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Trust in the Government’s handling of international relations

9 Sep 2014

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%.

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