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Although John Howard pushed labour and immigration onto the public agenda, many now list it as an important issue without its necessarily being a legislative priority.

We find evidence that government responds to public priorities, with a clear correspondence between legislative and public agendas in important policy areas. At times other issues emerge as important: labour and immigration, the environment, and defence. As in other countries, the public identifies a small number of issues as the most important: economics, health, and education. This chapter use public opinion data from Roy Morgan on the most important issues facing Australia, matched to CAP policy codes.

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