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.