Q. Do you think political parties should treat the issue of same-sex marriage as a matter of personal conscience or as a matter of party policy?
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
Should be allowed to marry |
Should not be allowed to marry |
|||
Personal conscience |
58% |
65% |
55% |
68% |
61% |
68% |
47% |
||
Party policy |
19% |
18% |
26% |
16% |
14% |
16% |
29% |
||
Can’t say |
22% |
18% |
20% |
16% |
25% |
16% |
24% |
58% think that political parties should treat the issue of same-sex marriage as a matter of personal conscience and 19% as a matter of party policy. 65% of Labor voters and 68% of Greens voters think it should be a matter of personal conscience compared to 55% of Liberal/National voters. Those in favour of same-sex marriage are more likely to think it should be a matter of personal conscience.
Q. How much interest do you have in the following types of news?
A lot of interest |
Some interest |
Not much interest |
Can’t say |
|
Local and state news |
45% |
45% |
9% |
1% |
Weather |
37% |
51% |
10% |
2% |
International news |
35% |
51% |
12% |
2% |
National political news and opinion |
28% |
46% |
24% |
3% |
Sport |
23% |
35% |
39% |
3% |
Business and finance |
19% |
40% |
39% |
2% |
Celebrity/ entertainment news |
9% |
32% |
57% |
2% |
45% say they have a lot of interest in local and state news, 37% in weather news and 35% in international news. Only 9% say they have a lot of interest in celebrity/entertainment news.
43% of those aged 55+ have a lot of interest in international news compared to 28% of those aged 18-34. 27% of men have a lot of interest in business and finance compared to 11% of women.
50% of those aged 65+ have a lot of interest in weather compared to 26% of those aged 18-34.
Q. Would you say you have a good understanding, some understanding or not much understanding of the following terms?
Good understanding |
Some understanding |
Not much understanding |
Not sure |
Lot of interest in business & finance – Good understanding |
||
Negative gearing |
19% |
38% |
36% |
7% |
51% |
|
Stocks |
18% |
42% |
35% |
6% |
52% |
|
GDP |
15% |
30% |
46% |
9% |
44% |
|
All ords |
14% |
30% |
49% |
7% |
45% |
|
Equities |
11% |
31% |
50% |
8% |
40% |
|
Options |
11% |
25% |
55% |
9% |
34% |
|
Bonds |
10% |
31% |
52% |
8% |
36% |
|
Futures |
9% |
24% |
58% |
9% |
28% |
|
FTSE |
9% |
22% |
58% |
12% |
32% |
|
Venture capital |
8% |
20% |
61% |
11% |
29% |
|
Derivatives |
7% |
17% |
65% |
10% |
25% |
|
Selling down |
7% |
20% |
61% |
11% |
26% |
Less than 20% have a good understanding of each finance term. The most understood terms were “negative gearing “ (19%), “stocks” (18%), “GDP” (15%) and “All ords” (14%).
The least understood were “selling down” (7%), “derivatives” (7%) and “venture capital” (8%).
Among those who said the had a lot of interest in business and finance, a bare majority said they had a good understanding of “stocks” (52%) and “negative gearing” (51%).
Q. From the following list, which are the three types of infrastructure which are the most important for your state to invest in?
Total |
First |
Second |
Third |
NSW |
Victoria |
Queens- land |
||
Hospitals and health centres |
74% |
36% |
22% |
16% |
74% |
74% |
72% |
|
Schools |
46% |
12% |
19% |
15% |
50% |
45% |
39% |
|
Public transport |
42% |
10% |
16% |
16% |
44% |
54% |
38% |
|
Roads and freeways |
37% |
11% |
12% |
14% |
38% |
37% |
39% |
|
Renewable energy generation |
34% |
12% |
10% |
12% |
29% |
31% |
39% |
|
Water supply |
23% |
7% |
6% |
10% |
21% |
18% |
22% |
|
Public housing |
21% |
7% |
6% |
8% |
20% |
20% |
22% |
|
Communications (eg NBN) |
17% |
4% |
6% |
7% |
17% |
18% |
23% |
|
Coal-fired power generation |
5% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
8% |
2% |
4% |
The most important types of infrastructure were thought to be hospitals and health centres (74%), schools (46%) and public transport (42%).
Schools were more important in NSW (50%) and less important in Queensland (38%). Public transport was more important in Victoria (54%).
Renewable energy (39%) and communications (23%) were more important in Queensland.
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 = 1,796 respondents
First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
4 weeks ago 19/5/15 |
2 weeks ago 2/6/15 |
Last week 9/6/15 |
This week 16/6/15 |
|
Liberal |
38% |
38% |
38% |
39% |
||
National |
3% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
||
Total Liberal/National |
45.6% |
41% |
41% |
41% |
42% |
|
Labor |
33.4% |
39% |
40% |
40% |
39% |
|
Greens |
8.6% |
10% |
10% |
9% |
10% |
|
Palmer United Party |
5.5% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
Other/Independent |
6.9% |
8% |
8% |
9% |
8% |
2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
4 weeks ago 19/5/15 |
2 weeks ago 2/6/15 |
Last week 9/6/15 |
This week 16/6/15 |
|
Liberal National |
53.5% |
48% |
48% |
48% |
48% |
|
Labor |
46.5% |
52% |
52% |
52% |
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.
Q. How much trust do you have in the following institutions and organisations?
Total trust |
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
A little trust |
No trust |
Don’t know |
% change |
Total trust Jun 12 |
Total trust Mar 13 |
Total trust Jul 14 |
Total trust Jan 15 |
|||
Federal police |
68% |
27% |
41% |
19% |
7% |
6% |
na |
– |
– |
– |
– |
||
State police |
66% |
27% |
39% |
22% |
6% |
6% |
na |
– |
– |
– |
– |
||
The High Court |
61% |
23% |
38% |
23% |
9% |
7% |
+8 |
60% |
74% |
57% |
53% |
||
The ABC |
56% |
18% |
38% |
23% |
12% |
9% |
+3 |
54% |
70% |
54% |
53% |
||
The Reserve Bank |
56% |
16% |
40% |
25% |
10% |
9% |
+7 |
49% |
64% |
52% |
49% |
||
Charitable organisations |
46% |
9% |
37% |
36% |
10% |
7% |
+2 |
50% |
52% |
45% |
44% |
||
Environment groups |
40% |
9% |
31% |
35% |
17% |
8% |
+7 |
32% |
41% |
31% |
33% |
||
Your local council |
39% |
6% |
33% |
34% |
21% |
6% |
+7 |
na |
34% |
33% |
32% |
||
The Commonwealth Public Service |
35% |
5% |
30% |
39% |
13% |
12% |
+3 |
30% |
36% |
31% |
32% |
||
State Parliament |
32% |
5% |
27% |
32% |
28% |
7% |
+8 |
na |
30% |
24% |
24% |
||
Federal Parliament |
31% |
6% |
25% |
33% |
30% |
7% |
+6 |
22% |
34% |
25% |
25% |
||
Business groups |
28% |
2% |
26% |
42% |
19% |
10% |
+5 |
22% |
26% |
22% |
23% |
||
Trade unions |
26% |
3% |
23% |
32% |
32% |
11% |
+3 |
22% |
25% |
22% |
23% |
||
Religious organisations |
25% |
6% |
19% |
27% |
40% |
8% |
+3 |
27% |
27% |
26% |
22% |
||
Political parties |
16% |
1% |
15% |
37% |
40% |
7% |
+2 |
12% |
12% |
13% |
14% |
Note: ‘Total Trust’ is an aggregate figure achieved by adding ‘A lot of trust’ and ‘Some trust’
Q. Do you think housing in your area is affordable or unaffordable for someone on an average income?
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
Aged 18-34 |
|
Aged 55+ |
Capital cities |
Region -al |
NSW |
Victoria |
|
|||
Affordable |
33% |
26% |
43% |
27% |
|
24% |
|
48% |
26% |
45% |
28% |
31% |
|
||
Unaffordable |
60% |
68% |
52% |
68% |
|
69% |
|
45% |
69% |
48% |
67% |
63% |
|
||
Don’t know |
7% |
6% |
6% |
4% |
|
7% |
|
7% |
7% |
7% |
5% |
6% |
|
33% think that housing in their area is affordable for someone on an average income and 60% think it is unaffordable.
Those most likely to think housing was unaffordable were aged 18-34 (69%), people living in capital cities (69%) and those living in NSW (67%). 48% of those aged 55+ and 45% of those living in regional areas thought housing was affordable.
Q. And do you think housing in your area has become more affordable or less affordable over the last few years?
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
Capital cities |
Region- al |
NSW |
Victoria |
Queens -land |
|||
Total more affordable |
11% |
10% |
15% |
8% |
6% |
8% |
15% |
8% |
8% |
17% |
||
Total less affordable |
75% |
79% |
67% |
82% |
83% |
79% |
65% |
83% |
80% |
64% |
||
A lot more affordable |
1% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
– |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
– |
||
A little more affordable |
10% |
9% |
13% |
7% |
6% |
7% |
14% |
7% |
6% |
17% |
||
A little less affordable |
33% |
31% |
34% |
33% |
42% |
30% |
37% |
30% |
35% |
34% |
||
A lot less affordable |
42% |
48% |
33% |
49% |
41% |
49% |
28% |
53% |
45% |
30% |
||
No change |
10% |
7% |
14% |
5% |
8% |
8% |
14% |
6% |
8% |
12% |
||
Don’t know |
5% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
5% |
6% |
4% |
4% |
7% |
75% think that housing in their area has become less affordable over the last few years – including 42% who though it was a lot less affordable.
83% of residents of NSW and 80% of Victorians think housing has become less affordable.