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Good or Bad for Australia

18 Jul 2011

Q. Overall, do you think the Government’s carbon pricing scheme will be good or bad for Australia’s future?

Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
Total good 34% 67% 11% 76%
Total bad 46% 13% 73% 16%
Very good 11% 26% 1% 31%
Good 23% 41% 10% 45%
Bad 20% 9% 29% 9%
Very bad 26% 4% 44% 7%
It will make no difference 8% 8% 10%
Don’t know 12% 13% 7% 7%

34% think the carbon pricing scheme will be good for Australia and 46% think it will be bad.

By age, those aged under 35 split 42% good/36% bad, and those aged 55+ split 31% good/52% bad.

For those who consider themselves very well or somewhat informed about the carbon pricing scheme, 42% think it will be good for Australia and 48% bad.

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