Q. The Federal Government has established a Commission of Audit to review the Federal Government’s functions and expenditure. Would you support or oppose the following possible recommendations the Commission could make?
|
Total support |
Total oppose |
|
Strongly support |
Support |
Oppose |
Strongly oppose |
Don’t know |
|
| Privatise Australia Post |
23% |
63% |
5% |
18% |
26% |
37% |
14% |
|
| Reduce duplication between states (especially in education and health) |
73% |
13% |
29% |
44% |
8% |
5% |
15% |
|
| Reducing welfare benefits |
29% |
60% |
11% |
18% |
28% |
32% |
11% |
|
| Means testing all welfare benefits |
63% |
27% |
24% |
39% |
14% |
13% |
11% |
|
| Hand control of DisabilityCare to Medibank Private (which will be privatised) |
19% |
59% |
5% |
14% |
23% |
36% |
21% |
|
| Privatise HECS debt |
21% |
59% |
6% |
15% |
22% |
37% |
20% |
|
| Privatise Snowy Mountains Hydro |
20% |
52% |
6% |
14% |
22% |
30% |
28% |
A majority of respondents said they would support potential Audit Commission recommendations to reduce duplication between the states (73%) and means test all welfare benefits (63%).
A majority would oppose recommendations to privatise Australia Post (63%), reduce welfare benefits (60%), hand control of DisabilityCare to Medibank Private (59%), privatise HECS (59%) and privatise the Snowy Mountain Hydro (52%).