Q. Do you support the Government’s proposal to pay compensation to victims of child sex abuse or do you think the institutions like the churches should pay the compensation?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
Support Government paying compensation | 14% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 9% | |
Institutions should pay the compensation | 63% | 59% | 65% | 76% | 74% | |
Neither should pay compensation | 7% | 6% | 9% | 5% | 8% | |
Don’t know | 16% | 18% | 12% | 5% | 10% |
63% think that institutions should pay compensation to victims of child abuse and 14% support the Government’s proposal to pay compensation.
Those most likely to think the institutions should pay compensation were Greens voters (76%), other party voters (74%) and aged 55+ (80%).