberal and Labor
Border Protection	45%	26%	29%	+19
Security and the war on terrorism	42%	26%	32%	+16
Management of the economy	44%	29%	27%	+15
Controlling interest rates	39%	27%	34%	+12
Managing population growth	37%	27%	35%	+10
Political leadership	37%	32%	32%	+5
Ensuring a fair taxation system	35%	36%	29%	-1
Treatment of asylum seekers	33%	34%	33%	-1
Ensuring a quality water supply	32%	33%	35%	-2
Protecting Australian jobs and protection of local industries	36%	39%	25%	-3
Standing up to big business	33%	37%	30%	-5
Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system	32%	39%	29%	-6
Housing affordability	30%	38%	32%	-7
Ensuring a quality education for all children	32%	39%	29%	-8
Protecting the environment	28%	36%	36%	-8
Addressing climate change	27%	36%	37%	-10
Fair wages and workplace conditions	28%	46%	26%	-18

More people trust the Liberal party than Labor on Border Protection, Security and the war on terrorism, Management of the economy, Controlling interest rates, Managing population growth and Political leadership.

Policy areas in which there is more trust in Labor include Fair wages and workplace conditions, Addressing climate change, Protecting the environment and Ensuring a quality education for children.

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