air travel, Choice of airline, Qantas
Q. Which of the following best describes your airline preference when booking air travel?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
Fly regularly |
Fly once or twice a year |
|
Total 29 Apr 13 |
|
| I usually try to fly Qantas |
35% |
33% |
44% |
18% |
23% |
39% |
32% |
34% |
||
| I usually try to avoid flying Qantas |
19% |
17% |
18% |
16% |
22% |
24% |
17% |
20% |
||
| I don’t care whether I fly Qantas or not |
44% |
47% |
37% |
66% |
45% |
35% |
48% |
43% |
||
| Can’t say |
3% |
3% |
2% |
– |
10% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
Based on respondents who travel by air at least once a year
35% of respondents who travel by air at least once a year said they usually try to fly Qantas, 19% try to avoid flying Qantas and 44% don’t care either way.
39% of regular flyers usually try to fly Qantas.
These figures are very similar to those obtained when this question was asked in April last year.
buy shares of qantas, Federal Government, Nationalise qantas, Qantas, qantas loans
Q. Would you approve or disapprove of the Federal Government taking any of the following actions on Qantas?
|
Total approve |
Total disapprove |
|
Strongly approve |
Approve |
Disapprove |
Strongly disapprove |
Don’t know |
|
| Buy a share of Qantas |
49% |
30% |
12% |
37% |
19% |
11% |
21% |
|
| Guarantee Qantas loans |
45% |
32% |
8% |
37% |
21% |
11% |
22% |
|
| Nationalise Qantas, i.e. the Government has full ownership and control |
36% |
42% |
11% |
25% |
24% |
18% |
22% |
|
| Provide direct funding and subsidies |
35% |
42% |
7% |
28% |
27% |
15% |
23% |
|
| Allow increased foreign ownership of Qantas |
31% |
52% |
6% |
25% |
25% |
27% |
16% |
Overall, respondents approved the Government buying a share of Qantas (49% approve/30% disapprove) and guaranteeing Qantas loans (45%/32%).
They tended to disapprove of allowing increased foreign ownership (31% approve/52% disapprove), providing direct funding (35%/42%) and nationalising Qantas (36%/42%).
Liberal/National voters were more likely to disapprove of all forms of assistance except allowing increased foreign ownership (40% approve/48% disapprove).
Q. The Government has indicated that it intends to place more pressure in Internet Service Providers to stop file sharing, including potentially cutting off internet connections to their customers who illegally download files. Do you support such measures?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Total support |
38% |
29% |
53% |
17% |
32% |
28% |
38% |
49% |
|
| Total oppose |
42% |
52% |
30% |
61% |
45% |
52% |
39% |
31% |
|
| Strongly support |
11% |
9% |
14% |
3% |
17% |
7% |
11% |
15% |
|
| Support |
27% |
20% |
39% |
14% |
15% |
21% |
27% |
34% |
|
| Oppose |
16% |
16% |
14% |
21% |
15% |
15% |
15% |
16% |
|
| Strongly oppose |
26% |
36% |
16% |
40% |
30% |
37% |
24% |
15% |
|
| Don’t know |
21% |
19% |
18% |
23% |
23% |
20% |
24% |
19% |
42% opposed and 38% supported measures to stop illegal file sharing.
Those more likely to oppose these measures were Greens voters (61%), Labor voters (52%) aged 18-34 (52%) and university educated (46%).
Those more likely to support these measures were Liberal/National voters (53%) and aged 55+ (49%).
2PP, Labor Party, Liberal Party, two party preferred, 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 = 1,842 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 21/1/14 |
2 weeks ago 4/2/14 |
Last week 11/2/14 |
This week 18/2/14 |
| Liberal |
|
40% |
40% |
40% |
38% |
|
| National |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
||
| Total Lib/Nat |
45.6% |
43% |
43% |
43% |
41% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
37% |
38% |
39% |
40% |
|
| Greens |
8.6% |
9% |
8% |
8% |
8% |
|
| Palmer United Party |
5.5% |
4% |
3% |
3% |
4% |
|
| Other/Independent |
6.9% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
8% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 21/1/14 |
2 weeks ago 4/2/14 |
Last week 11/2/14 |
This week 18/2/14 |
| Liberal National |
53.5% |
51% |
50% |
50% |
49% |
|
| Labor |
46.5% |
49% |
50% |
50% |
51% |
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.
affordable housing, agriculture, construction, hospitality, industries, jobs, manufacturing, mining, Retail, telecommunications, tourism
Q. How important are the following industries for providing jobs for Australians into the future?
|
Very important |
Quite important |
Somewhat important |
Not very important |
Don’t know |
|
Very important Feb 2012 |
|
| Construction |
58% |
30% |
9% |
1% |
3% |
|
58% |
| Agriculture |
57% |
27% |
12% |
2% |
3% |
|
– |
| Manufacturing |
55% |
26% |
12% |
4% |
3% |
|
55% |
| Tourism |
53% |
31% |
11% |
3% |
2% |
|
53% |
| Mining |
52% |
29% |
13% |
4% |
2% |
|
64% |
| Retail |
46% |
35% |
14% |
2% |
2% |
|
47% |
| Hospitality |
45% |
37% |
14% |
2% |
2% |
|
46% |
| Finance |
40% |
34% |
19% |
3% |
4% |
|
39% |
| Telecommunications |
37% |
37% |
19% |
4% |
3% |
|
39% |
Respondents regard the construction (58%), agriculture (57%) and manufacturing (55%) industries to be the most important for providing jobs for Australians in the future. These were followed closely by the tourism (53%) and mining (52%) industries.
Since this question was last asked in February 2012, those think mining is very important for future jobs has dropped from 64% to 52%.
government action on car industry, manufacturing industry
Q. Do you think the Federal Government did enough or did not do enough to keep the car manufacturing industry in Australia?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Did enough |
36% |
19% |
63% |
22% |
36% |
|
| Did not do enough |
46% |
68% |
22% |
55% |
54% |
|
| Don’t know |
17% |
13% |
15% |
23% |
10% |
46% think that the Government did not do enough to keep the car manufacturing industry in Australia and 36% think they did enough. 63% of Liberal/National voters think they did enough and 68% of Labor voters think they did not do enough.
Those most likely to think the Government did enough were men (41%), aged 55+ (50%) and those with university education (41%).
Those most likely to think the Government did not do enough were aged 18-34 (52%).
Q. How concerned are you that you or some member of your immediate family will lose their job in the next year or so: very concerned, somewhat concerned, or not at all concerned?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Aug 2012 |
|
| Total concerned |
55% |
62% |
48% |
54% |
56% |
47% |
||
| Very concerned |
22% |
28% |
14% |
22% |
23% |
13% |
||
| Somewhat concerned |
33% |
34% |
34% |
32% |
33% |
34% |
||
| Not at all concerned |
31% |
26% |
40% |
43% |
29% |
37% |
||
| Don’t know |
6% |
6% |
4% |
2% |
9% |
8% |
||
| No employees in the immediate family |
8% |
6% |
8% |
2% |
9% |
7% |
Concern over job security has increased substantially since the last time the question was polled, increasing 8 points from 47% in August 2012 to 55% (total concerned).
Labor voters are the most likely to be concerned that they or a member of their immediately family will lose their job in the next year or so (62% total concerned), whereas Liberal/National voters (48%) are less likely to be concerned.
Those most likely to be concerned were Victorians (61%) and part-time workers (63%).
Genetically modified crops, GM crops
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of permitting genetically modified crops to be grown in Australia?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total approve |
32% |
33% |
31% |
23% |
32% |
|
| Total disapprove |
50% |
47% |
51% |
62% |
59% |
|
| Strongly approve |
6% |
7% |
7% |
3% |
7% |
|
| Approve |
24% |
26% |
24% |
20% |
25% |
|
| Disapprove |
26% |
25% |
28% |
23% |
27% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
24% |
22% |
23% |
39% |
32% |
|
| Don’t know |
19% |
20% |
18% |
14% |
8% |
32% approve permitting genetically modified crops to be grown in Australia and 50% disapprove.
Those most likely to disapprove were women (57%) and aged 45-64 (57%).