Q. Do you support or oppose the previous Labor Government’s carbon pricing scheme which was introduced in July 2012 and requires industries to pay a tax based on the amount of carbon pollution they emit?
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7 Mar 2011 |
14 June |
19 Sep |
21 Nov |
25 Jun 2012 |
2 Oct |
29 Jan 2013 |
27 May |
|
Total 1 Oct |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total support |
35% |
38% |
37% |
38% |
35% |
38% |
37% |
43% |
39% |
65% |
14% |
86% |
|
| Total oppose |
48% |
49% |
52% |
53% |
54% |
48% |
50% |
43% |
47% |
21% |
76% |
9% |
|
| Strongly support |
9% |
13% |
14% |
14% |
14% |
12% |
11% |
15% |
15% |
28% |
2% |
47% |
|
| Support |
26% |
25% |
23% |
24% |
21% |
26% |
26% |
28% |
24% |
37% |
12% |
39% |
|
| Oppose |
19% |
19% |
17% |
17% |
19% |
22% |
22% |
20% |
23% |
14% |
35% |
7% |
|
| Strongly oppose |
29% |
30% |
35% |
36% |
35% |
26% |
28% |
23% |
24% |
7% |
41% |
2% |
|
| Don’t know |
18% |
13% |
12% |
10% |
11% |
14% |
12% |
13% |
15% |
15% |
10% |
4% |
Support for carbon pricing has dropped since the last time the question was polled in May. Support is down four points to 39% and opposition up four points to 47%.
Looking at the results by voting intention, Labor voters (65%) and Greens voters (86%) were the most likely to support carbon pricing, whereas 76% of Coalition voters oppose it.
Younger respondents were more likely to support carbon pricing than older respondents – for those aged under 35, 47% support and 34% oppose while 64% of those aged 55+ oppose and 29% support.