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National energy plan
Q. This week, the Federal Government announced a new national energy plan. From what you have read or heard about it, do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s new plan for energy?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Total approve | 35% | 33% | 53% | 20% | 17% | |
| Total disapprove | 18% | 22% | 9% | 29% | 26% | |
| Strongly approve | 10% | 10% | 16% | 3% | 1% | |
| Approve | 25% | 23% | 37% | 17% | 16% | |
| Disapprove | 11% | 13% | 7% | 14% | 15% | |
| Strongly disapprove | 7% | 9% | 2% | 15% | 11% | |
| Don’t know | 47% | 45% | 39% | 51% | 56% |
Nearly half (47%) could not give an opinion of the Federal Government’s new national energy plan.
35% approved of the plan and 18% disapproved.
Those more likely to approve were Liberal National voters (53%).
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