Australia Day
Q. Saturday 26th January is Australia Day with the public holiday on the Monday. Will you personally be doing anything to celebrate Australia Day or do you treat it as just a public holiday?
|
18 Jan 10 |
Total 29 Jan 13 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Doing something to celebrate Australia Day |
40% |
41% |
43% |
44% |
27% |
45% |
38% |
39% |
| Just a public holiday |
40% |
43% |
41% |
41% |
61% |
38% |
46% |
44% |
| Working – don’t get the Australia Day holiday |
6% |
7% |
7% |
8% |
2% |
8% |
8% |
6% |
| Don’t know |
14% |
9% |
9% |
7% |
10% |
8% |
8% |
12% |
41% of people surveyed said they will be doing something to celebrate Australia Day, 43% treat Australia Day as just a public holiday and 7% are working because they don’t get the Australia Day holiday. These are similar results to the last time this question was asked three years ago.
Females were more likely to indicate they will be doing something to celebrate Australia Day (45%) while males were more likely to think it is just a public holiday (45%).
18-34 year olds were more likely than those in other age groups to be doing something to celebrate Australia Day (45%).
Trust in People and Organisations
Q. How much trust do you have that the following people or organisations can be relied on to act in the community’s interest?
|
|
Total a lot/some trust |
Total little/no trust |
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
A little trust |
No trust |
Don’t know |
Net trust |
| Kevin Rudd |
37% |
56% |
14% |
23% |
26% |
30% |
7% |
-19 |
| Malcolm Turnbull |
33% |
54% |
8% |
25% |
29% |
25% |
14% |
-21 |
| Tony Abbott |
29% |
63% |
10% |
19% |
20% |
43% |
7% |
-34 |
| Julia Gillard |
26% |
67% |
8% |
18% |
22% |
45% |
6% |
-41 |
| Mining magnates like Clive Palmer and Gina Rinehart |
14% |
73% |
3% |
11% |
23% |
50% |
13% |
-59 |
| Australian companies |
46% |
47% |
8% |
38% |
35% |
12% |
7% |
-1 |
| Banks |
17% |
66% |
2% |
15% |
32% |
44% |
7% |
-49 |
| Foreign companies |
8% |
81% |
1% |
7% |
24% |
57% |
10% |
-73 |
There was a substantial lack of trust in all people and organisations tested with the exception of Australian companies – which split 46% a lot/some trust and 47% little/no trust.
For both the Labor Party and the Liberal Party, the current leaders were less trusted than the previous leaders. However, all political leaders were more trusted than mining magnates like Clive Palmer and Gina Rinehart.
Among Labor voters, 58% had a lot/some trust in Julia Gillard and 58% had a lot/some trust in Kevin Rudd. Among Liberal/National voters, 58% had a lot/some trust in Tony Abbott and 44% had a lot/some trust in Malcolm Turnbull.
Celebrating Australia Day
Q. Tuesday 26th January is Australia Day. Will you personally be doing anything to celebrate Australia Day or do you treat it as just a public holiday?
|
|
% |
|
Doing something to celebrate Australia Day |
40% |
|
Just a public holiday |
40% |
|
Working – don’t get the Australia Day holiday |
6% |
|
Don’t know |
14% |
40% of people surveyed will be doing something to celebrate Australia Day, a further 40% treat Australia Day as just a public holiday and 6% are working because they don’t get the Australia Day holiday.
Females were more likely to indicate they will be doing something to celebrate Australia Day (43%) while males were more likely to think it is just a public holiday (43%).
18 – 24 year olds were more likely than those in other age groups to be doing something to celebrate Australia Day (44%). Comments »
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