Voters consider Medicare and financial management to be among the most important when deciding who they’ll support, an exclusive SBS commissioned Essential Media poll has found.
Labor’s ‘scare campaign’ on Medicare appears to be gaining the most traction, with 45 per cent of those polled saying it was among the most important issues for them in deciding which party or candidate to vote for.
Labor leader Bill Shorten has declared the election a referendum on the future of Medicare, claiming the Coalition will privatise the service.
Prime Minister Turnbull has repeatedly denied that, instead pushing the Coalition’s economic record and an agenda of jobs and growth.
Of voters polled by SBS, 35 per cent agreed management of the economy was a big issue for them.
The issue of which party will benefit voters and their family more followed, at 22 per cent.
Superannuation policies followed closely behind at seven per cent, while environment policies were considered important by only 13 per cent of voters.
Education and taxation policies remain middle of the road issues, with 17 per cent of voters considering them when deciding who to vote for.
Throughout the election campaign, various newspolls have had Mr Shorten and Mr Turnbull neck-and-neck in terms of the two-party preferred vote as well as who would be the preferred prime minister.
While Essential Media tried to get a snapshot of the nation, the response rate and coverage for the online poll means an accurate cross section of Australia could not be ensured.
