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Party with better policies

11 Feb 2013

Q. Which party do you think has the better policies for the following groups of people?

 

Labor Party

Liberal Party

No difference

Don’t know

Net

11 Feb 13

Net

6 Aug 12

Pensioners

32%

23%

31%

15%

+9

+11

Unemployed people

34%

21%

30%

15%

+13

+18

People with disabilities

35%

20%

29%

17%

+15

+16

Carers

30%

22%

30%

19%

+8

+12

People on low incomes

37%

21%

26%

16%

+16

+22

All working people

32%

31%

23%

14%

+1

-1

The Labor Party was thought to have better policies than the Liberal Party on all issues except “all working people” where both parties had similar ratings. In particular the Labor Party was thought to have better policies for people on low incomes (37% Labor/21% Liberal), unemployed people (34%/21%) and people with disabilities (35%/20%).

Of those aged 55+, 31% thought Labor had better policies for pensioners and 30% thought the Liberals had better policies.

32% think Labor has better policies for all working people and 31% think the Liberals have better policies. Employed people are more likely to think the Liberals have the better policies (35% Liberal/31% Labor).

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