Polling

Victorians worry about transport. We always have, and probably always will.

Interestingly, in the lead up to the 2015 NSW State Election we have seen little in the way of key shifts in NSW citizens perceptions of the most important issues facing the state. In fact NSW citizens began 2015 in a similar mind set to the end of 2014.

Labor is still ahead of the Coalition in the latest April Fairfax Ipsos Poll.

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.

The Labor Party remains ahead of the Coalition in the February Fairfax Ipsos Poll, although by a reduced margin.

The turn of a year represents a sensible opportunity to pause and reflect on the previous twelve months. To analyse the knowns, theorise what it all means and place bets about what the next year will bring. When reflecting on the top issues facing Australia, 2014 ended as it started. ‘The Economy’ was – and is – the top issue facing the nation. ‘Healthcare’ was – and is – in second place. Bookends. However, there is more to the story.

The NSW Coalition is maintaining its lead over the ALP, the latest NSW state Fairfax Ipsos Poll has found.

After a number of movements in the previous quarter the third quarter in NSW was very much a case of steady as she goes. All of the top, and in fact, the majority of issues we measure remained relatively steady in relation to the previous quarter.

As we drew a close on 2014, citizens’ perceptions of the top issues facing NSW changed slightly, although the order of the top five issues remained unchanged.