Q. To what extent do you agree that the following measures will improve job creation and investment in Australia?
Total Agree | Total Agree – Labor | Total Agree – Lib/Nat | Total Agree- Greens | ||
Increasing the number of apprenticeships | 88% | 89% | 91% | 87% | |
Giving incentives to companies that invest in research and development | 79% | 80% | 83% | 83% | |
Boosting investment in renewable energy technologies | 75% | 80% | 71% | 88% | |
Requiring companies to use Australian made steel in large infrastructure projects | 73% | 77% | 77% | 69% | |
Implementing industrial relations changes that give more flexibility to business | 57% | 45% | 75% | 41% | |
Bringing back tariffs on products imported from overseas | 52% | 52% | 58% | 40% | |
Introducing industrial relations reforms to make it easier to hire and fire people | 41% | 26% | 65% | 18% |
Increasing the number of apprenticeships, giving incentives to companies that invest in research and development, and requiring companies to use Australia made steel in large infrastructure projects all receive a consistent level of endorsement across party lines.
Labor voters are more likely to agree with boosting investment in renewable energy technologies (80% total agree) as a measure to improve job creation and investment in Australia, as are Greens voters (88% total agree).
Labor voters are less likely to agree with implementing industrial relations changes that give more flexibility to business (45% total agree) and introducing industrial relations reforms to make it easier to hire and fire people (26% total agree).
Coalition voters are the most likely to agree with the industrial relations reforms, with 75% agreeing with implementing industrial relations changes that give more flexibility to business and 65% agreeing with introducing industrial relations reforms to make it easier to hire and fire people.