Internships

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the budget measure announced by the Federal Government last week to introduce internships for young unemployed people which pay $4 per hour for up to 25 hours work per week?

	Total		Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens	Vote other
Total approve	48%		34%	70%	31%	46%
Total disapprove	32%		48%	14%	52%	40%
Strongly approve	14%		9%	24%	4%	9%
Approve	34%		25%	46%	27%	37%
Disapprove	16%		22%	10%	17%	21%
Strongly disapprove	16%		26%	4%	35%	19%
Don’t know	20%		18%	15%	16%	14%

48% approve of the budget measure announced by the Federal Government last week to introduce internships for young unemployed people which pay $4 per hour for up to 25 hours work per week and 32% disapprove. 70% of Liberal/National voters approve but Greens and Labor bvoters are more likely to disapprove (52% and 48%).

Of those aged under 25, 44% approve and 33% disapprove.