Q. Do you think the Federal Liberal/National Government is too tough or too soft on asylum seekers or is it taking the right approach?
|
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Oct 2010 |
Jul 2012 |
Jan 2014 |
Mar 2014 |
Jul 2014 |
| Too tough |
26% |
39% |
6% |
78% |
19% |
7% |
12% |
22% |
25% |
27% |
||
| Too soft |
23% |
25% |
20% |
10% |
30% |
63% |
60% |
25% |
28% |
18% |
||
| Taking the right approach |
35% |
19% |
64% |
3% |
38% |
18% |
11% |
35% |
34% |
36% |
||
| Don’t know |
16% |
17% |
9% |
8% |
13% |
12% |
17% |
18% |
13% |
18% |
23% think the Government is too soft on asylum seekers, 26% think they are too tough and 35% think they are taking the right approach.
Since this question was last asked in July, those thinking the Government are too soft has increased a little from 18% to 23%.
Those most likely to think they are taking the right approach were Liberal/National voters (64%) and aged 55+ (47%).
asylum seeker, Cambodia, refugees in Cambodia
Q. The Government recently made an agreement to send asylum seekers arriving by boat in Australia to Cambodia in exchange for increased foreign aid. Do you support or oppose this agreement?
|
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| Total support |
44% |
36% |
67% |
10% |
41% |
|
| Total oppose |
32% |
42% |
12% |
71% |
37% |
|
| Strongly support |
11% |
8% |
19% |
2% |
9% |
|
| Support |
33% |
28% |
48% |
8% |
32% |
|
| Oppose |
17% |
21% |
9% |
28% |
23% |
|
| Strongly oppose |
15% |
21% |
3% |
43% |
14% |
|
| Don’t know |
24% |
21% |
21% |
19% |
22% |
44% support the Government’s agreement to send asylum seekers to Cambodia and 32% oppose.
Those most likely to support were Liberal/National voters (67%) and men (50%).
Those most likely to oppose were Greens voters (71%) and Labor voters (42%).
Q. Does your household have the following?
|
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| Solar rooftop panels |
27% |
29% |
28% |
28% |
30% |
|
| Solar hot water |
17% |
18% |
16% |
20% |
20% |
|
| A “green energy” option from your power provider |
22% |
24% |
20% |
34% |
18% |
27% of respondents said they had solar rooftop panels, 17% have solar hot water and 22% have a “green energy” option f=rom their power provider.
Those more likely to have solar rooftop panels were aged 55+ (34%) and live in Queensland (36%).
Those more likely to have solar hot water were aged 55+ (22%).
Those more likely to have “green power” were Greens voters (34%) and live in Victoria (30%).
Q. Are you considering obtaining any of the following in the next twelve months?
|
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| Solar rooftop panels |
14% |
14% |
11% |
36% |
14% |
|
| Solar hot water |
10% |
12% |
8% |
15% |
7% |
|
| A “green energy” option from your power provider |
6% |
6% |
3% |
21% |
2% |
Note: percentages based on those who do not currently have/use
14% said they were considering obtaining solar panels in the next twelve months, 10% were considering solar hot water and 6% were considering “green energy”.
Those more likely to be considering solar rooftop panels were on incomes over $1,600 pw (21%) and Greens voters (36%).
Those more likely to be considering “green energy” were and Greens voters (21%).
Q. Monday 26th January is Australia Day. Will you personally be doing anything to celebrate Australia Day or do you treat it as just a public holiday?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
Jan 2010 |
Jan 2013 |
Jan 2014 |
|
| Doing something to celebrate Australia Day |
40% |
37% |
45% |
25% |
47% |
40% |
41% |
37% |
||
| Just a public holiday |
41% |
44% |
35% |
61% |
34% |
40% |
43% |
44% |
||
| Working – don’t get the Australia Day holiday |
7% |
7% |
8% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
7% |
7% |
||
| Don’t know |
12% |
12% |
12% |
8% |
13% |
14% |
9% |
11% |
40% said they will be doing something to celebrate Australia Day, 41% treat Australia Day as just a public holiday and 7% are working because they don’t get the Australia Day holiday. This represents a small rise in the percentage of those celebrating Australia Day since last year.
Those aged 55+ were more likely than those in other age groups to be doing something to celebrate Australia Day (45%). 50% of those with university education and 47% of those aged 25-44 treat it as just another public holiday.
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 = 1,775 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
5 weeks ago 16/12/14 |
This week 20/01/15 |
| Liberal |
|
35% |
36% |
|
| National |
|
4% |
4% |
|
| Total Liberal/National |
45.6% |
40% |
40% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
38% |
40% |
|
| Greens |
8.6% |
10% |
10% |
|
| Palmer United Party |
5.5% |
2% |
2% |
|
| Other/Independent |
6.9% |
10% |
9% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
5 weeks ago 16/12/14 |
This week 20/01/15 |
| Liberal National |
53.5% |
48% |
47% |
|
| Labor |
46.5% |
52% |
53% |
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. During his recent visit to Iraq the Prime Minister promised to “deepen our cooperation” with Iraq against Islamic State (ISIS). Do you think Australia should –
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
| Increase our military forces in Iraq |
11% |
8% |
19% |
– |
10% |
|
| Maintain our current military forces in Iraq |
37% |
37% |
45% |
26% |
31% |
|
| Withdraw our military forces from Iraq |
34% |
42% |
21% |
52% |
41% |
|
| Don’t know |
18% |
13% |
15% |
22% |
18% |
37% think Australia should maintain the current military forces in Iraq and 34% think they should be withdrawn. Only 11% think military forces in Iraq should be increased.
52% of Greens voters and 42% of Labor voters think they should be withdrawn. 19% of Liberal/National voters think they should be increased.
Q. How much trust do you have in the following institutions and organisations?
|
Total trust |
|
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
A little trust |
No trust |
Don’t know |
% change |
|
Total trust Jun 12 |
Total trust Mar 13 |
Total trust Jul 14 |
|
| The ABC |
53% |
20% |
33% |
28% |
12% |
8% |
-1 |
54% |
70% |
54% |
||
| The High Court |
53% |
17% |
36% |
27% |
12% |
8% |
-4 |
60% |
74% |
57% |
||
| The Reserve Bank |
49% |
14% |
35% |
30% |
12% |
9% |
-3 |
49% |
64% |
52% |
||
| Charitable organisations |
44% |
7% |
37% |
36% |
13% |
7% |
-1 |
50% |
52% |
45% |
||
| Environment groups |
33% |
5% |
28% |
39% |
20% |
8% |
+2 |
32% |
41% |
31% |
||
| Your local council |
32% |
4% |
28% |
41% |
21% |
6% |
-1 |
na |
34% |
33% |
||
| The Commonwealth Public Service |
32% |
4% |
28% |
39% |
17% |
11% |
+1 |
30% |
36% |
31% |
||
| Newspapers |
30% |
3% |
27% |
43% |
20% |
6% |
– |
26% |
30% |
30% |
||
| Online news media |
27% |
3% |
24% |
43% |
22% |
8% |
+2 |
23% |
27% |
25% |
||
| Federal Parliament |
25% |
3% |
22% |
36% |
32% |
7% |
– |
22% |
34% |
25% |
||
| TV news media |
25% |
2% |
23% |
44% |
24% |
6% |
-7 |
21% |
30% |
32% |
||
| State Parliament |
24% |
3% |
21% |
37% |
32% |
7% |
– |
na |
30% |
24% |
||
| Trade unions |
23% |
4% |
19% |
34% |
35% |
9% |
+1 |
22% |
25% |
22% |
||
| Business groups |
23% |
2% |
21% |
43% |
23% |
10% |
+1 |
22% |
26% |
22% |
||
| Religious organisations |
22% |
4% |
18% |
30% |
40% |
7% |
-4 |
27% |
27% |
26% |
||
| Political parties |
14% |
1% |
13% |
35% |
45% |
6% |
+1 |
12% |
12% |
13% |
Note: ‘Total Trust’ is an aggregate figure achieved by adding ‘A lot of trust’ and ‘Some trust’
There have been few significant changes since this question was asked in July last year.
Respondents had most trust in the ABC (53%), the High Court (53%), the Reserve Bank (49%) and charitable organisations (44%). They had least trust in political parties (14%) and religious organisations (22%).
The main changes since the last poll were for TV news media (down 7% to 25%) and religious organisations (down 4% to 22%).
Compared to the average, Labor voters had more trust in the ABC (61%), environment groups (42%) and trade unions (33%).
Liberal/National voters, compared to the average, had a little more trust in the Reserve Bank (59%), religious organisations (29%), newspapers (38%), TV news (33%), Federal Parliament (39%), State Parliament (35%) and business groups (33%).