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  • Aug, 2014

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    Best Treasurer

    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.

  • Aug, 2014

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    Approval of Joe Hockey

    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.

  • May, 2012

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    Trust Most to Handle Economy

    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%).

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  • Mar, 2012

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    Using Wealth to Influence Opinion and Policy

    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

     

    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.

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