asylum seekers, Coalition government
Q: If the Labor Party was elected into Government at the next election, do you think they would keep the Coalition Government’s policy on asylum seekers arriving by boat or do you think they would change the policy?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Would keep the policy | 28% | 38% | 27% | 30% | 26% | |
| Would change the policy | 38% | 26% | 54% | 29% | 46% | |
| Don’t know | 34% | 36% | 20% | 41% | 28% |
38% think that if the Labor Party is elected, they would change the Coalition Government’s policy on asylum seekers and 28% think they would keep the Coalition policy.
More than half the Liberal/National voters think Labor would change the Coalition policy.
asylum seeker issue, boats, Coalition government
Q. How would you rate the performance of the Federal Liberal/National Government in handling the issue of asylum seekers arriving by boat?
|
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| Total good |
39% |
15% |
72% |
7% |
36% |
|
| Total poor |
38% |
60% |
10% |
87% |
42% |
|
| Very good |
18% |
4% |
37% |
4% |
16% |
|
| Good |
21% |
11% |
35% |
3% |
20% |
|
| Neither good nor poor |
18% |
19% |
14% |
4% |
19% |
|
| Poor |
15% |
22% |
8% |
18% |
16% |
|
| Very poor |
23% |
38% |
2% |
69% |
26% |
|
| Don’t know |
5% |
6% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
39% think the Government’s performance in handling the issue of asylum seekers arriving by boat has been good and 38% think it has been poor.
Those most likely to think it has been good were Liberal/National voters (72%) and aged 55+ (52%).
Those most likely to think it has been poor were Labor voters (60%), Greens voters (87%) and aged under 35 (47%).
asylum seekers, business, climate change, Coalition government, Education, environment, Health services, International Relations, management of the economy, social welfare
Q. How would you rate the Federal Liberal-National Government for the way they have handled the following issues?
|
Total good |
Total poor |
Net score |
Very good |
Good |
Average |
Poor |
Very poor |
Don’t know |
|
| Managing the economy |
34% |
31% |
+3 |
12% |
22% |
29% |
16% |
15% |
6% |
| Treatment of asylum seekers |
37% |
36% |
+1 |
18% |
19% |
18% |
11% |
25% |
9% |
| Relations with other countries |
29% |
32% |
-3 |
8% |
21% |
30% |
13% |
19% |
8% |
| Education and schools |
28% |
35% |
-7 |
6% |
22% |
28% |
19% |
16% |
8% |
| Supporting Australian businesses |
27% |
34% |
-7 |
8% |
19% |
31% |
18% |
16% |
8% |
| Protecting the environment |
26% |
36% |
-10 |
7% |
19% |
28% |
14% |
22% |
9% |
| Social welfare |
27% |
39% |
-12 |
8% |
19% |
26% |
17% |
22% |
8% |
| Industrial relations |
26% |
38% |
-12 |
9% |
17% |
27% |
18% |
20% |
9% |
| Health services |
25% |
38% |
-13 |
6% |
19% |
29% |
20% |
18% |
7% |
| Climate change |
24% |
39% |
-15 |
10% |
14% |
28% |
13% |
26% |
9% |
| Supporting Australian jobs |
25% |
44% |
-19 |
8% |
17% |
26% |
20% |
24% |
6% |
The Government received negative rating for all issues except managing the economy (34% good/31% poor) and treatment of asylum seekers (37%/36%).
Highest negative ratings were given for supporting Australian jobs (25% good/44% poor), climate change (24%/39%), health services (25%/38%), industrial relations (26%/38%) and social welfare (27%/39%).