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Liberal Party’s environmental/employment plan

25 Jan 2010

Q. The Opposition Leader Tony Abbott recently announced a plan to employ 15,000 people at an annual cost of up to $750 million to work on large scale environmental projects. Do you support or oppose this plan?

  %
Total support 59%
Total oppose 15%
Strongly support 14%
Support 45%
Oppose 10%
Strongly oppose 5%
No opinion 26%

 Over half (59%) support Tony Abbott’s recently announced plan to employ 15,000 people at an annual cost of up to $750 million to work on large scale environmental projects, 15% oppose such a plan and 26% have no opinion.  

Coalition voters were more likely to support the plan (80%), while Labor voters were more likely to oppose the plan (25%).  52% of Labor voters and 70% of Green voters support the plan. 

People aged 55 years and over were more likely to support the plan (62%), as were males (61%).

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