Q. Would you approve of disapprove of the Government taking the following actions to ensure affordable, reliable and clean energy for Australian households and businesses?
| Total approve | Total dis-approve | Strongly approve | Approve | Dis-approve | Strongly dis-approve | Don’t know | ||
| Regulate electricity and gas prices | 86% | 5% | 39% | 47% | 3% | 2% | 8% | |
| Increase investment in renewable energy and smart solutions like energy storage | 81% | 10% | 40% | 41% | 6% | 4% | 10% | |
| Restrict gas exports to make more gas available in Australia | 77% | 9% | 34% | 43% | 7% | 2% | 14% | |
| Clean up existing coal power stations | 77% | 10% | 29% | 48% | 7% | 3% | 13% | |
| Force energy companies to help their customers to use less power | 65% | 21% | 25% | 40% | 16% | 5% | 15% | |
| Buy back ownership of coal-fired power stations from private companies | 56% | 22% | 21% | 35% | 14% | 8% | 23% | |
| Stop coal-fired power stations from closing down | 51% | 30% | 19% | 32% | 18% | 12% | 20% | |
| Allow more onshore gas exploration | 48% | 26% | 15% | 33% | 17% | 9% | 25% | |
| Build or subsidise new coal-fired power stations | 48% | 34% | 19% | 29% | 17% | 17% | 18% |
There was substantial support for all listed actions to ensure affordable, reliable and clean energy.
The ones with highest approvals were to regulate electricity and gas prices (86%), increase investment in renewable energy and smart solutions like energy storage (81%), restrict gas exports to make more gas available in Australia (77%) and clean up existing coal power stations (77%).
Although slightly less than majority approval, allowing more onshore gas exploration (48%) and building/subsidizing new coal-fired power stations (48%) were much more likely to be approved than disapproved.