Labor Campaign Launch
This questionnaire gauges community reactions to the Labor campaign launch.
Political
This section puts you in a political context and asks you questions about the Labor campaign launch.
* 001: 1. If an Australian federal election was to be held next weekend, which of the following parties would receive your first preference?
If you have answered one of our questionnaires previously you may have given us this information. We ask for it each time because we do not relate one questionnaire to the next, and because you may have changed your mind.
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Liberal
Labor
National
Greens
Democrats
Family First
Christian Democrats
One Nation
Independent
Other
I haven't decided
I do not wish to answer

[Only answer this question if you answered 'Other' to question '001 ']
001a: If your answer to the previous question was "Other" can you please specify below the name of the party?
Please write your answer here:

* 002: 2. If an Australian federal election was to be held next weekend, which group, Labor or Coalition, would you direct your preferences to favour - that is, which would you prefer to form the government. In an Australian federal election it is compulsory to give preferences.
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Labor
Coalition
I haven't decided
I do not wish to answer

* 003: 3. Thinking about the last Australian federal election, to which party did you give your first preference? (If you can't remember, just select that option).
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Liberal
Labor
National
Greens
Democrats
Family First
Christian Democrats
One Nation
Independent
Other
I don't recall
I do not wish to answer

* 004: 4. 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).
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Liberal
Labor
National
Greens
Democrats
Family First
Christian Democrats
One Nation
Independent
Other
I don't normally vote for any particular party
I do not wish to answer

* 005: 5. Thinking about the Labor launch, has it made you more or less likely to vote for Labor at this coming federal election?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Much more likely
More likely
Neither more nor less likely
Less likely
Much less likely
Unsure
I do not wish to answer this question

* 006: 6. Thinking about the Labor campaign launch, in a short sentence can you say what your impressions of it were? (If you do not wish to answer, please just write N/A).
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* 007: 7. Thinking again about the Labor launch, in a short sentence could you tell us which was the most important policy announcement from your point of view? (If you do not wish to answer, please just write N/A).
Please just state the policy without any argument in favour of it, or explanation.
Please write your answer here:

* 008: 8. Thinking about your previous answer, in a short paragraph could you please explain your answer? (If you do not wish to answer, please just write N/A).
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* 009: 9. At the launch Mr Rudd said "Today the case I put before the Australian people is that if we are to secure the future for our families, for our communities and for our nation - the government of Australia must now change. After 11 years, Mr Howard has lost touch with working families." In a few words, what is your response to that? (If you do not wish to answer, please just write N/A).
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* 010: 10. During the launch Mr Rudd announced there would be a computer for every child in years 9 to 12; connect Australia’s 9000 primary and secondary schools to the planned National Broadband network; and the number of funded training places would be boosted by 450,000, including 65,000 apprenticeships, while undergraduate scholarships would be doubled to 88,000 and postgraduate to 10,000. Do you approve or disapprove of this policy?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Strongly Approve
Approve
Neither approve nor disapprove
Disapprove
Strongly disapprove
Unsure
I do not wish to answer this question

* 011: 11. Thinking about your previous answer, in a short paragraph could you please explain your answer? (If you do not wish to answer, please just write N/A).
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* 012: 12. During the launch Mr RUdd announced announced half a billion dollars for a fund to develop and commercialise renewable energy technology and another $240 million fund to help businesses deliver projects which are energy and water efficient. Do you approve or disapprove of this policy?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Strongly approve
Approve
Neither approve nor disapprove
Disapprove
Strongly disapprove
Unsure
I do not wish to answer this question

* 013: 13. Thinking about your previous answer, in a short paragraph could you please explain your answer? (If you do not wish to answer, please just write N/A).
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* 014: 14. Now, thinking about the Labor and the Coalition policy launches, in a short sentence what do you see as the major difference between the two?
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Demographic
* 015: 15. Please select your electorate from the list below.
Please choose *only one* of the following:
I do not wish to answer
Adelaide
Aston
Ballarat
Banks
Barker
Barton
Bass
Batman
Bendigo
Bennelong
Berowra
Blair
Blaxland
Bonner
Boothby
Bowman
Braddon
Bradfield
Brand
Brisbane
Bruce
Calare
Calwell
Canberra
Canning
Capricornia
Casey
Charlton
Chifley
Chisholm
Cook
Corangamite
Corio
Cowan
Cowper
Cunningham
Curtin
Dawson
Deakin
Denison
Dickson
Dobell
Dunkley
Eden-Monaro
Fadden
Fairfax
Farrer
Fisher
Flinders
Flynn
Forde
Forrest
Fowler
Franklin
Fraser
Fremantle
Gellibrand
Gilmore
Gippsland
Goldstein
Gorton
Grayndler
Greenway
Grey
Griffith
Groom
Hasluck
Herbert
Higgins
Hindmarsh
Hinkler
Holt
Hotham
Hughes
Hume
Hunter
Indi
Isaacs
Jagajaga
Kalgoorlie
Kennedy
Kingsford Smith
Kingston
Kooyong
La Trobe
Lalor
Leichhardt
Lilley
Lindsay
Lingiari
Longman
Lowe
Lyne
Lyons
Macarthur
Mackellar
Macquarie
Makin
Mallee
Maranoa
Maribyrnong
Mayo
McEwen
McMillan
McPherson
Melbourne
Melbourne Ports
Menzies
Mitchell
Moncrieff
Moore
Moreton
Murray
New England
Newcastle
North Sydney
O Connor
Oxley
Page
Parkes
Parramatta
Paterson
Pearce
Perth
Petrie
Port Adelaide
Prospect
Rankin
Reid
Richmond
Riverina
Robertson
Ryan
Scullin
Shortland
Solomon
Stirling
Sturt
Swan
Sydney
Tangney
Throsby
Wakefield
Wannon
Warringah
Watson
Wentworth
Werriwa
Wide Bay
Wills
Unsure

* 016: 16. Your name
You don't have to write your full name, but we like to have a name to address emails to.
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* 017: 17. Your age
Please choose *only one* of the following:
0-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+
I do not wish to answer

* 018: 18. Your gender
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Male
Female
Other
I do not wish to answer

* 019: 19. Your residential postcode
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* 020: 20. Your email address
Only required to validate this questionnaire
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* 021: 21. Are you prepared to be involved in follow-up research?
Please choose *only one* of the following:
Yes
No

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