Q. To what extent are you concerned about the threat of Covid-19 (coronavirus) in Australia?

Q. How likely do you think it is, that you will develop Covid-19?

Q. Overall, how would you rate the Government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?

Q. How would you rate your state government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?

Q. Overall, do you think your state or territory is moving too quickly, too slowly or at about the right speed when it comes to lifting lockdown restrictions?

Reopening pubs and clubs with patron restrictions

Reopening restaurants and cafes with patron restrictions

Allowing outside group exercise classes

Reopening schools for all students

Reopening borders between states and territories

• Two-thirds (67%) of participants believe that their state/territory is moving at about the right speed when it comes to removing restrictions. 24% believe that the restrictions are being eased too quickly and another 18% say they are moving too slowly.
• Queensland residents are most likely to say their state is moving too slowly (23%) while New South Wales residents are more likely to say their state is moving too quickly (24%).
• Participants 18-34 years and those living capital cities are generally more likely to say that their state is lifting restrictions too quickly.
• When asked about specific restrictions, participants are more likely to say allowing outside group exercise classes is moving at the right speed (72%) and less likely to say reopening pubs and clubs (59%) or reopening borders between states and territories (58%).
• 40% Victorians think their government is moving too quickly to reopen pubs and clubs and 30% think schools are being reopened too quickly.

Q. As you may be aware, some of the people who received notifications had not actually been overpaid, but paid the money required in the notification. The government recently announced that it would be repaying $721 million back to people who paid Centrelink debts they may never have owed.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the ‘Robodebt’ program?

• 74% of participants who are aware of ‘Robodebt’ agree that the government should apologise to those who were negatively impacted and 66% agree people who repaid money they didn’t actually owe, should be given interest and damages. Just over half (55%) of participants who are aware of ‘Robodebt’ agree there should be a Royal Commission into its failings, and only 32% agree the use of automated notifications was a good idea, even though it was poorly implemented.
• Participants over 55 are more likely to agree that people who repaid money they didn’t actually owe should be given interest and damages (77%) and the Government should apologise (80%) than those 18-34 years old (57% and 63%).
• Coalition voters are the only voting segment to agree (43%) that even if it was poorly implemented, the use of automated notifications was a good idea, compared to all other voters (27%).

Q. In the United States of America, protesters accuse law enforcement officers of using excessive force towards African-Americans following the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died whilst he was being arrested. A policeman has been charged with third-degree murder following his death.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

• The majority of participants agree that protestors are right to demand better protection and treatment of African Americans in society (80%), authorities in America have been unwilling to deal with institutional racism in the past, and that is why incidents like this continue to occur (78%) and incidents like this are only part of the wider discrimination against minority cultures in society (72%).
• 54% agree that the protesters want to loot and cause property damage, more than they want social change and 33% agree that incidents like this are isolated and do not provide evidence of institutional racism in police forces.
• Participants over 55 and those with dependent children are more likely to agree that the protesters want to loot and cause property damage, more than they want social change (60% and 61%) compared to 18-34 year olds (47%) and those without children (51%).
• Men (38%), 18-34 year olds (38%), those with a university education (39%), on a high household income (42%) or with dependent children (40%) are more likely to agree that incidents like this are isolated and do not provide evidence of institutional racism in police forces; than women (29%), 55+ year olds (28%), those with a secondary education (28%), on a low household income (31%) or without dependent children (29%).
• While a similar proportion of Coalition voters (80%) compared to all other voters (83%), agree that protestors are right to demand better protection and treatment of African Americans in society – they are less likely to ‘strongly agree’ with this statement (40% compared to 59% of all other voters).
• Coalition voters are also more likely to agree with the negative statements than other voters – with 65% agreeing that the protesters want to loot and cause property damage, more than they want social change (47% all other voters) and 44% agreeing that incidents like this are isolated and do not provide evidence of institutional racism in police forces (27% all other voters).

Q. Institutional racism is where the institutions in a society are biased in a way that means particular ethnic groups are disadvantaged.

For example, Indigenous Australians are more likely to be arrested in some situations; whereas, white (European) Australians are more likely to be warned, cautioned or diverted away from the criminal justice system. Additionally, Indigenous Australians are more likely to die in custody than white Australians. To some people these arguments show that there is institutional racism against Indigenous Australians.

Which of the following best describes your view of institutional racism in Australia?