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Federal Budget and Liberal Party Leadership Questionnaire

Hi. Thanks for helping with our research into community reactions to the Federal Budget 2006. This questionnaire is a joint project between On Line Opinion and ABC Radio Breakfast in Brisbane.

If you know anyone else who might like to complete the survey, please forward this URL on to them.

NOTE: This questionnaire is now closed. Do not fill it in, it cannot be submitted.

1. Thinking about Australia in general, do you agree that we are heading in the right direction?

2. Thinking about your answer to the previous question, in a short paragraph could you tell us why you hold that view?
N/A

3. Thinking about the Federal Budget, what is your general impression of it?
[Pick one of these] Strongly Approve Approve Neither Approve nor Disapprove Disapprove Strongly Disapprove No Opinion

4. What do you most approve of in the Federal Budget?
N/A

5. What do you most disapprove of in the Federal Budget?
N/A

6. Again, thinking about the Federal Budget, how do you think it will effect your own financial position?
[Pick one of these] Significantly improve Somewhat improve Neither improve nor worsen Worsen Substantially worsen Cannot say

7. In a short paragraph can you please explain your previous answer?
N/A

8. Again thinking about the Federal Budget, do you think the Budget will be good or bad for the Australian economy?
[Pick one of these] Very good Good Neither good nor bad Bad Very bad Cannot say

9. In a short paragraph can you please explain your previous answer?
N/A

10. There are a number of possible approaches to distributing money available in the budget. Can you rank the following options in order from 1 to 6 where 1 is the most desirable and 6 the least desirable? (Please only use each number once. We want to know which is most important to you and which least, with all in rank order.)

The following questions are to give us some context for your responses. All information is confidential and will not be revealed to anyone.

11. If a federal election was held next weekend, which of the following parties would receive your first preference?
[Pick one of these] Liberal Labor National Democrats Greens One Nation Family First Christian Democrats Independent Other Undecided I don't wish to answer

12. Thinking about the last federal election, to which party did you give your first preference? (If you can't remember, just select that option).
[Pick one of these] Liberal Labor National Democrats Greens One Nation Family First Christian Democrats Independent Other I can't recall I don't wish to answer

13. Thinking about federal elections in general, for which party do you normally vote. (If you don't normally vote for any particular party, just select that option).
[Pick one of these] Liberal Labor National Democrats Greens One Nation Family First Christian Democrats Independent Other I don't normally vote for any particular party I can't recall I don't wish to answer

14. In Australian federal elections it is compulsory to cast a preference vote. Which of the two listed below would receive your higher preference in the House of Representatives: that is you would prefer them to be the government?
[Pick one of these] Coalition Labor I haven't decided I will vote informally I don't wish to answer

15. How would you rate the performance of John Howard?
[Pick one of these] Strongly Approve Approve Neither Approve nor Disapprove Disapprove Strongly Disapprove No Opinion

16. How would you rate the performance of Kim Beazley?
[Pick one of these] Strongly Approve Approve Neither Approve nor Disapprove Disapprove Strongly Disapprove No Opinion

17. If there was an election next weekend, irrespective of how you intend to vote, which of the following would make you most likely to vote for the Labor Party if they were leading it?
[Pick one of these] Kim Beazley Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Paul Keating Bill Shorten None of the above I refuse to answer

18. If there was an election next weekend, irrespective of how you intend to vote, which which of the following would make you most likely to vote for the Liberal Party if they were leading it?
[Pick one of these] John Howard Peter Costello Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull Alexander Downer None of the above I refuse to answer

To ensure that this poll is as accurate as possible we need to ask you a few demographic questions. The answer to these questions will be completely confidential and will not be used for any purpose other than this research project.

19. Your Name

20. Age
[Pick one] 18-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61+

21. Gender
[Pick one] Male Female

22. Residential Postcode

23. Email Address

(Only required to confirm that details are correct and are yours).

24. Are you prepared to be involved in follow-up research? [Pick one] Yes No

(If you answer "Yes" to this question we may send you further occasional questionnaires).

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