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Labor remains ahead of the Coalition in voting intention – Fairfax Ipsos poll
Labor is still ahead of the Coalition in the latest April Fairfax Ipsos Poll.
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Issues Monitor December 2014: Victoria
As Daniel Andrews settles himself into the top job there won’t be much time to get comfortable. For the first time ever, Victorians selected ‘Unemployment’ as the top issue facing our state in December 2014. The new premier was elected (partly, at least) on the promise he would introduce legislation to push against that rising tide.
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Federal Coalition support slumps as disapproval of Tony Abbott continues to rise – Fairfax Ipsos Poll
The Australian Labor Party Labor has increased its lead over the Coalition, according to the latest Fairfax Ipsos Poll.
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Issues Monitor September 2014: National
Anniversaries are observed, some with joy others with sadness. In a political cycle, anniversaries are used as pause points; an opportunity to compare where we are against where we were and where we are against where we were promised to be.
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Issues Monitor September 2014: Victoria
As we close on November’s election, the issues of most concern to Victorians’ have remained largely unchanged for some time. Anxiety around ‘Healthcare’ continues to lead the way, a few lengths ahead of the peloton; a pack that includes relative newcomer but now mainstay ‘Unemployment’, ‘Crime’, ‘Cost of Living’ and our (uniquely Victorian) worries around ‘Transport’.
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Issues Monitor June 2014: National
For most of Prime Minister Abbott’s first term, ‘The Economy’ has been the top issue facing the Australia. A unique scenario, given Prime Ministers’ Gillard and Rudd presided over an environment where ‘Healthcare’ and, for a time, ‘Cost of Living’ topped the list.
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Issues Monitor March 2014: New South Wales
In the last quarter of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014 we saw community focus on crime and drug abuse rise sharply, with both reaching three year highs in late 2013 and continuing to rise in the first quarter of 2014.
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Issues Monitor March 2014: National
As the Coalition prepares to deliver its first budget, ‘The Economy’ continues to be rated by Australians as the most important issue nationally, selected by over two in five (41%) as one of the top three issues facing the nation. ‘The Economy’ has been the nation’s greatest concern since November 2013, and, as such, it is safe to say we are well entrenched in a new paradigm of concern, largely driven by a final and perhaps overdue recognition that the global economy runs in both directions.
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Issues Monitor March 2014: Victoria
As the Government, Opposition and other parties prepare to draw swords and charge towards November’s state election, Victorian citizens are delivering their politicians a rich river of concerns and will be looking for a response in the lead up to 29 November.