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Jan 17, 2011
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Q. Governments often need to consider the interests of a number of stakeholders when making decisions, including those of corporate interests. In general, do you think when governments make decisions, they -

Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
Total favour corporate interests 60% 64% 55% 76%
Total favour voter interests 9% 4% 14% 2%
Very strongly favour corporate interests 26% 27% 20% 40%
Somewhat favour corporate interests 34% 37% 35% 36%
Balance the interests of voters and corporate interests 19% 21% 22% 15%
Somewhat favour the interests of voters 5% 2% 9% -
Very strongly favour the interests of voters 4% 2% 5% 2%
Don’t know 12% 12% 8% 6%

60% of respondents think that governments in general make decisions in favour of corporate interests. 9% think they make decisions in favour of voter interests and 19% think they balance the interests of voters and corporations.

By gender – men split 56% corporate interests, 12% voters interests, 24% balanced and women 65% corporate, 4% voters, 15% balanced.

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Labor
45+/0
Coalition
55+/-0

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