Q. Thinking about Australia’s international reputation and economy, which of the following is closer to your view?

• More than twice the number of people think ‘Australia’s international reputation matters as it affects our economic performance’ than ‘Australia’s international reputation doesn’t matter, as long as we’re doing what’s right for our economy’ (70% to 30%).
• Those most likely to think that international reputation matters include women (75%), those aged over 55 (75%), those voting for Labor (78%) or the Greens (76%).

Q. Overall, how would you rate the federal government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?

• 48% of people rate the federal government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak as quite good or very good (similar to last month, 46%), with 29% rating it as quite poor or very poor.
• Positive rating of the government’s handling of the pandemic has jumped in Victoria (34% to 45%) as the state’s lockdown restrictions are eased.

Q. How would you rate your state government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?

• Rating of Victoria’s state government increased this week, from 43% a fortnight ago to 56% – equivalent to the positive rating in NSW (57% positive rating).

Q. The Covid-19 vaccine rollout is underway in Australia.

Which of the following best describes your situation? 

• Uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine continues to increase, with 85% who have received at least a first dose. A further 3% are waiting to receive a first dose, even though they have already booked in.
• Overall, 6% of people say they do not intend to get a vaccine, but this is highest among those intending to vote for a minor party at 16% (e.g. One Nation or UAP) or an independent candidate at the next federal election.

Q. Everyone in Australia aged 12 years and over is currently eligible for a Covid-19 vaccination, and children aged 5 to 11 could also be eligible by the end of November.

Once a vaccine becomes available to your child(ren), which of the following best describes when you would get your child(ren) vaccinated?

[Asked only to those with dependent children in the household]

• 65% of those with dependent children would now get their child(ren) vaccinated at the earliest opportunity (up from 50% in August), with a further 28% who would wait before vaccinating.
• Consistent with the wider population of adults, just a small minority (6%) of parents would not vaccinate their children against Covid-19.
• Parents voting for a minor or independent party (e.g. One Nation/UAP) are most likely to say they would not vaccinate their children (20%).

Q. The federal government recently announced its plan for Australia to reach a net zero emissions target by 2050.

Do you think committing to get the country to net zero emissions by 2050 is enough action on climate change for Australia, or do we need to do more?

• More people think Australia needs to do more than its current 2050 commitments than those who think 2050 is enough (43% to 37%).
• Those who want to see Australia take greater action against climate change include those aged 18-34 (46%), Labor voters (52%) and Greens voters (78%).

Q. Which of the following best describes your understanding of the federal government’s plan for Australia to reach a net zero emissions target by 2050?

• Just one-in-five people think the government’s plan to achieve its emission targets are clear and provide a credible plan (21%).
• The majority think the plan to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 is not credible. 36% say while they understand the target, the plan is not credible and a further 22% think the target is unclear and the plan not credible.
• Among Coalition voters, 40% say while the target is clear, the plan is not credible.

Q. In addition to its plan for Australia to reach a net zero emissions target by 2050, the federal government plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 26–28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030.

Which of the following approaches to acting on climate change and reducing emissions do you think is more important for Australia?

• 43% of people want to see a more ambitious target set for 2030 in order to achieve the net zero emission target in 2050. A quarter (25%) think setting targets for just 2050 is enough and 11% oppose setting any emissions targets.