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  • Sep, 2014

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    Trust in the Government’s handling of international relations

    Q. How much trust do you have in Tony Abbott and the Liberal Government to handle Australia’s international relations?

     

     Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

     

    9 Oct 13

    26 Nov 13

    Total a lot/some trust

    36%

    12%

    75%

    13%

    25%

    41%

    41%

    Total little/no trust

    55%

    83%

    21%

    81%

    66%

    53%

    53%

    A lot of trust

    14%

    2%

    38%

    3%

    4%

    18%

    20%

    Some trust

    22%

    10%

    37%

    10%

    21%

    23%

    21%

    A little trust

    21%

    26%

    17%

    19%

    25%

    16%

    18%

    No trust

    34%

    57%

    4%

    62%

    41%

    37%

    35%

    Don’t know

    9%

    5%

    3%

    6%

    9%

    7%

    7%

    14% of people have “a lot of trust” in Tony Abbott and the Liberal Government to handle Australia’s international relations – down 6% since November.

    34% have no trust.

    Labor (57%) and Greens (62%) voters were far more likely to have ‘no trust’. Liberal/National voters were far less likely (4%) to have no trust. 38% of Liberal/National voters have “a lot of trust”.

    Since this question was asked in November, “total trust” has dropped from 41% to 36%.

  • Jun, 2014

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    Importance of international relationships

    Q. How important is it for Australia to have a close relationship with the following nations?

     

    Very import-ant

    Quite import-ant

    Not very import-ant

    Don’t know

    Very import-
    ant

    28 Mar 11

    Very import-
    ant

    29 Oct 12

    Very import-ant

    26 Nov 13

    Change

    New Zealand

    61%

    30%

    6%

    4%

    69%

    54%

    54%

    +7

    United States

    57%

    33%

    6%

    4%

    60%

    55%

    59%

    -2

    United Kingdom

    48%

    38%

    10%

    4%

    56%

    47%

    48%

    China

    46%

    41%

    8%

    4%

    48%

    45%

    54%

    -8

    Indonesia

    35%

    43%

    16%

    6%

    31%

    33%

    40%

    -5

    Japan

    32%

    51%

    12%

    5%

    39%

    31%

    35%

    -3

    Canada

    28%

    40%

    25%

    7%

    na

    na

    na

    na

    India

    23%

    42%

    29%

    7%

    26%

    26%

    26%

    -3

    Germany

    21%

    41%

    31%

    7%

    23%

    20%

    20%

    +1

    More than half the respondents think it is very important to have close relationships with New Zealand (61%) and the United States (57%).

    A close relationship with the United States is considered very important by 64% of Liberal/National voters, 58% of Labor voters and 43% of Greens voters.

    Since this question was last asked in November, the largest increase in the rating of the importance of relations was with New Zealand (+7). Importance of relations with China (-8) and Indonesia (-5) has declined.

  • Feb, 2014

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    Government handling of issues

    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%).

  • Nov, 2013

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    International relations under a Coalition Government

    Q. Do you think under the Coalition Government, relations with the following countries will improve or get worse?

     

    Improve

    Get worse

    Stay much the same

    Don’t know

    United States

    24%

    12%

    48%

    16%

    United Kingdom

    20%

    11%

    52%

    17%

    New Zealand

    19%

    12%

    53%

    16%

    Germany

    11%

    11%

    57%

    21%

    Japan

    15%

    16%

    50%

    19%

    China

    19%

    22%

    40%

    19%

    South Africa

    9%

    12%

    56%

    23%

    India

    13%

    19%

    47%

    21%

    Indonesia

    11%

    49%

    22%

    18%

    For most countries, about half think that relations will stay much the same. The exceptions were China (19% improve, 22% get worse) and Indonesia (11% improve, 49% get worse).

    Respondents were more likely to think that relations with the United States, New Zealand and United Kingdom would improve.

    The main differences by party preference were for China (Labor 7% improve/38% get worse compared to Lib/Nat 33% improve/6% get worse) and Indonesia (Labor 4% improve/68% get worse compared to Lib/Nat 21% improve/31% get worse).

  • Nov, 2013

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    Trust in the Government’s handling of international relations

    Q. How much trust do you have in Tony Abbott and the Liberal Government to handle Australia’s international relations?

     

     Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

     

    9 Oct 13

    A lot of trust

    20%

    4%

    44%

    1%

    6%

    18%

    Some trust

    21%

    8%

    37%

    4%

    16%

    23%

    A little trust

    18%

    18%

    13%

    24%

    31%

    16%

    No trust

    35%

    64%

    3%

    67%

    41%

    37%

    Don’t know

    7%

    7%

    3%

    4%

    5%

    7%

    20% of people have “a lot of trust” in Tony Abbott and the Liberal Government to handle Australia’s international relations.

    35% have no trust.

    Labor (64%) and Greens (67%) voters were far more likely to have ‘no trust’. Liberal/National voters were far less likely (3%) to have no trust. 44% of Liberal/National voters have “a lot of trust”.

    These results have changed little since this question was asked in October.

     

  • Oct, 2013

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    International Relations (preference for close relationships)

    Q. Would you like to see Australia’s relationship with these countries get closer, stay the same or become less close?

     

    Get closer

    Stay the same

    Become less close

    Don’t know

     

    Get closer

    (28 Mar 11)

    Get closer

    (14 Nov 11)

    Get closer

    (29 Oct 11)

    Change – Oct 12 to Oct 13

    China

    33%

    49%

    10%

    9%

    32%

    35%

    29%

    4%

    New Zealand

    34%

    55%

    3%

    8%

    37%

    33%

    26%

    8%

    Indonesia

    29%

    45%

    15%

    10%

    21%

    23%

    25%

    4%

    India

    21%

    52%

    16%

    12%

    19%

    23%

    24%

    -3%

    Japan

    24%

    57%

    9%

    10%

    26%

    24%

    22%

    2%

    United Kingdom

    22%

    60%

    9%

    8%

    25%

    19%

    21%

    1%

    United States

    20%

    59%

    13%

    8%

    24%

    18%

    21%

    -1%

    Germany

    18%

    60%

    10%

    13%

    18%

    20%

    18%

    South Africa

    12%

    59%

    14%

    15%

    13%

    14%

    12%

    33% favour closer relations with China, 34% with New Zealand, 29% with Indonesia and 24% with Japan.

    Liberal/National voters were more likely to favour closer relationships with the United States (24%). Greens voters are more likely to favour closer relationships with Indonesia (38%).

    Labor voters were more likely to favour closer relationships with New Zealand (40%) and Japan (28%)

    Those aged 18-25 were more likely to favour closer relationships with Japan (45%), New Zealand (48%), China (51%) and Germany (28%).

    Since this question was asked last year, the percentages wanting a closer relationship with the New Zealand (+8%) has increased.

  • Oct, 2013

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    Trust in the Government’s handling of international relations

    Q. How much trust do you have in Tony Abbott and the Liberal Government to handle Australia’s international relations?

     

     

    A lot of trust

    18%

    Some trust

    23%

    A little trust

    16%

    No trust

    37%

    Don’t know

    7%

    Just 18% of people have ‘a lot of trust’ in Tony Abbott and the Liberal Government to handle Australia’s international relations.

    37% have no trust.

    Females (41%) were more likely than males (32%) to have no trust.

    Labor (67%) and Green (63%) voters were far more likely to have ‘no trust’. Liberal/National voters were far less likely (2%) to have no trust.

  • Aug, 2010

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    Importance of Issues in Voting

     

    Q. How important are the following in deciding which party you will vote for?

      Top priority Very important Quite important Not so important Don’t know
    Better at handling Australia’s economy 37% 48% 10% 1% 4%
    They have better policies on things like education and health 31% 47% 16% 1% 4%
    They are more capable of governing effectively than the other parties 30% 47% 16% 1% 6%
    They are more likely to represent the interests of all Australians 30% 45% 18% 3% 5%
    They will do things that help me and my family 28% 42% 21% 4% 5%
    They have better policies on things like national security and immigration 24% 42% 22% 6% 5%
    Better at looking after the interests people like me 23% 47% 22% 4% 4%
    They have better policies on things like industrial relations and supporting Australian workers 23% 44% 24% 4% 5%
    More trustworthy than the other parties 22% 44% 21% 5% 8%
    They have better policies on things like environment and climate change 21% 41% 23% 9% 5%
    They have a better leader 16% 40% 28% 8% 7%
    I always vote for them 9% 15% 24% 42% 10%

     Key factors in deciding which party to vote for are handling the economy (37% top priority), policies on education and health (31%), capable of governing effectively (30%) and representing the interests of all Australians (30%). Comments »

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