Q. Tony Abbott has said that, if elected, he will not proceed with the Gonski reforms to education which gives more funds to public schools but he will keep the current system of school funding which he says is working well. Do you think he should implement the Gonski funding reforms or keep the current system?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Implement the Gonski reforms |
43% |
64% |
26% |
65% |
| Keep the current system of school funding |
34% |
18% |
56% |
14% |
| Don’t know |
22% |
18% |
18% |
22% |
43% support implementing the Gonski education funding reforms and 34% support keeping the current system of school funding.
Strongest support for implementing the Gonski reforms came from Labor voters (64%), Greens voters (65%) and people aged 25-44 (49%).
Strongest support for keeping the current system came from Liberal/National voters (56%) and people aged 65+ (55%).