Q. Which party has the best policy for handling the issue of asylum seekers arriving by boat?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
17 Jun 13 |
|
| Labor |
25% |
58% |
4% |
10% |
13% |
||
| Liberal |
26% |
3% |
57% |
2% |
38% |
||
| Greens |
6% |
5% |
1% |
44% |
7% |
||
| None of them |
28% |
21% |
25% |
29% |
31% |
||
| Don’t know |
15% |
13% |
13% |
15% |
11% |
26% (down 12% since June) think the Liberal Party has the best policy for handling the issue of asylum seekers arriving by boat and 25% (up 12%) think the Labor Party has the best policy. 28% think no party has the best policy.
58% (up 22%) of Labor voters think the Labor Party has the best policy compared with 57% (down 17%) of Liberal/National voters who think the Liberals have the best policy.
Of those who think the asylum seeker issue is one of or the most important election issue, 35% think that Labor has the best policy, 29% think the Liberals have the best policy and 17% think none of them do.