Q. Should political parties be allowed to receive donations from each of the following?
Should be allowed | Should not be allowed | Don’t know | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
Individual Australian voters | 47% | 39% | 15% | 44% | 54% | 49% | 51% | |
Australian companies | 30% | 55% | 15% | 26% | 42% | 24% | 27% | |
Professional associations | 27% | 57% | 16% | 24% | 34% | 25% | 25% | |
Unions | 21% | 64% | 15% | 24% | 20% | 27% | 19% | |
Energy companies | 20% | 66% | 14% | 17% | 30% | 15% | 14% | |
Mining companies | 18% | 67% | 15% | 16% | 27% | 9% | 15% | |
Property developers | 16% | 70% | 14% | 15% | 23% | 10% | 13% | |
Casinos | 15% | 73% | 12% | 12% | 22% | 10% | 12% | |
Foreign companies | 13% | 74% | 13% | 12% | 17% | 13% | 11% |
A majority are opposed to all donations to political parties with the exception of donations from individual Australian voters (47% allow/39% not allow).
At least 7 in 10 were opposed to donations from foreign companies (74% not allow), casinos (73%) and property developers (70%).
Liberal/National voters were more likely to support all forms of donations except those from unions.