Q. Who or what do you mostly blame most for rising power prices?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | |||
Private power companies trying to maximise profits | 49% | 50% | 53% | 47% | 54% | 49% | 50% | 44% | 54% | 51% | ||
The Turnbull Government for failing to have a long-term energy plan | 22% | 31% | 11% | 31% | 23% | 24% | 20% | 23% | 21% | 21% | ||
Environmentalists for pushing for action on climate change | 9% | 4% | 16% | 5% | 10% | 11% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 11% | ||
Renewable energy companies for producing higher-cost power | 5% | 3% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 8% | ||
Don’t know | 15% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 18% | 22% | 13% | 9% |
49% think private power companies trying to maximise profits are most to blame for rising power prices and 22% think the Turnbull Government is most to blame. 9% blame environmentalists pushing for action on climate change and only 5% blame renewable energy costs.