phone and internet records, privacy
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the government proposal to require telecommunications companies and internet service providers to retain records of your telephone and internet activity for intelligence and criminal investigation purposes?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Aug 2014 |
|
| Total approve |
40% |
33% |
60% |
23% |
34% |
39% |
||
| Total disapprove |
44% |
54% |
28% |
62% |
58% |
51% |
||
| Strongly approve |
9% |
7% |
16% |
1% |
6% |
10% |
||
| Approve |
31% |
26% |
44% |
22% |
28% |
29% |
||
| Disapprove |
21% |
24% |
16% |
26% |
27% |
21% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
23% |
30% |
12% |
36% |
31% |
30% |
||
| Don’t know |
16% |
12% |
13% |
14% |
8% |
11% |
40% (up 1% since August) approve of the government proposal to require telecommunications companies and internet service providers to retain records of your telephone and internet activity for intelligence and criminal investigation purposes and 44% (down 7%) disapprove.
62% of Greens voters and 54% of Labor voters disapprove while 60% of Liberal/National voters approve.
52% of respondents aged 18-24 disapprove while 50% of those aged 55+ approve.
Q. Thinking about the plans to replace Australia’s submarine fleet, which of the following statements is closest to your view?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| The submarines should be built in Australia only if the cost is less than having them made overseas |
12% |
11% |
16% |
13% |
8% |
|
| The submarines should be built in Australia only if the cost is similar or less than having them made overseas |
34% |
31% |
43% |
26% |
38% |
|
| The submarines should be built in Australia even if it costs more than having them made overseas |
37% |
42% |
33% |
38% |
43% |
|
| Don’t know |
17% |
16% |
9% |
22% |
12% |
37% think that Australia’s replacement submarines should be built in Australia even if it costs more than having them made overseas.
34% think they should be built in Australia if the cost is similar or less and only 12% think they should only be built in Australia if the cost is less.
Those most likely to think they should be built in Australia even if they cost more were aged 55+ (48%) and living in South Australia (60%).
federal politics voting intention
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?
Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?
Sample size = 1,780 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
2 weeks ago 27/1/15 |
Last week 3/2/15 |
This week 10/2/15 |
| Liberal |
|
36% |
35% |
36% |
|
| National |
|
3% |
3% |
3% |
|
| Total Liberal/National |
45.6% |
39% |
38% |
39% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
41% |
41% |
41% |
|
| Greens |
8.6% |
9% |
9% |
10% |
|
| Palmer United Party |
5.5% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
|
| Other/Independent |
6.9% |
9% |
9% |
8% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
2 weeks ago 27/1/15 |
Last week 3/2/15 |
This week 10/2/15 |
| Liberal National |
53.5% |
46% |
46% |
46% |
|
| Labor |
46.5% |
54% |
54% |
54% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2013 election.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Sep 2013 |
Mar 2014 |
June 2014 |
Sep 2014 |
Dec 2014 |
Jan 2015 |
|
| Total approve |
29% |
7% |
65% |
9% |
20% |
|
41% |
40% |
35% |
35% |
32% |
37% |
|
| Total disapprove |
62% |
89% |
29% |
86% |
71% |
|
36% |
47% |
58% |
52% |
55% |
53% |
|
| Strongly approve |
7% |
1% |
16% |
6% |
2% |
14% |
11% |
10% |
9% |
8% |
9% |
||
| Approve |
22% |
6% |
49% |
3% |
18% |
27% |
29% |
25% |
26% |
24% |
28% |
||
| Disapprove |
26% |
24% |
25% |
23% |
37% |
13% |
20% |
18% |
22% |
22% |
23% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
36% |
65% |
4% |
63% |
34% |
23% |
27% |
40% |
30% |
33% |
30% |
||
| Don’t know |
9% |
4% |
6% |
5% |
9% |
23% |
12% |
7% |
13% |
12% |
10% |
62% of respondents disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister – up 9% since the last time this question was asked in January – and 29% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing (down 8%). This represents a change in net rating from -16 to -33 – his worst since becoming leader of the Liberal Party.
65% (down 18%) of Liberal/National voters approve of Tony Abbott’s performance, with 29% (up 19%) disapproving. 89% of Labor voters and 86% of Greens voters disapprove of Tony Abbott’s performance.
By gender men were 34% approve/61% disapprove and women 24% approve/64% disapprove.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Nov 2013 |
Mar 2014 |
June 2014 |
Sep 2014 |
Dec 2014 |
Jan 2015 |
|
| Total approve |
33% |
64% |
15% |
36% |
15% |
31% |
32% |
38% |
35% |
35% |
39% |
||
| Total disapprove |
38% |
12% |
66% |
24% |
58% |
27% |
39% |
40% |
36% |
39% |
33% |
||
| Strongly approve |
8% |
19% |
1% |
4% |
3% |
5% |
4% |
7% |
5% |
7% |
7% |
||
| Approve |
25% |
45% |
14% |
32% |
12% |
26% |
28% |
31% |
30% |
28% |
32% |
||
| Disapprove |
21% |
10% |
30% |
19% |
36% |
17% |
24% |
22% |
22% |
23% |
19% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
17% |
2% |
36% |
5% |
22% |
10% |
15% |
18% |
14% |
16% |
14% |
||
| Don’t know |
29% |
24% |
19% |
41% |
27% |
43% |
29% |
22% |
29% |
26% |
28% |
33% (down 6% since January) of respondents approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing as opposition leader and 38% (up 5%) disapprove – for a net rating of -5 (down 11%).
64% (down 4%) of Labor voters approve of the job Bill Shorten is doing and 12% (no change) disapprove.
38% of men and 29% of women approve of Bill Shorten. 43% of men and 34% of women disapprove.
Q. Who do you think would make the better Prime Minister out of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Oct 2013 |
Mar 2014 |
June 2014 |
Sep 2014 |
Dec 2104 |
Jan 2015 |
|
| Tony Abbott |
31% |
5% |
75% |
4% |
22% |
41% |
39% |
36% |
35% |
31% |
35% |
||
| Bill Shorten |
39% |
78% |
6% |
59% |
24% |
22% |
33% |
40% |
36% |
36% |
37% |
||
| Don’t know |
30% |
18% |
18% |
36% |
55% |
37% |
28% |
24% |
30% |
33% |
28% |
31% (down 4% since January) of respondents think Tony Abbott would make the better Prime Minister and 39% (up 2%) think Bill Shorten would make the better Prime Minister.
34% of men prefer Tony Abbott and 41% prefer Bill Shorten – and women prefer Bill Shorten 38% to 28%.
Q. Tony Abbott recently announced that the Government will not proceed with their proposed paid parental leave scheme. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government dropping their paid parental leave scheme?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
| Total approve |
59% |
55% |
73% |
46% |
69% |
|
| Total disapprove |
25% |
29% |
16% |
29% |
20% |
|
| Strongly approve |
31% |
33% |
35% |
22% |
43% |
|
| Approve |
28% |
22% |
38% |
24% |
26% |
|
| Disapprove |
14% |
15% |
10% |
10% |
12% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
11% |
14% |
6% |
19% |
8% |
|
| Don’t know |
17% |
16% |
10% |
24% |
10% |
59% approve of the Government dropping their paid parental leave scheme and 25% disapprove.
A majority of both Labor voters (55%) and Liberal/National voters (73%) approve.
83% of those aged 55+ approve while younger respondents were divided – for those aged 18-34, 38% approve and 40% disapprove.
Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Nov 2010 |
Jul 2011 |
Sep 2012 |
Oct 2013 |
Jun 2014 |
Dec 2014 |
|
| Should be allowed to marry |
59% |
69% |
48% |
90% |
48% |
|
53% |
54% |
55% |
57% |
60% |
55% |
|
| Should not be allowed to marry |
28% |
21% |
40% |
7% |
41% |
|
36% |
35% |
36% |
31% |
28% |
32% |
|
| Don’t know |
13% |
10% |
12% |
3% |
11% |
|
11% |
11% |
9% |
12% |
12% |
14% |
59% agreed that people of the same sex should be allowed to marry and 28% think they should not. This is an increase in support since this question was previously asked in December.
Support for same sex marriage is 50% among men but 68% among women. 67% of under 35’s support same sex marriage – compared to 43% of those aged 65+.