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Federal ICAC

10 Dec 2019

Q. To what extent would you support or oppose the establishment of an independent federal corruption body to monitor the behaviour of our politicians and public servants?

  Total Voting Intention Sep’18
Labor Coalition Greens NET: Other
Strongly support 42% 49% 48% 37% 51% 46%
Support 33% 35% 28% 45% 30% 36%
Oppose 7% 7% 8% 6% 5% 4%
Strongly oppose 2% 1% 1% 2% 3% 1%
Unsure 17% 8% 15% 10% 12% 14%
NET: Support 75% 84% 76% 82% 80% 82%
NET: Oppose 8% 8% 10% 8% 8% 5%
Base (n) 1,035 339 356 106 116 1,030
  • 75% of participants support the establishment of an independent federal corruption body to monitor the behaviour of our politicians and public servants – this is lower than Sep’18, when 82% supported of an independent body.
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