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  • Jul, 2013

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    Importance of asylum seeker issue

    Q. How important is the asylum seeker issue of in deciding which party you will vote for in the Federal election?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

     

    17 Jun 13

    The most important issue

    7%

    6%

    8%

    4%

    6%

    One of the most important issues

    28%

    27%

    31%

    34%

    28%

    Quite important but not as important as other issues

    35%

    40%

    36%

    33%

    37%

    Not very important

    16%

    16%

    16%

    19%

    14%

    Not at all important

    8%

    7%

    8%

    9%

    10%

    Don’t know

    6%

    4%

    1%

    1%

    5%

    35% of respondents think the asylum seeker issue is the most important or one of the most important election issues.

    39% of Liberal/National voters think it is one of or the most important issues.

  • Jul, 2013

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    Most important election issues

    Q.  Which are the three most important issues in deciding how you would vote at a Federal election?

     

    Total

    23 Jul 13

     

    Total

    17 Jun 13

    11 Feb 13

    19 Nov 12

    30 Jul 12

    5 Dec 11

    6 June 11

    25 Jan 10

    Management of the economy

    45%

    47%

    62%

    66%

    64%

    62%

    61%

    63%

    Ensuring a quality education for all children

    25%

    25%

    29%

    35%

    26%

    22%

    26%

    23%

    Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system

    42%

    45%

    52%

    57%

    47%

    47%

    49%

    48%

    Protecting the environment

    12%

    13%

    14%

    14%

    11%

    13%

    15%

    16%

    A fair industrial relations system

    10%

    10%

    12%

    8%

    12%

    11%

    8%

    na

    Political leadership

    21%

    22%

    14%

    15%

    25%

    18%

    17%

    23%

    Addressing climate change

    11%

    11%

    9%

    9%

    9%

    10%

    15%

    16%

    Controlling interest rates

    13%

    11%

    9%

    11%

    9%

    11%

    13%

    15%

    Australian jobs and protection of local industries

    39%

    34%

    40%

    32%

    41%

    36%

    32%

    33%

    Ensuring a quality water supply

    3%

    5%

    4%

    5%

    3%

    4%

    5%

    12%

    Housing affordability

    17%

    14%

    11%

    14%

    13%

    13%

    16%

    14%

    Ensuring a fair taxation system

    20%

    19%

    21%

    17%

    18%

    16%

    17%

    14%

    Security and the war on terrorism

    8%

    8%

    6%

    5%

    5%

    4%

    8%

    9%

    Treatment of asylum seekers

    14%

    11%

    6%

    6%

    10%

    8%

    5%

    na

    Managing population growth

    9%

    11%

    9%

    7%

    8%

    8%

    12%

    na

    45% of people surveyed rated management of the economy as one of their three most important issues, followed by 42% ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system, 39% Australian jobs and protection of local industries and 25% ensuring a quality education for all children.

    There has been little change since this question was asked last month – Australian jobs and protection of local industries is up 5 points to 39% and treatment of asylum seekers is up 3 points (and up 8 points since February) to 14%.

  • Jun, 2013

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    Most important election issues

    Q.  Which are the three most important issues in deciding how you would vote at a Federal election?

     

    Total

    17 Jun 13

    11 Feb 13

    19 Nov 12

    30 Jul 12

    5 Dec 11

    6 June 11

    25 Jan 10

    Management of the economy

    47%

    62%

    66%

    64%

    62%

    61%

    63%

    Ensuring a quality education for all children

    25%

    29%

    35%

    26%

    22%

    26%

    23%

    Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system

    45%

    52%

    57%

    47%

    47%

    49%

    48%

    Protecting the environment

    13%

    14%

    14%

    11%

    13%

    15%

    16%

    A fair industrial relations system

    10%

    12%

    8%

    12%

    11%

    8%

    na

    Political leadership

    22%

    14%

    15%

    25%

    18%

    17%

    23%

    Addressing climate change

    11%

    9%

    9%

    9%

    10%

    15%

    16%

    Controlling interest rates

    11%

    9%

    11%

    9%

    11%

    13%

    15%

    Australian jobs and protection of local industries

    34%

    40%

    32%

    41%

    36%

    32%

    33%

    Ensuring a quality water supply

    5%

    4%

    5%

    3%

    4%

    5%

    12%

    Housing affordability

    14%

    11%

    14%

    13%

    13%

    16%

    14%

    Ensuring a fair taxation system

    19%

    21%

    17%

    18%

    16%

    17%

    14%

    Security and the war on terrorism

    8%

    6%

    5%

    5%

    4%

    8%

    9%

    Treatment of asylum seekers

    11%

    6%

    6%

    10%

    8%

    5%

    na

    Managing population growth

    11%

    9%

    7%

    8%

    8%

    12%

    na

    47% of people surveyed rated management of the economy as one of their three most important issues, followed by 45% ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system, 34% Australian jobs and protection of local industries and 25% ensuring a quality education for all children.

    Since February, there has been a decline in the importance of managing the economy (-15%), ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system (-7%) and Australian jobs and protection of local industries (-6%) and an increase in political leadership (+8%).

  • Dec, 2011

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    Important election issues

    Q. Which are the three most important issues in deciding how you would vote at a Federal election?

    First Second Third Total 6 June 11 24 Jan 11 11 Oct 10 25 Jan 10
    Management of the economy 39% 16% 7% 62% 61% 65% 62% 63%
    Ensuring a quality education for all children 4% 8% 10% 22% 26% 26% 32% 23%
    Ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system 12% 18% 17% 47% 49% 49% 48% 48%
    Protecting the environment 4% 5% 4% 13% 15% 13% 12% 16%
    A fair industrial relations system 3% 4% 4% 11% 8% 10% 11% *
    Political leadership 7% 6% 5% 18% 17% 16% 16% 23%
    Addressing climate change 3% 4% 3% 10% 15% 10% 11% 16%
    Controlling interest rates 2% 4% 5% 11% 13% 21% 17% 15%
    Australian jobs and protection of local industries 11% 12% 13% 36% 32% 30% 30% 33%
    Ensuring a quality water supply * 2% 2% 4% 5% 6% 6% 12%
    Housing affordability 3% 4% 6% 13% 16% 16% 17% 14%
    Ensuring a fair taxation system 3% 5% 8% 16% 17% 18% 16% 14%
    Security and the war on terrorism 1% 1% 2% 4% 8% 5% 6% 9%
    Treatment of asylum seekers 2% 3% 3% 8% 5% 5% 5% *
    Managing population growth 1% 3% 4% 8% 12% 11% 10% *

    *Not asked

    62% of people surveyed rated management of the economy as one of their three most important issues, followed by 47% ensuring the quality of Australia’s health system and 36% Australian jobs and protection of local industries.

    Since June, there have been only minor changes in these figures – there has been an increase in the importance of Australian jobs and protection of local industries (+4%) and declines in the importance of addressing climate change (-5%), ensuring a quality education for all children (-4%), managing population growth (-4%) and security and the war on terrorism (-4%).

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