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  • Nov, 2010

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    Media Ownership – Rupert Murdoch

    Q. Rupert Murdoch owns most of Australia’s metropolitan newspapers including the Australian, Herald Sun, the Telegraph and the Courier Mail. Should the Government allow one company to own the majority of Australia’s major newspapers?

      Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
    Should allow 15% 13% 20% 12%
    Should not allow 50% 56% 47% 56%
    Don’t care 26% 24% 25% 26%
    Don’t know 9% 8% 8% 6%

     50% think Rupert Murdoch should not be allowed to own the majority of Australia’s major newspapers and only 15% think he should be allowed. Those most strongly opposed were aged 55+ (61%) and people earning over $1,600pw (55%). Comments »

  • Nov, 2010

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    Trust in TV News and Current Affairs

    Q. How much trust do you have in the news and current affairs on the following TV channels?

      A lot of trust Some trust Not much trust Don’t know
    ABC 42% 42% 9% 6%
    Channel 7 8% 53% 33% 6%
    Channel 9 8% 54% 31% 6%
    Channel 10 7% 55% 31% 6%
    Sky News 12% 40% 17% 31%

    42% say they have a lot of trust in the ABC news and current affairs and 42% have some trust. Only 9% have not much trust.

    Levels of trust in the free-to-air commercial channels are similar – less than 10% have a lot of trust and over 30% say they have not much trust in them.

    Sky News is trusted more than the other commercial channels – 12% say they have a lot of trust and only 17% have not much trust.

    Highest levels of trust in the ABC are shown by men (47% a lot of trust), Greens voters (62%) and Labor voters (48%) and those on income over $1,600pw (49%). Comments »

  • Nov, 2010

    Opinion of John Howard

    Q. Since the 2007 election, has your opinion of the former Prime Minister, John Howard, become more favourable or less favourable?

      Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
    More favourable 15% 6% 27% 6%
    Less favourable 24% 41% 12% 26%
    Stayed the same 57% 52% 60% 67%
    Don’t know 4% 1% 1% 1%

     15% say their opinion of John Howard has become more favourable since the 2007 election and 24% less favourable – 57% have stayed the same. 41% of Labor voters have become less favourable while 27% of Coalition voters are more favourable and 12% less favourable. Comments »

  • Oct, 2010

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    So where is the Left?

    First Published on The Drum 26/10/2010

    If political progressives want to stop the ALP from drifting to the Right, energetically backing the decision to move women and children out of immigration detention looks like a good place to start.

    Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Immigration minister Chris Bowen took the new minority government’s first truly brave decision last week, yet all they got was a sullen acceptance from a Left still acting like jilted lovers after the disappointments of the election campaign.

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  • Oct, 2010

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    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 = 1,873

    First preference/leaning to 6 months ago 4 weeks ago 2 weeks ago Last week This week
    Liberal 36% 40% 42% 42% 41%
    National 3% 3% 2% 2% 3%
    Total Lib/Nat 39% 43% 44% 44% 44%
    Labor 42% 42% 41% 40% 41%
    Greens 9% 9% 8% 9% 8%
    Other/Independent 10% 6% 7% 7% 7%
    2PP 6 months ago 4 weeks ago 2 weeks ago Last week

    This week
    Total Lib/Nat 46% 49% 49% 50% 50%
    Labor 54% 51% 51% 50% 50%

    NB.  The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived 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 2010 election.

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  • Oct, 2010

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    War in Afghanistan

    Q. Thinking about the Australian troops in Afghanistan, do you think Australia should –

    Total

    25 Oct 10

    Labor Liberal Greens 30 March 09 21 June 10 11 Oct 10
    Increase the number of troops in Afghanistan

    10%

    10%

    12%

    10%

    14%

    7%

    13%

    Keep the same number of troops in Afghanistan

    30%

    31%

    34%

    23%

    24%

    24%

    24%

    Withdraw our troops from Afghanistan 47% 49% 45% 55% 50% 61% 49%
    Don’t know 14% 10% 8% 12% 12% 8% 14%

    47% say Australia should withdraw our troops from Afghanistan, 30% say we should keep the same number and 10% say we should increase troop numbers. The support for keeping the same number of troops in Afghanistan has increased by 6% since previous surveys.

    Support for withdrawal is highest among Greens voters (55%) and those on higher incomes (54% of those earning over $1,600 per week).

    Support for maintaining or increasing troop numbers is highest among Liberal/National voters (46%), men (46%) and those aged 55+ (48%).

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  • Oct, 2010

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    Leader and Party most trusted to handle the war in Afghanistan

    Q. Which leader and party would you trust most to handle our involvement in the war in Afghanistan?

    Julia Gillard and the Labor Party 33%
    Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party 32%
    Bob Brown and the Greens 7%
    Don’t know 28%

    Respondents were split over which leader and party they would trust most to handle our involvement in the war in Afghanistan. 33% prefer Julia Gillard and the Labor Party and 32% prefer Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party.

    Those aged 55+ prefer the Liberal Party over the Labor Party 40% to 34%.

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  • Oct, 2010

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    Taking water for irrigation from Murray Darling

    Q. Do you agree or disagree that the amount of water currently taken from the Murray-Darling river system for irrigation should be reduced?

    Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
    Total agree 49% 51% 47% 62%
    Total disagree 20% 17% 30% 14%
    Strongly agree 19% 21% 16% 33%
    Agree 30% 30% 31% 29%
    Disagree 13% 11% 18% 6%
    Strongly disagree 7% 6% 12% 8%
    Don’t know 31% 32% 23% 23%

    49% agree that the amount of water currently taken from the Murray-Darling river system for irrigation should be reduced and 20% disagree – 31% could not give an opinion. All demographic groups show higher agreement than disagreement.

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