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  • Jul, 2015

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    Coal vs renewables

    Q. Which of the following statements is closest to your view?

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote Other

    Governments should prioritise support for the coal industry over the renewable energy industry

    6%

    3%

    14%

    2%

    Government should prioritise support for the renewable energy industry over the coal industry

    50%

    56%

    39%

    89%

    56%

    The Government should treat both industries equally

    28%

    28%

    35%

    5%

    34%

    Don’t know

    15%

    13%

    12%

    6%

    8%

    50% of respondents agree more with the statement that the Government should prioritise support for the renewable energy industry over the coal industry and only 6% think they should prioritise coal over renewables. 28% think they should treat both industries equally.

    Those most likely to think the Government should give priority to renewable energy were Greens voters (89%) and respondents with university education (59%).

  • Jul, 2015

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    Coal vs renewables – Government priorities

    Q. And which of the following statements do you think is closer to the Federal Government’s current position?

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote Other

    The Government prioritises the coal industry over the renewable energy industry

    49%

    59%

    38%

    81%

    51%

    The Government prioritises the renewable energy industry over the coal industry

    12%

    10%

    16%

    10%

    8%

    The Government treats both industries equally

    13%

    9%

    20%

    18%

    Don’t know

    27%

    23%

    26%

    9%

    23%

    49% of respondents agree more with the statement that the Government prioritises the coal industry over the renewable energy industry and only 12% think they prioritise the renewable energy industry over the coal industry. 13% think they treat both industries equally.

    Those most likely to think the Government prioritises the coal industry were Greens voters (81%) and Labor voters (59%).

  • Dec, 2014

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    Expansion of coal industry

    Q. Do you think Australia should or should not continue to expand our coal industry – including approving new mines and building railway lines and ports? 

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Should continue to expand

    34%

    30%

    52%

    9%

    26%

    Should not continue to expand

    40%

    46%

    26%

    83%

    48%

    Don’t know

    26%

    24%

    21%

    8%

    25%

    40% believe that Australia’s coal industry should not continue to expand and 34% think it should.

    Highest support for continued expansion of the coal industry came from Liberal/National voters (52%), men (39%) and aged 65+ (43%).

    46% of Labor voters and 83% of Greens voters thought the coal industry should not continue to expand.

  • Feb, 2014

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    Approval of port expansion in Great Barrier Reef

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the decision to allow expansion of the Abbot Point coal port in the Great Barrier Reef?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Total approve

    17%

    14%

    20%

    4%

    22%

    Total disapprove

    66%

    72%

    59%

    85%

    64%

    Strongly approve

    4%

    3%

    5%

    4%

    Approve

    13%

    11%

    15%

    4%

    18%

    Disapprove

    25%

    23%

    31%

    14%

    20%

    Strongly disapprove

    41%

    49%

    28%

    71%

    44%

    Don’t know

    18%

    14%

    21%

    11%

    14%

    17% approve of the decision to allow expansion of the Abbot Point coal port in the Great Barrier Reef and 66% disapprove.

    74% of women disapproved compared to 57% of men.

    In Queensland, 24% approve and 57% disapprove.

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