Q. And do you think the Government should increase, decrease or keep spending the same for…?
| Increase spending | Keep spending the same | Decrease spending | Don’t know | |
| Healthcare | 67% | 24% | 3% | 6% |
| Education | 59% | 30% | 5% | 7% |
| Age pensions | 59% | 29% | 5% | 7% |
| More affordable housing | 53% | 33% | 7% | 7% |
| Public transport infrastructure | 48% | 39% | 6% | 7% |
| Renewable energy | 48% | 32% | 12% | 8% |
| Environmental protection | 43% | 39% | 10% | 8% |
| Anti-terrorism | 42% | 42% | 8% | 9% |
| Building highways and roads | 40% | 44% | 8% | 8% |
| Providing tax reductions for individuals | 40% | 40% | 10% | 9% |
| Assistance to the unemployed | 35% | 41% | 15% | 9% |
| Providing tax reductions for corporations | 12% | 32% | 46% | 10% |
| Foreign Aid | 11% | 31% | 49% | 9% |
| INCREASE
SPENDING |
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Liberal / National | Vote Greens | NET: Vote Other |
| Healthcare | 67% | 69% | 66% | 69% | 72% |
| Education | 59% | 64% | 56% | 63% | 55% |
| Age pensions | 59% | 60% | 58% | 52% | 70% |
| More affordable housing | 53% | 56% | 48% | 57% | 54% |
| Public transport infrastructure | 48% | 50% | 50% | 49% | 46% |
| Renewable energy | 48% | 55% | 39% | 72% | 41% |
| Environmental protection | 43% | 51% | 32% | 66% | 39% |
| Anti-terrorism | 42% | 42% | 49% | 21% | 46% |
| Building highways and roads | 40% | 37% | 47% | 28% | 42% |
| Providing tax reductions for individuals | 40% | 40% | 41% | 35% | 44% |
| Assistance to the unemployed | 35% | 44% | 27% | 36% | 35% |
| Providing tax reductions for corporations | 12% | 11% | 16% | 9% | 10% |
| Foreign Aid | 11% | 13% | 10% | 18% | 7% |