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Approval of Overseas Workers

Jun 12, 2012
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Q. The Federal Government recently gave approval to Gina Rinehart’s mining company to bring in 1,700 overseas workers. Do you approve or disapprove of overseas workers being brought in to work in Australia’s mining industry?

 

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens
Total approve

16%

20%

19%

10%
Total disapprove

60%

55%

61%

58%
Strongly approve

3%

3%

3%

5%
Approve

13%

17%

16%

5%
Neither approve nor disapprove

20%

23%

18%

30%
Disapprove

25%

27%

25%

30%
Strongly disapprove

35%

28%

36%

28%
Don’t know

5%

3%

2%

2%

 16% approve of the Government’s approval for Gina Rinehart’s mining company to bring in 1,700 overseas workers and 60% disapprove.

A majority of all voter groups disapproved.

Highest approval came from men (20%), full-time workers (20%) and respondents aged 65+ (21%).

 

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