Q. In the recent negotiations over trial sites for the NDIS, do you approve or disapprove of the positions taken by the following Governments?
|
Total approve |
Total disapprove |
Strongly approve |
Approve |
Disapprove |
Strongly disapprove |
Don’t know |
|
| The Federal Government – which has committed the majority of the funds required but wants the states to contribute some funding as well. |
59% |
14% |
20% |
39% |
10% |
4% |
27% |
| The State Governments which first signed up for the trials (SA & Tasmania) |
56% |
8% |
17% |
39% |
6% |
2% |
36% |
| The State Governments which did not sign up at first but made a later funding offer (Victoria & NSW) |
44% |
21% |
7% |
37% |
15% |
6% |
35% |
| The Queensland Government which has not yet signed up |
16% |
48% |
5% |
11% |
22% |
26% |
36% |
59% approved of the position taken by the Federal Government and 56% approved of the positions taken by the SA and Tasmanian Governments which first signed up for the trials. 44% approved and 21% disapproved of the positions taken by the NSW and Victorian Governments which made a later funding offer but only 16% approved and 48% disapproved of the Queensland Government which has not yet signed up.
18% of Queenslanders approved and 45% disapproved of the Queensland Government’s position.
Of those who had heard a lot/fair amount about the NDIS, 76% approved of the Federal Government’s position, 81% approved of the SA and Tasmanian Governments’ position. Their attitude to the NSW/Victorian Governments was 57% approve/35% disapprove and 28% approve/63% disapprove for the Queensland Government.