Q. A recent Government report suggested that the Disability Support Pension should only be paid to those with a permanent disability and those with a disability who have current or future capacity to work should receive a lower level of benefit. Do you support or oppose this proposal?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
| Total support |
46% |
33% |
70% |
23% |
43% |
|
| Total oppose |
37% |
53% |
17% |
57% |
43% |
|
| Strong support |
16% |
11% |
26% |
4% |
14% |
|
| Support |
30% |
22% |
44% |
19% |
29% |
|
| Oppose |
19% |
24% |
10% |
33% |
22% |
|
| Strongly oppose |
18% |
29% |
7% |
24% |
21% |
|
| Don’t know |
17% |
14% |
14% |
20% |
14% |
46% support the proposal that the Disability Support Pension should only be paid to those with a permanent disability and those with a disability who have current or future capacity to work should receive a lower level of benefit and 37% oppose the proposal.
Liberal/National voters strongly supported the proposal (70%) while it was opposed by a majority of Labor voters (53%) and Greens voters (57%).
The proposal was most strongly supported by respondents aged 55+ (59%).
Q. How concerned or unconcerned are you about the current costs of each specific expense for your household?
|
Total concerned |
Total not concerned |
|
Very |
Quite |
Not very |
Not at all |
Don’t know |
Household does not have this expense |
|
| Electricity |
80% |
18% |
49% |
31% |
15% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
|
| Health or medical (includes health insurance) |
76% |
19% |
42% |
34% |
16% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
|
| Transport (petrol, car, public transport) |
74% |
23% |
35% |
39% |
20% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
|
| Food and groceries |
70% |
29% |
29% |
41% |
24% |
5% |
2% |
* |
|
| Water |
63% |
30% |
29% |
34% |
23% |
7% |
2% |
6% |
|
| Home insurance |
61% |
29% |
27% |
34% |
23% |
6% |
3% |
6% |
|
| Gas |
54% |
24% |
27% |
27% |
18% |
6% |
2% |
21% |
|
| Mortgage or rent |
53% |
26% |
26% |
27% |
18% |
8% |
2% |
18% |
|
| Education |
51% |
24% |
26% |
25% |
16% |
8% |
2% |
23% |
|
| Telephone |
51% |
45% |
20% |
31% |
34% |
13% |
2% |
1% |
|
| Internet |
47% |
51% |
19% |
28% |
38% |
13% |
2% |
– |
The household expenses of most concern were electricity (80% concerned), health or medical (76%), transport (74%) and food and groceries (70%).
For most expenses there were not major differences across demographic groups.
Those aged 25-44 were a little more concerned about food and groceries (76%) and mortgage and rent (70%). Education was of higher concern to those aged 18-24 (72%) and 35-44 (70%).
asylum seeker issue, asylum seeker policy
Q. How would you rate the performance of the Federal Liberal/National Government in handling the issue of asylum seekers arriving by boat?
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
5 Mar |
|
| Total good |
41% |
19% |
76% |
8% |
41% |
39% |
||
| Total poor |
35% |
54% |
7% |
74% |
34% |
38% |
||
| Very good |
24% |
6% |
52% |
6% |
21% |
18% |
||
| Good |
17% |
13% |
24% |
2% |
20% |
21% |
||
| Neither good nor poor |
18% |
20% |
14% |
10% |
21% |
18% |
||
| Poor |
12% |
20% |
4% |
6% |
15% |
15% |
||
| Very poor |
23% |
34% |
3% |
68% |
19% |
23% |
||
| Don’t know |
7% |
8% |
2% |
7% |
4% |
5% |
41% (up 2% since March) think the Government’s performance in handling the issue of asylum seekers arriving by boat has been good and 35% (down 3%) think it has been poor.
Those most likely to think it has been good were Liberal/National voters (76%) and aged 55+ (54%).
Those most likely to think it has been poor were Labor voters (54%) and Greens voters (74%).
approach to asylum seekers, asy, asylum seeker policy
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 10 |
Jul 12 |
Jan 14 |
Mar 14 |
| Too tough |
27% |
46% |
5% |
71% |
21% |
7% |
12% |
22% |
25% |
||
| Too soft |
18% |
17% |
20% |
8% |
24% |
63% |
60% |
25% |
28% |
||
| Taking the right approach |
36% |
19% |
65% |
7% |
37% |
18% |
11% |
35% |
34% |
||
| Don’t know |
18% |
19% |
9% |
14% |
17% |
12% |
17% |
18% |
13% |
18% think the Government is too soft on asylum seekers, 27% think they are too tough and 36% think they are taking the right approach.
Since this question was last asked in March, those thinking the Government are too tough has increased slightly from 25% to 27% – while too soft has declined from 28% to 18%. Those unable to give an opinion has increased from 13% to 18%.
Those most likely to think they are taking the right approach were Liberal/National voters (65%) and aged 55+ (52%).
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 = 1,835 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 3/6/14 |
2 weeks ago 17/6/14 |
Last week 24/6/14 |
This week 1/7/14 |
| Liberal |
|
35% |
36% |
37% |
37% |
|
| National |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
||
| Total Lib/Nat |
45.6% |
38% |
39% |
40% |
40% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
39% |
41% |
38% |
38% |
|
| Greens |
8.6% |
10% |
9% |
9% |
9% |
|
| Palmer United Party |
5.5% |
6% |
5% |
5% |
6% |
|
| Other/Independent |
6.9% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 3/6/14 |
2 weeks ago 17/6/14 |
Last week 24/6/14 |
This week 1/7/14 |
| Liberal National |
53.5% |
47% |
46% |
48% |
48% |
|
| Labor |
46.5% |
53% |
54% |
52% |
52% |
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.
climate change, Climate Change action
Q. Which of the following actions on climate change do you most support?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Oct 13 |
Apr 14 |
|
| Keeping the carbon tax |
16% |
31% |
2% |
40% |
4% |
15% |
17% |
||
| Replacing the carbon tax with an emissions trading scheme |
22% |
29% |
16% |
28% |
23% |
21% |
22% |
||
| Replacing the carbon tax with the Liberal’s “direct action” plan |
9% |
1% |
20% |
7% |
10% |
15% |
12% |
||
| Dumping the carbon tax and not replacing it at all |
33% |
21% |
45% |
10% |
49% |
31% |
30% |
||
| Don’t know |
19% |
18% |
17% |
15% |
14% |
18% |
19% |
33% think the carbon tax should be dumped and not replaced, 22% support replacing it with an emissions trading scheme, 9% prefer the Liberal’s “direct action” plan and 16% think the Government should keep the carbon tax. Since this question was asked in April, support for dumping the carbon tax and not replacing it has increased from 30% to 33% and support for the “direct action” plan dropped 3 points to 9%.
Those most likely to support keeping the tax or changing to an emissions trading scheme were Labor voters (60%) and Greens voters (68%) and those with a university education (47%).
Those most likely to think the carbon tax should be dumped and not replaced were Liberal/National voters (45%) and other party voters (49%). Only 20% of Liberal/National voters preferred the Liberal’s “direct action” plan.
ABC, charitable organisations, high court, political parties, Reserve Bank, trust in institutions
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 12 Jun 12 |
Total trust 18 Mar 13 |
|
| The High Court |
57% |
20% |
37% |
27% |
12% |
4% |
-17 |
60% |
74% |
||
| The ABC |
54% |
18% |
36% |
29% |
13% |
5% |
-16 |
54% |
70% |
||
| The Reserve Bank |
52% |
17% |
35% |
30% |
13% |
5% |
-12 |
49% |
64% |
||
| Charitable organisations |
45% |
6% |
39% |
36% |
14% |
4% |
-7 |
50% |
52% |
||
| Your local council |
33% |
5% |
28% |
38% |
24% |
4% |
-1 |
na |
34% |
||
| TV news media |
32% |
2% |
26% |
47% |
23% |
3% |
+2 |
21% |
30% |
||
| Environment groups |
31% |
5% |
26% |
38% |
25% |
5% |
-10 |
32% |
41% |
||
| The Commonwealth Public Service |
31% |
5% |
26% |
40% |
19% |
10% |
-5 |
30% |
36% |
||
| Newspapers |
30% |
3% |
27% |
46% |
21% |
3% |
– |
26% |
30% |
||
| Religious organisations |
26% |
5% |
21% |
28% |
41% |
4% |
-1 |
27% |
27% |
||
| Federal Parliament |
25% |
4% |
21% |
33% |
39% |
3% |
-9 |
22% |
34% |
||
| Online news media |
25% |
2% |
23% |
49% |
21% |
4% |
-2 |
23% |
27% |
||
| State Parliament |
24% |
3% |
21% |
35% |
37% |
4% |
-6 |
na |
30% |
||
| Trade unions |
22% |
4% |
18% |
33% |
39% |
7% |
-3 |
22% |
25% |
||
| Business groups |
22% |
1% |
21% |
44% |
27% |
6% |
-4 |
22% |
26% |
||
| Political parties |
13% |
2% |
11% |
33% |
50% |
3% |
+1 |
12% |
12% |
Note: ‘Total Trust’ is an aggregate figure achieved by adding ‘A lot of trust’ and ‘Some trust’
Since this question was last asked in March last year, there has been a significant decline in trust in the High Court (-17%), the ABC (-16%), the Reserve Bank (-12%), environment groups (-10) and the Federal Parliament (-9). Trust in the High Court, ABC and Reserve Bank is back to similar levels to that recorded in 2012.
Respondents had most trust in the High Court (57%), the ABC (54%), the Reserve Bank (52%) and charitable organisations (45%). They had least trust in political parties (13%), trade unions (22%) and business groups (22%).
Compared to the average, Labor voters had more trust in the ABC (62%), environment groups (41%) and trade unions (34%).
Liberal/National voters, compared to the average, had a little more trust in the Reserve Bank (62%), Federal Parliament (43%), State Parliament (36%) and business groups (32%).
institutions, personal information, privacy, trust
Q. How much trust do you have in the following organisations to responsibly use any personal information they may have about you?
|
Total trust |
|
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
A little trust |
No trust |
Don’t know |
Not applic-able to me |
% change |
|
Total trust 24 Sep 13 |
|
| The medical profession |
67% |
32% |
35% |
22% |
8% |
2% |
* |
-6 |
73% |
||
| Law enforcement agencies |
54% |
19% |
35% |
28% |
14% |
3% |
1% |
-2 |
56% |
||
| Your employer |
44% |
18% |
26% |
21% |
9% |
3% |
22% |
-2 |
46% |
||
| Banks |
44% |
11% |
33% |
31% |
21% |
3% |
* |
-1 |
45% |
||
| Companies you buy things from in person |
38% |
4% |
34% |
40% |
16% |
5% |
* |
-6 |
44% |
||
| The Government |
31% |
5% |
26% |
32% |
31% |
5% |
1% |
– |
31% |
||
| Companies you buy things from online |
30% |
4% |
26% |
39% |
25% |
4% |
2% |
+3 |
27% |
||
| Insurance companies |
27% |
4% |
23% |
37% |
31% |
4% |
1% |
+1 |
26% |
||
| Mobile phone and internet providers |
23% |
3% |
20% |
41% |
31% |
4% |
1% |
-6 |
29% |
||
| TV networks |
19% |
2% |
17% |
38% |
34% |
6% |
2% |
-1 |
20% |
||
| Social media sites |
12% |
1% |
11% |
29% |
50% |
5% |
3% |
– |
12% |
The most trusted people/organisations to use personal information were the medical profession (67% trust), law enforcement agencies (54%), employers (44%) and banks (44%). The least trusted were social media sites (12%) and TV networks (19%).
Since this question was asked in September last year, the main changes have been declines of 6% for the medical profession, companies you buy things from in person and mobile phone and internet providers.