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  • Mar, 2020

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    Information about Covid-19

    Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the information you’ve received about the Covid-19 outbreak?

    NET: Agree 29/03 22/03
    I feel informed about the situation and the impact on me and my family 63% 64%
    I trust the Government to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak 56% 56%
    The information I’ve received has been clear and consistent 47% 51%
    I trust the media to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak 42% 35%
    Base (n) 1,086 1,034

     

      NET: Agree NET: Disagree Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree
    I feel informed about the situation and the impact on me and my family 63% 17% 6% 11% 20% 44% 19%
    I trust the Government to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak 56% 22% 8% 14% 23% 37% 19%
    The information I’ve received has been clear and consistent 47% 30% 10% 20% 23% 32% 15%
    I trust the media to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak 42% 33% 14% 19% 26% 32% 10%
  • May, 2014

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    Influence of groups on Liberal/National politicians

    Q. When making decisions about funding and policies, do you think that Liberal/National Coalition politicians listen to the following groups too much, not enough or just the right amount?

     

    Too much

    Not enough

    Just the right amount

    Property Developers

    53%

    18%

    30%

    Mining Companies

    52%

    20%

    27%

    The Media

    44%

    24%

    31%

    Celebrities

    41%

    17%

    42%

    Religious Organisations

    38%

    27%

    35%

    Foreign Leaders

    32%

    29%

    40%

    Member based lobby groups (like GetUp!)

    26%

    39%

    35%

    Employer Groups

    26%

    44%

    30%

    Public Servants

    25%

    44%

    30%

    Unions

    23%

    45%

    32%

    Environmental Groups

    21%

    52%

    27%

    Active citizens on social media

    15%

    51%

    35%

    Students

    12%

    64%

    25%

    Welfare Groups

    10%

    66%

    24%

    Average Citizens

    3%

    79%

    18%

    Respondents tended to think that Coalition politicians listen too much to property developers, mining companies, the media, celebrities and religious organisations.

    A majority thought they did not listen enough to average citizens, welfare groups, students, active citizens on social media, and environmental groups.

  • Jan, 2013

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    Trust in industries

    Q. How much trust do you have in the following industries to act in the public interest

     

    Total a lot/some trust

    A lot of trust

    Some trust

    Not much trust

    No trust at all

    Don’t know

    Agriculture

    72%

    20%

    52%

    18%

    4%

    5%

    Tourism

    68%

    12%

    56%

    22%

    6%

    5%

    Manufacturing

    56%

    8%

    48%

    30%

    8%

    7%

    Construction and development

    48%

    5%

    43%

    33%

    12%

    6%

    Retail

    47%

    3%

    44%

    38%

    12%

    3%

    Telecommunications

    37%

    3%

    34%

    41%

    18%

    3%

    Banking

    33%

    5%

    28%

    36%

    29%

    3%

    Mining

    32%

    3%

    29%

    35%

    25%

    8%

    Media

    30%

    2%

    28%

    40%

    27%

    2%

    Power companies

    18%

    1%

    17%

    37%

    41%

    4%

    The industries most trusted to act in the public interest were agriculture (72% some/a lot of trust), tourism (68%) and manufacturing (56%).

    The industries least trusted to act in the public interest were power companies (18%), the media (30%), mining (32%) and banking (33%).

    The only industry on which there were major differences was mining where 43% of Liberal/National voters had a lot/some trust compared to only 25% of Labor voters and 17% of Greens voters.

  • Jul, 2012

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    What next for public broadcasters in the digital age?

    If SBS and the ABC don’t get a substantial increase in funding, their future is shaky, warns Nadine Flood.



    The old media empires are being transformed by a new audience which doesn’t pay for its news. The News Corporation scandal in the UK is turning people away from newspapers. So what are the ramifications for public broadcasting?

    CPSU’s Nadine Flood tells 3Q the role of the national broadcasters will be more important than ever. Investigative journalism and public accountability are at risk. But public funding must increase if they are to fulfil their roles and continue to innovate.

  • Jun, 2012

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    Trust in Media

    Q. How much trust do you have in what you read or hear in the following media?

     

    Total a lot/some

    15 Mar 10

    Total a lot /some

    25 Jul 11

    Total a lot /some

    12 Dec 11

     

    Total a lot/some

    A lot of trust

    Some trust

    Not much trust

    No trust at all

    Don’t know

    Don’t use

    News and opinion in daily newspapers

    62%

    53%

    46%

    52%

    6%

    46%

    30%

    11%

    2%

    6%

    News and opinion in local newspapers

    54%

    52%

    56%

    7%

    49%

    27%

    10%

    2%

    5%

    Commercial TV news and current affairs

    64%

    48%

    43%

    46%

    6%

    40%

    33%

    16%

    2%

    3%

    ABC TV news and current affairs

    70%

    71%

    72%

    74%

    25%

    49%

    15%

    5%

    2%

    5%

    Commercial radio news and current affairs

    54%

    46%

    45%

    45%

    5%

    40%

    32%

    14%

    3%

    7%

    ABC radio news and current affairs

    62%

    67%

    67%

    69%

    23%

    46%

    14%

    6%

    3%

    8%

    Commercial radio talkback programs

    38%

    33%

    33%

    33%

    5%

    28%

    32%

    21%

    3%

    11%

    ABC radio talkback programs

    45%

    47%

    47%

    50%

    10%

    40%

    25%

    9%

    4%

    12%

    News and opinion websites

    49%

    41%

    38%

    40%

    5%

    37%

    33%

    14%

    3%

    8%

    Internet blogs

    20%

    20%

    17%

    20%

    3%

    17%

    36%

    26%

    4%

    14%

    Overall, trust in media has changed little since this question was asked last year. Trust has stayed much the same or increased slightly for all media measured.

    The most trusted media were ABC TV news and current affairs (74% a lot/some trust) and ABC radio news and current affairs (69%).

    The least trusted were internet blogs (20%) and commercial radio talkback programs (33%).

  • Jun, 2012

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    Pay to Access News Websites

    Q. Some newspapers in Australia now require readers to take out a subscription to view all their articles online. This means, while some news and opinion articles are free, readers will have to pay to access all content. How likely would you be to pay a subscription to access news websites?

     

    Total

    7 Nov 11

    Total

    Aged

    18-34

    Aged

    35-54

    Aged 55+

    Read The Aust

    Read SMH

    Read Tele

    Read The Age

    Read Herald Sun

    Read Courier mail

    Total likely

    9%

    13%

    22%

    11%

    6%

    25%

    28%

    18%

    22%

    10%

    18%

    Total not likely

    88%

    82%

    71%

    85%

    93%

    72%

    69%

    79%

    76%

    88%

    81%

    Very likely

    2%

    3%

    5%

    3%

    1%

    12%

    7%

    6%

    5%

    4%

    5%

    Somewhat likely

    7%

    10%

    17%

    8%

    5%

    13%

    21%

    12%

    17%

    6%

    13%

    Not very likely

    18%

    17%

    16%

    18%

    17%

    19%

    18%

    19%

    21%

    19%

    13%

    Not at all likely

    70%

    65%

    55%

    67%

    76%

    53%

    51%

    60%

    55%

    69%

    68%

    Don’t know

    4%

    5%

    7%

    5%

    *

    3%

    3%

    4%

    2%

    2%

    2%

    13% of respondents said they would be very or somewhat likely to pay to access news websites – up from 9% recorded in November last year.

    Younger respondents were more likely to be willing to pay for access to news websites – 22% of those aged under 35.

    Current readers most likely to pay for access were readers of the SMH (28%), The Australian (25%) and The Age (22%).

    Only 10% of HeraldSun readers said they would be likely to pay for access.

  • Feb, 2012

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    Impact of Gina Rinehart on Independence of Fairfax Newspapers

    Q. Gina Rinehart (mining company owner and Australia’s wealthiest person) has recently bought a major stake in Fairfax newspapers (publishers of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age). Do you think this will make Fairfax newspapers reporting of politics and business more balanced and independent, less balanced and independent or will It make no difference?

    Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens NSW Victoria
    More balanced and independent 7% 7% 8% 6% 11% 5%
    Less balanced and independent 31% 35% 22% 62% 33% 31%
    Make no difference 44% 36% 55% 23% 38% 46%
    Don’t know 19% 22% 15% 9% 18% 18%

    44% think that Gina Rinehart’s purchase of a major stake in Fairfax will make no difference to the balance and independence of the newspapers. 31% think this will make the newspapers less balanced and independent and only 7% think the newspapers will become more balanced and independent.

    Greens voters (62%) and respondents aged under 35 (37%) were most likely to think the newspapers will become less balanced and independent and Liberal/National voters least likely (22%).

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  • Feb, 2012

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    Government Control of Media ownership

    Q. Do you think the Government should have more or less control of media ownership in Australia?

    Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens NSW Victoria
    Should have more control 24% 29% 17% 38% 28% 22%
    Should have less control 24% 17% 30% 30% 23% 29%
    Has about the right control now 34% 38% 38% 18% 34% 34%
    Don’t know 18% 16% 15% 14% 16% 16%

    Respondents were evenly divided over whether the Government should have more or less control of media ownership in Australia. 24% think they should have more control and 24% think they should have less – and 34% think they have about the right control.

    Greens voters (38%) and Labor voters (29%) are more likely to think the Government should have more control and 30% of Liberal/National voters think they should have less control.

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