Q. Do you think funding for the following ABC services should be increased, decreased or stay the same?
Increase funding | Decrease funding | Same funding | Don’t know | |
Local news in rural and regional areas | 36% | 11% | 38% | 16% |
Emergency broadcasts | 45% | 8% | 32% | 15% |
Children’s entertainment | 20% | 14% | 50% | 15% |
News and current affairs | 28% | 13% | 45% | 14% |
Support for local Australian content and film makers | 38% | 12% | 35% | 16% |
The majority believe that funding for all ABC services should be increased or maintained.
The services with most support for increased funding were emergency broadcasts (45%), local Australian content and film makers (38%) and local news in rural and regional areas (36%).