Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Jul 2011 |
Sep 2012 |
Oct 2013 |
Jun 2014 |
Dec 2014 |
Feb 2015 |
Jun 2015 |
|||
|
Should be allowed to marry |
60% |
73% |
45% |
91% |
42% |
|
54% |
55% |
57% |
60% |
55% |
59% |
59% |
||
|
Should not be allowed to marry |
31% |
20% |
44% |
7% |
45% |
|
35% |
36% |
31% |
28% |
32% |
28% |
28% |
||
|
Don’t know |
10% |
7% |
11% |
1% |
13% |
|
11% |
9% |
12% |
12% |
14% |
13% |
14% |
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|
Total |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
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|
Should be allowed to marry |
60% |
56% |
63% |
68% |
60% |
50% |
|
|
Should not be allowed to marry |
31% |
34% |
27% |
21% |
30% |
43% |
|
|
Don’t know |
10% |
10% |
10% |
11% |
10% |
7% |
60% agreed that people of the same sex should be allowed to marry and 31% think they should not. This represents little change since this question was last asked in June.
Support for same sex marriage is 56% among men and 63% among women. 68% of under 35’s support same sex marriage – while those aged 65+ split 42% in favour/49% against.
Q. Do you think the issue of same sex marriage should be decided by Parliament or should there be a national vote?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
Should be allowed to marry |
Should not be allowed to marry |
|||
|
Should be decided by Parliament |
22% |
29% |
20% |
20% |
24% |
25% |
19% |
||
|
Should have a national vote |
66% |
62% |
69% |
73% |
68% |
69% |
68% |
||
|
Don’t know |
12% |
9% |
11% |
7% |
8% |
6% |
13% |
66% favour a national vote on same sex marriage and 22% think the issue should be decided by Parliament.
Support for a national vote is over 60% for all key demographic groups and similar for those in favour and those opposed to same sex marriage.
National vote on same sex marriage
Q. If the Government decides to hold a national vote on same sex marriage, should it be held before the next election, on the same day as the next election or after the next election?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
Should be allowed to marry |
Should not be allowed to marry |
|||
|
Before the next election |
35% |
43% |
28% |
39% |
30% |
47% |
19% |
||
|
Same day as the next election |
43% |
44% |
46% |
46% |
49% |
41% |
48% |
||
|
After the next election |
11% |
5% |
17% |
8% |
15% |
5% |
21% |
||
|
Don’t know |
11% |
8% |
9% |
7% |
6% |
7% |
11% |
78% think that a national vote should be held before or on the same day as the next election. Only 11% think it should be held after the election. Among those in favour of same sex marriage, 47% want the national vote held before the next election – compared to 19% of those opposed.
royal commission, Trade Unions
Q. Do you think the Royal Commission into Trade Unions is a legitimate investigation into union practices or is it a political attack on unions and the Labor Party?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
||
|
A political attack on Labor and the unions |
27% |
52% |
6% |
42% |
25% |
|
|
A legitimate investigation of union practices |
39% |
17% |
70% |
14% |
41% |
|
|
Don’t know |
34% |
31% |
24% |
44% |
34% |
39% think the that the Trade Union Royal Commission is a legitimate investigation of union practices and 27% think that it is a political attack on Labor and the unions. 34% did not know.
Views were related to voting intention – 70% of Liberal/National voters think it is a legitimate investigation of union practices while 52% of Labor voters think it is a political attack on Labor and the unions.
40% of full-time workers and 35% of part-time workers think it is a legitimate investigation of union practices.
Q. Reports that the Trade Union Royal Commissioner, Dyson Heydon, had accepted an invitation to speak at Liberal Party event has led to allegations of conflict of interest. Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
||
|
There is a conflict of interest and he should step down as Royal Commissioner |
38% |
56% |
18% |
55% |
45% |
|
|
There is no conflict of interest and he should continue as Royal Commissioner |
25% |
9% |
50% |
6% |
21% |
|
|
Don’t know |
37% |
35% |
32% |
39% |
34% |
38% think there is a conflict of interest and Dyson Heydon should step down as Royal Commissioner and 25% think there is no conflict of interest and he should continue as Royal Commissioner.
Views were related to voting intention – 50% of Liberal/National voters think there is no conflict of interest and he should continue as Royal Commissioner and 56% of Labor voters and 55% of Greens voters think there is a conflict of interest and he should step down as Royal Commissioner.
36% of full-time workers and 39% of part-time workers think there is a conflict of interest and he should step down as Royal Commissioner.
Q. The Federal Government has proposed a target of 26-28% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. The Climate Change Authority has recommended a 40-60% reduction by 2030. Which proposal do you favour most?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
||
|
Liberal Government’s 26-28% reduction |
23% |
12% |
43% |
5% |
17% |
|
|
Climate Change Authority’s 40-60% reduction |
50% |
65% |
27% |
89% |
57% |
|
|
Don’t need to reduce carbon emissions |
10% |
6% |
17% |
2% |
13% |
|
|
Don’t know |
17% |
16% |
13% |
4% |
14% |
50% favour the Climate Change Authority’s recommendation of a 40-60% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and 23% favour the Liberal Government’s 26-28% reduction target.
The Climate Change Authority’s recommendation has highest support from Greens voters (89%), Labor voters (65%), aged 18-24 (68%) and university educated (58%).
Q. Have you ever taken any of the following actions to protect your privacy on the internet?
|
Total |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
April 2015 |
|||
|
Cleared cookies and browser in history |
77% |
80% |
75% |
77% |
80% |
74% |
74% |
||
|
Stopped using a website you think might be using information about you |
54% |
54% |
54% |
50% |
58% |
52% |
51% |
||
|
Set your browser to disable or turned off cookies |
51% |
53% |
49% |
50% |
57% |
45% |
50% |
||
|
Deleted something you posted in the past |
48% |
42% |
53% |
57% |
50% |
33% |
48% |
||
|
Decided not to use a website because they wanted your real name |
43% |
45% |
41% |
45% |
46% |
37% |
46% |
||
|
Used a false name or untraceable username |
33% |
33% |
33% |
40% |
38% |
18% |
36% |
||
|
Use a non-identifiable email address |
27% |
26% |
28% |
32% |
31% |
15% |
31% |
||
|
Used a Virtual Private Network or Tor |
16% |
22% |
10% |
21% |
19% |
5% |
16% |
Actions most likely to have been taken to protect privacy were clearing cookies and browser in history (77%), stopped using a website that might be using your information (54%) and setting browser to disable or turning off cookies (51%).
There has been little change since this question was last asked in April.
The main demographic differences were that women (53%) and those aged 18-34 (57%) were more likely to have deleted something they posted in the past. Men (22%) were more likely to have used a Virtual Private Network or Tor.
federal politics voting intention
Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward?
Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?
Sample size = 1,745 respondents
| First preference/leaning to | Election 7 Sep 13 | 4 weeks ago 21/7/15 |
2 weeks ago 4/8/15 | Last week 11/8/15 |
This week 18/8/15 | |
| Liberal | 38% | 36% | 38% | 38% | ||
| National | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | ||
| Total Liberal/National | 45.6% | 41% | 39% | 40% | 41% | |
| Labor | 33.4% | 38% | 38% | 39% | 38% | |
| Greens | 8.6% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 10% | |
| Palmer United Party | 5.5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | |
| Other/Independent | 6.9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% |
| 2 Party Preferred | Election 7 Sep 13 | 4 weeks ago21/7/15 | 2 weeks ago 4/8/15 | Last week11/8/15 | This week 18/8/15 | |
| Liberal National | 53.5% | 48% | 47% | 47% | 48% | |
| Labor | 46.5% | 52% | 53% | 53% | 52% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2013 election.