Q. Do you agree or disagree with the following proposals for actions the Federal Government could take?
| Total agree | Total disagree | Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Don’t know | ||
| Abolish subsidies for renewables and cut renewable energy targets to reduce household power bills | 40% | 38% | 12% | 28% | 19% | 19% | 22% | |
| Abolish the Human Rights Commission to allow more free speech | 33% | 44% | 12% | 21% | 25% | 19% | 23% | |
| Stop all new government spending to reduce future debt | 43% | 41% | 15% | 28% | 29% | 12% | 17% | |
| Cut immigration to make housing more affordable | 57% | 28% | 27% | 30% | 18% | 10% | 15% | |
| Reform the Senate to reduce the power of small parties. | 41% | 34% | 14% | 27% | 22% | 12% | 25% |
Q. Do you agree or disagree with the following proposals for actions which Tony Abbott has said the Federal Government should take
| Total agree | Total disagree | Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Don’t know | ||
| Abolish subsidies for renewables and cut renewable energy targets to reduce household power bills | 47% | 33% | 16% | 31% | 13% | 20% | 20% | |
| Abolish the Human Rights Commission to allow more free speech | 39% | 43% | 14% | 25% | 25% | 18% | 18% | |
| Stop all new government spending to reduce future debt | 51% | 35% | 22% | 29% | 25% | 10% | 14% | |
| Cut immigration to make housing more affordable | 57% | 31% | 29% | 28% | 18% | 13% | 12% | |
| Reform the Senate to reduce the power of small parties. | 41% | 37% | 18% | 23% | 23% | 14% | 23% |
Note: this question was split so that half the sample were told that Tony Abbott had made these proposals and half were asked about the proposals without any reference to Tony Abbott.
The question which referenced Tony Abbott showed higher support for cutting the RET, abolishing the Human Rights Commission and stopping all new Government spending but similar support for cutting immigration and reforming the Senate.
Overall, support for each proposal was higher than opposition except for abolishing the Human Rights Commission.
Among Liberal National voters, reference to Tony Abbott increased agreement with stopping new spending (from 51% to 62%) but made only small differences to other proposals.
Among Labor voters, reference to Tony Abbott increased agreement with abolishing the RET (from 36% to 44%) and abolishing the Human Rights Commission (from 24% to 32%).
A majority of Liberal National voters agreed with each proposal except for abolishing the Human Rights Commission.
| No reference to Tony Abbott | Total agree | Total disagree | Labor voters agree | Labor voters disagree | LNP Voters agree | LNP voters disagree | |
| Abolish subsidies for renewables and cut renewable energy targets to reduce household power bills | 40% | 38% | 36% | 46% | 56% | 24% | |
| Abolish the Human Rights Commission to allow more free speech | 33% | 44% | 24% | 56% | 42% | 39% | |
| Stop all new government spending to reduce future debt | 43% | 41% | 38% | 47% | 51% | 38% | |
| Cut immigration to make housing more affordable | 57% | 28% | 53% | 34% | 69% | 19% | |
| Reform the Senate to reduce the power of small parties. | 41% | 34% | 39% | 38% | 57% | 24% |
| Reference to Tony Abbott | Total agree | Total disagree | Labor voters agree | Labor voters disagree | LNP Voters agree | LNP voters disagree | |
| Abolish subsidies for renewables and cut renewable energy targets to reduce household power bills | 47% | 33% | 44% | 36% | 57% | 28% | |
| Abolish the Human Rights Commission to allow more free speech | 39% | 43% | 32% | 53% | 46% | 45% | |
| Stop all new government spending to reduce future debt | 51% | 35% | 42% | 47% | 62% | 27% | |
| Cut immigration to make housing more affordable | 57% | 31% | 49% | 41% | 63% | 30% | |
| Reform the Senate to reduce the power of small parties. | 41% | 37% | 34% | 40% | 59% | 26% |