Note: the following question was commissioned by the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Q. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
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Total agree | Total disagree | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Don’t know | |
| It is important for parents to involve children in extra-curricular activities, such as sports and music | 79% | 2% | 33% | 46% | 15% | 2% | 0% | 4% | |
| It is important for a child’s development to not place too many expectations on them | 66% | 10% | 19% | 47% | 19% | 8% | 2% | 5% | |
| Raising children is more challenging these days than it has been in the past | 61% | 14% | 20% | 41% | 19% | 10% | 4% | 6% | |
| Information about support and services available to parents and families is easily accessible | 49% | 13% | 11% | 38% | 27% | 11% | 2% | 12% | |
| The government should provide more advice and services to help parents raise children | 43% | 20% | 9% | 34% | 32% | 15% | 5% | 5% | |
| Parents shouldn’t rely on their family too much to help with the day to day of raising their kids | 41% | 28% | 10% | 31% | 27% | 23% | 5% | 4% | |
| The best support a friend can provide in parenting is advice, rather than help | 27% | 32% | 6% | 21% | 33% | 25% | 7% | 8% |
79% thought it is important for parents to involve their children in extra-curricular activities, 66% thought it is important for a child’s development not to place too many expectations on them, and 61% thought that raising a child is more challenging these days than it has been in the past.
All statements received greater support than opposition, with the exception of “the best support a friend can provide in parenting is advice, rather than help”, which was supported by 27%, and opposed by 32%.
Note: the following question was commissioned by the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Q. Do you think the government should provide more or less help in the following areas?
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Total more help | Total less help | Much more help | A little more help | The same amount of help | A little less help | Much less help | Don’t know | |
| Parents who have a child with a disability | 75% | 3% | 39% | 36% | 15% | 2% | 1% | 6% | |
| Support for low-income families to involve their children in activities like sports and music | 64% | 6% | 25% | 39% | 22% | 4% | 2% | 7% | |
| Financial advice for low-income families | 62% | 5% | 26% | 36% | 26% | 3% | 2% | 7% | |
| Health and medical services for babies and toddlers | 57% | 4% | 22% | 35% | 32% | 3% | 1% | 7% | |
| Advice and support for divorced and separated parents | 50% | 7% | 14% | 36% | 33% | 4% | 3% | 11% | |
| Kindergarten funding | 50% | 9% | 17% | 33% | 32% | 6% | 3% | 9% | |
| Advice for parents from non-English speaking backgrounds | 47% | 12% | 14% | 33% | 32% | 6% | 6% | 9% |
The most popular areas to provide more help were parents who have a child with a disability (75% more help), support for low-income families to participate in extra-curricular activities (64%), and financial advice for low-income families (62%).
A majority thought more help should be provided in each area, with the exception of advice for parents from non-English speaking backgrounds. However, 47% still thought more help should be provided in this area, and only 12% thought less help should be provided.
Note: the following question was commissioned by the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
Q. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “It is in the interests of the whole community that parents have access to the information they need to help support and care for their children”?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Green | Vote Other | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | Children | No Children | |
| Total agree | 80% | 79% | 84% | 90% | 81% | 77% | 84% | 74% | 83% | 84% | 86% | 82% | 80% |
| Total disagree | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Strongly agree | 35% | 38% | 32% | 48% | 34% | 31% | 39% | 37% | 39% | 28% | 25% | 42% | 31% |
| Agree | 45% | 41% | 52% | 42% | 47% | 46% | 45% | 37% | 44% | 56% | 61% | 40% | 49% |
| Neither agree not disagree | 13% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 12% | 17% | 9% | 17% | 12% | 10% | 9% | 13% | 13% |
| Disagree | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Strongly disagree | – | – | – | – | 1% | 1% | – | – | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | – |
| Don’t know | 4% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% |
80% agree that it is in the interests of the whole community that parents have access to the information they need to help support and care for their children. Women (84% agree) were more likely to agree than men (77%), and support tended to increase with age (74% of those aged 18-34 agreed, compared to 86% of those aged 65+).
No more than 5% of any demographic group disagreed with the statement.
Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward? If don’t know – Well which party are you currently leaning to?
| Total | Last week 6/6/17 | 2 weeks ago 30/5/17 | 4 weeks ago 16/5/17 | Election 2 Jul 16 | |||
| Liberal | 35% | 36% | 35% | 34% | |||
| National | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | |||
| Total Liberal/National | 38% | 39% | 38% | 37% | 42.0% | ||
| Labor | 36% | 37% | 36% | 38% | 34.7% | ||
| Greens | 10% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10.2% | ||
| Nick Xenophon Team | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | |||
| Pauline Hanson’s One Nation | 8% | 6% | 5% | 6% | |||
| Other/Independent | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 13.1% | ||
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| Liberal National | 48% | 48% | 47% | 46% | 50.4% | ||
| Labor | 52% | 52% | 53% | 54% | 49.6% |
Q. Over the last few years, do you think that the threat of terrorism happening in Australia has increased, decreased or stayed much the same?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | Oct 2016 | Nov 2015 | Oct 2015 | Mar 2015 | Sep 2014 | ||
| Total Increased | 74% | 74% | 81% | 65% | 73% | 73% | 76% | 75% | 75% | 57% | |
| Total Decreased | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 6% | |
| Increased a lot | 39% | 37% | 44% | 18% | 47% | 34% | 42% | 38% | 39% | 22% | |
| Increased a little | 35% | 37% | 37% | 47% | 26% | 38% | 34% | 37% | 36% | 35% | |
| Stayed about the same | 20% | 21% | 16% | 32% | 22% | 23% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 33% | |
| Decreased a little | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | |
| Decreased a lot | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | – | 1% | 3% | |
| Don’t know | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% |
74% thought that the threat of terrorism has increased, and only 3% thought it has decreased. 20% thought it had stayed the same. These figures have changed little since the question was last asked in October 2016.
Those most likely to think that it had increased were older (88% of 55-64 year olds, and 87% of over 65s), as well as Liberal/National voters (81%).
Less than 10% of each demographic group thought the threat of terrorism had decreased.
Q. Do you think the Australian Government should be spending more or less on anti-terrorism measures or is current spending about right?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | Mar 2015 | Aug 2014 | ||
| Spending more | 46% | 48% | 53% | 19% | 48% | 39% | 28% | |
| Spending less | 9% | 11% | 4% | 22% | 9% | 12% | 19% | |
| Current spending about right | 30% | 31% | 33% | 41% | 24% | 33% | 36% | |
| Don’t know | 16% | 10% | 10% | 18% | 19% | 16% | 16% |
46% thought the government should be spending more on anti-terrorism measures (up 7% from March 2015), 9% thought the government should be spending less (down 3%), and 30% thought current spending was about right (down 3%).
Those most likely to think spending should increase were those aged 65+ (58%) and Liberal/National voters (53%).
Greens voters were much more likely than others to think spending should decrease (22%).
Greens voters were also more likely to think that current spending was about right (41%), as were 55-64 year olds (39%).
Q. When it comes to issues of national security, do you think there should be more restrictions on rights and freedom for some people so there can be more security for others, or do you think our current laws already go too far in restricting freedom?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | ||
| There should be more restrictions | 54% | 49% | 66% | 21% | 68% | |
| The current laws restrict freedom to much | 12% | 16% | 9% | 32% | 8% | |
| Current laws strike the right balance | 19% | 22% | 17% | 36% | 13% | |
| Don’t know | 15% | 14% | 8% | 12% | 11% |
54% thought there should be more restrictions on rights and freedom to combat terrorism. 12% thought current restrictions went too far, and 19% thought they strike the right balance.
Those most likely to think there should be more restrictions were those aged 65+ (79%), other party/independent voters (68%) and Liberal/National voters (66%).
Those most likely to think that current laws strike the right balance were Greens voters (36%) and 18-24 year olds (29%).
Greens voters were the only demographic group for whom “more restrictions” was not the most popular answer.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is handling the threat of terrorism in Australia?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | Oct 2015 | Mar 2015 (Abbott) | ||
| Total approve | 47% | 40% | 68% | 47% | 41% | 56% | 46% | |
| Total disapprove | 24% | 35% | 11% | 30% | 38% | 17% | 33% | |
| Strongly approve | 5% | 4% | 10% | 3% | 3% | 11% | 13% | |
| Approve | 42% | 36% | 58% | 44% | 38% | 45% | 33% | |
| Disapprove | 16% | 25% | 7% | 16% | 23% | 11% | 18% | |
| Strongly disapprove | 8% | 10% | 4% | 14% | 15% | 6% | 15% | |
| Don’t know | 27% | 24% | 21% | 23% | 21% | 28% | 22% |
47% approve of the way Malcolm Turnbull is handling the threat of terrorism in Australia (down 9% since October 2015), and 24% disapprove (up 7%). The October 2015 poll was conducted only a few weeks after Turnbull became Prime Minister.
Those most likely to approve of the way Turnbull is handling the threat of terrorism were Liberal/National voters (68%) and those aged 65+ (61%). Men (51% approve) were more likely to approve than women (45%).
Those most likely to disapprove of the way Turnbull is handling the threat of terrorism were other party/independent voters (38%) and Labor voters (35%).