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Trust in the Government’s handling of international relations

5 May 2015

Q. How much trust do you have in Tony Abbott and the Liberal Government to handle Australia’s international relations? 

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other   Nov 2013 Jun 2014 Oct 2014 Feb 2015
Total a lot/some 35% 11% 77% 5% 23% 41% 35% 40% 33%
Total little/no trust 58% 77% 17% 94% 74% 53% 59% 53% 62%
A lot of trust 13% 1% 32% 8% 20% 17% 17% 12%
Some trust 22% 10% 45% 5% 17% 21% 18% 23% 21%
A little trust 20% 25% 13% 23% 31% 18% 16% 18% 22%
No trust 38% 62% 4% 71% 43% 35% 43% 35% 40%
Don’t know 7% 2% 6% 2% 2% 7% 5% 6% 5% 

Overall, 33% (up 2% since February) have a lot or some trust in Tony Abbott and the Liberal Government to handle Australia’s international relations and 58% (down 4%) have a little or no trust. Only 13% (up 1%) have “a lot of trust” and 38% (down 2%) have no trust.

Labor (62%) and Greens (71%) voters were far more likely to have ‘no trust’. 32% Liberal/National voters have “a lot of trust”- up 4% since February.

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