Australian made gifts, Christmas shopping
Q. How likely are you to give Australian made gifts this year, compared with previous years?
| Total | Gender | Age Group | |||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | |||
| Much more likely | 18% | 22% | 15% | 15% | 24% | 16% | |
| Somewhat more likely | 34% | 34% | 34% | 32% | 32% | 38% | |
| Somewhat less likely | 12% | 14% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 6% | |
| Much less likely | 7% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 6% | 5% | |
| Not sure | 29% | 24% | 35% | 25% | 28% | 35% | |
| Base (n) | 1,071 | 539 | 532 | 339 | 374 | 358 | |
employment law, Industrial Relations
Q. Generally speaking, when Federal Liberal-National Coalition Governments make changes to industrial relations laws, do you think they tend to favour employers and businesses, employees or strike a balance between the two?
| Total | Federal Voting Intention | ||||
| Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| The changes tend to favour employers and businesses | 52% | 64% | 41% | 71% | 53% |
| The changes tend to favour employees | 17% | 14% | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| The changes tend to strike a balance between the two | 31% | 22% | 40% | 13% | 29% |
| Base (n) | 1,071 | 356 | 406 | 102 | 107 |
casual workers, employment law, Industrial Relations, workplace reform
Q. The Federal Government has announced new workplace reforms requiring employers to offer permanent employment to casual workers who have been with the same employer for a year and have had regular shifts for six months during that time.
Do you expect these changes to industrial relations laws will be good or bad for the following?
| TOTAL:
Very good / Quite good |
Neither good nor bad | TOTAL:
Very bad / Quite bad |
Don’t know | |
| Big businesses | 41% | 34% | 12% | 14% |
| Small businesses | 35% | 33% | 19% | 12% |
| Employees | 48% | 24% | 17% | 12% |
| People looking for work | 39% | 28% | 20% | 13% |
| People in casual work | 51% | 20% | 17% | 12% |
| TOTAL: Very good / Quite good | Total | Federal Voting Intention | |||
| Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| Big businesses | 41% | 44% | 42% | 41% | 44% |
| Small businesses | 35% | 40% | 39% | 30% | 34% |
| Employees | 48% | 43% | 57% | 49% | 48% |
| People looking for work | 39% | 39% | 42% | 37% | 37% |
| People in casual work | 51% | 44% | 42% | 41% | 44% |
casual workers, employment law
Q. According to the Fair Work Commission, “A casual employee does not have a firm commitment in advance from an employer about how long they will be employed for, or the days (or hours) they will work. A casual employee also does not commit to all work an employer might offer. For example, an employee who works to a roster that could change each week and can refuse or swap shifts is casual.”
Which of the following is closer to your view?
| Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||||
| The law should be changed now to make it easier for casual workers to become permanent employees if they want to, so they have greater certainty in their lives | 57% | 56% | 59% | 52% | 57% | 62% | 59% | 56% | 55% | 67% | ||
| Now is not the right time to make changes to the rules for casual workers, because economic uncertainty means there needs to be as much flexibility in the workplace as possible | 43% | 44% | 41% | 48% | 43% | 38% | 41% | 44% | 45% | 33% | ||
| Base (n) | 1,071 | 539 | 532 | 339 | 374 | 358 | 356 | 406 | 102 | 107 | ||
diplomatic relationship, trade relationship
Q. In terms of diplomatic & trade relationships, for each of the following countries please indicate whether you think Australia should be working more closely with them, less closely with them or stay about the same as now?
| TOTAL | Get closer | Stay the same | Become less close | Don’t know |
| New Zealand | 49% | 33% | 6% | 12% |
| United Kingdom | 38% | 42% | 8% | 12% |
| The European Union | 33% | 42% | 11% | 14% |
| United States | 28% | 44% | 15% | 13% |
| China | 15% | 20% | 49% | 15% |
| TOTAL: Get closer | Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | ||||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||||
| New Zealand | 49% | 50% | 48% | 40% | 45% | 61% | 50% | 52% | 60% | 50% | ||
| United Kingdom | 38% | 42% | 34% | 25% | 34% | 53% | 40% | 45% | 25% | 45% | ||
| The European Union | 33% | 38% | 27% | 22% | 33% | 42% | 33% | 37% | 37% | 33% | ||
| United States | 28% | 34% | 23% | 18% | 28% | 36% | 25% | 37% | 21% | 31% | ||
| China | 15% | 20% | 11% | 18% | 17% | 11% | 18% | 12% | 19% | 20% | ||
Q. There are ongoing trade disputes between Australia and China, with China imposing high tariffs on imported Australian products.
Some people see this as a reaction from China to Australian calls for an inquiry into the origins of Covid-19 and leading international pressure on the Chinese Government’s record on human rights.
Which of the following statements is closer to you views on this issue?
| Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||||
| Australia is the innocent victim of Chinese assertion in restricting trade on certain products | 62% | 63% | 61% | 53% | 65% | 67% | 59% | 67% | 46% | 65% | ||
| Australia has made itself a target by publicly criticising the Chinese government | 38% | 37% | 39% | 47% | 35% | 33% | 41% | 33% | 54% | 35% | ||
| Base (n) | 1,071 | 539 | 532 | 339 | 374 | 358 | 356 | 406 | 102 | 107 | ||
Q. Which of the following is closer to your view on the recent controversy over an official Chinese Twitter account sharing a fake image on Twitter showing an Australian soldier threatening to kill a child?
| Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||||
| Scott Morrison was right to publicly demand an apology from the Chinese government, even if China retaliates by restricting trade with Australia | 56% | 55% | 57% | 48% | 57% | 62% | 51% | 65% | 41% | 68% | ||
| Scott Morrison should have let the issue be handled through diplomatic channels. At this time of economic uncertainty, the last thing we need is to publicly criticise our biggest trading partner | 44% | 45% | 43% | 52% | 43% | 38% | 49% | 35% | 59% | 32% | ||
| Base (n) | 1,071 | 539 | 532 | 339 | 374 | 358 | 356 | 406 | 102 | 107 | ||
Q. How closely have you been following these news stories in the last fortnight?
| TOTAL:
Closely |
TOTAL:
Not closely |
|
| The Covid-19 outbreak in South Australia | 69% | 31% |
| The trial results of Covid-19 vaccines | 66% | 34% |
| The Trump campaign’s ongoing legal disputes regarding the US presidential election | 56% | 44% |
| The alleged war crimes committed by Australian special forces soldiers in Afghanistan | 53% | 47% |