Q. As part of the national plebiscite on same-sex marriage, the Government has decided that tax-payer funding of $7.5 million be provided for advertising for both the in favour and against campaigns. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government providing funding for campaign costs in the lead-up to the vote?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Vote yes | Vote no | |||
| Total approve | 22% | 22% | 29% | 16% | 25% | 24% | 22% | ||
| Total disapprove | 68% | 67% | 62% | 83% | 72% | 67% | 73% | ||
| Strongly approve | 6% | 8% | 8% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 5% | ||
| Approve | 16% | 14% | 21% | 12% | 21% | 16% | 17% | ||
| Disapprove | 22% | 23% | 25% | 17% | 20% | 21% | 21% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 46% | 44% | 37% | 66% | 52% | 46% | 52% | ||
| Don’t know | 10% | 11% | 8% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 5% |
68% disapprove of the Government’s proposal to provide funding to both sides of the same-sex marriage campaigns and 22% approve. More than 60% of all voter groups disapprove.
Those who would vote no to same sex marriage in a national vote were a little more likely to oppose Government funding of the campaigns (73% disapprove).