Q. Which party would you trust most to handle the following issues?
| Liberal | Labor | Don’t know | NET | NET
May 2016 |
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| Security and the war on terrorism | 39% | 21% | 40% | +18 | +23 | |
| Management of the economy | 39% | 27% | 34% | +12 | +20 | |
| Controlling interest rates | 35% | 23% | 42% | +12 | +12 | |
| Political leadership | 34% | 26% | 40% | +8 | +11 | |
| Managing population growth | 31% | 23% | 46% | +8 | +11 | |
| Treatment of asylum seekers | 32% | 28% | 40% | +4 | +8 | |
| Ensuring a quality water supply | 27% | 28% | 46% | -1 | – | |
| Ensuring a fair taxation system | 30% | 35% | 35% | -5 | -8 | |
| Housing affordability | 27% | 35% | 39% | -8 | -10 | |
| Addressing climate change | 25% | 35% | 40% | -10 | -11 | |
| A fair industrial relations system | 28% | 39% | 33% | -11 | -12 | |
| Protecting Australian jobs and protection of local industries | 27% | 39% | 34% | -12 | -13 | |
| Protecting the environment | 23% | 35% | 41% | -12 | -12 | |
| Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system | 26% | 39% | 35% | -13 | -11 | |
| Ensuring a quality education for all children | 26% | 40% | 34% | -14 | -11 |
The Liberal Party is trusted more to handle security and the war on terrorism (+18), management of the economy (+12) and controlling interest rates (+12).
The labor Party is trusted more to handle ensuring a quality education (+14%) and ensuring the quality of the health system (+13).
Since this question was asked last month, Labor has improved its position on management of the economy (up 8) and security and the war on terrorism (up 5).