Q. Which of the following should be mainly the responsibility of the Federal Government and which should be mainly the responsibility of the State Governments – or should they have equal responsibility?
| Mainly Federal | Mainly State | Both
equally |
Don’t know | |
| Constructing new roads and highways | 17% | 29% | 44% | 10% |
| Investing in public transport | 10% | 45% | 36% | 8% |
| Improving the health system | 36% | 11% | 47% | 7% |
| Improving the education system | 30% | 14% | 48% | 7% |
| Managing mining projects and mining profits | 35% | 19% | 34% | 11% |
| Investing in regional areas | 16% | 33% | 42% | 8% |
| Managing the environment | 28% | 11% | 53% | 8% |
| Managing our water resources | 21% | 18% | 52% | 8% |
| Addressing climate change | 35% | 6% | 48% | 11% |
| Industrial relations issues | 36% | 14% | 40% | 10% |
| Reliable and affordable electricity and gas supply | 27% | 17% | 48% | 8% |
| Housing affordability | 25% | 18% | 49% | 9% |
45% think that investing in public transport is mainly the responsibility of state governments, and 35% think that managing mining projects and mining profits is mainly the responsibility of the federal government. For all other responsibilities, the largest proportion think that responsibility should be shared equally between state and federal government.