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Importance of issues

26 Apr 2017

Q. Please rank the following issues in order of importance from 1 to 4 where 1 is the most important, 2 the second most important, etc.

Most important issue Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other
Restricting Australian businesses’ use of foreign workers 26%   26% 24% 29% 25%
Protecting local industries from cheap imports 22%   23% 21% 20% 22%
Making companies pay tax in Australia by preventing them from shifting profits offshore 14%   14% 15% 12% 14%
Enforcing local content rules on Australian projects 38%   37% 40% 39% 38%

 

38% think that enforcing local content rules on Australian projects is the most important issue. Those most likely to think this were those earning less than $31,200 (45%).

Those most likely to think that restricting Australian businesses’ use of foreign workers is the most important issue were South Australians (34%) and those aged 65+ (30%).

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