Q. For each of the following Australian industries and organisations, please indicate how affected by corruption you think they are:
Widespread corruption | Some corruption | Very little corruption | Don’t know | |
Building industry | 36% | 40% | 9% | 16% |
Unions | 35% | 40% | 11% | 14% |
Banking and finance sector | 25% | 40% | 20% | 15% |
Politics | 40% | 395 | 8% | 13% |
Large corporations | 34% | 43% | 9% | 14% |
Payment of tax by large corporations | 53% | 27% | 6% | 14% |
53% think there is widespread corruption concerning payment of tax by large corporations. 40% think there is widespread corruption in politics and the building industry, unions and large corporations are thought to be similarly corrupt.
53% of Liberal/National voters think there is widespread corruption in unions compared to only 19% of Labor voters.
Both Labor voters (55%) and Liberal/National voters (47%) think that there is widespread corruption concerning payment of tax by large corporations.