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Party Trust to Handle Issues

3 Jun 2014

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

 

Labor

Liberal

Greens

Don’t know

 

Difference

3 June 14

Difference 11 Feb 14

Management of the economy

28%

41%

4%

28%

-13

-19

Ensuring a quality education for all children

43%

28%

6%

23%

+15

+7

Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system

41%

28%

7%

24%

+13

+2

Protecting the environment

20%

18%

40%

22%

+22

+15

A fair industrial relations system

40%

29%

6%

26%

+11

+5

Political leadership

28%

34%

5%

33%

-6

-13

Addressing climate change

22%

20%

32%

26%

+12

+3

Controlling interest rates

28%

40%

3%

29%

-12

-17

Australian jobs and protection of local industries

40%

28%

5%

27%

+12

+2

Ensuring a quality water supply

21%

26%

25%

28%

-5

-10

Housing affordability

31%

27%

6%

35%

+4

-2

Ensuring a fair taxation system

32%

33%

6%

29%

-1

-6

Security and the war on terrorism

23%

39%

5%

33%

-16

-16

Treatment of asylum seekers

20%

37%

14%

29%

-17

-16

Managing population growth

21%

31%

9%

38%

-10

-11

Note – Differences are calculated by subtracting Liberal % from Labor % – except for the two issues on which the Greens lead in which case it is Greens minus Liberal.

The Liberal Party is trusted more to handle management of the economy (-13), controlling interest rates (-12), security and the war on terrorism (-16) and treatment of asylum seekers (-17). The Labor Party is trusted more to handle a quality education for all children (+15), ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system  (+13), Australian jobs and protection of local industries (+12) and a fair industrial relations system (+11).

Since this question was asked in February, the Labor Party has improved its position on most issues – especially the quality of the health system (up 11), Australian jobs and protection of local industries (up 10) and education (up 8).

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