Q. Would you approve or disapprove of privatising the NBN when it is completed in 2020?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | |
NET: Approve | 29% | 27% | 39% | 24% | 20% | 36% | 23% | 42% | 31% | 17% |
NET: Disapprove | 44% | 52% | 38% | 45% | 51% | 45% | 43% | 32% | 41% | 57% |
Strongly approve | 9% | 10% | 11% | 5% | 5% | 12% | 6% | 14% | 11% | 3% |
Somewhat approve | 20% | 17% | 28% | 19% | 15% | 24% | 17% | 28% | 20% | 14% |
Somewhat disapprove | 18% | 19% | 20% | 15% | 20% | 18% | 18% | 14% | 18% | 21% |
Strongly disapprove | 26% | 33% | 18% | 30% | 31% | 27% | 25% | 18% | 23% | 36% |
Don’t know | 27% | 21% | 23% | 30% | 29% | 20% | 34% | 26% | 28% | 26% |
Under a third (29%) approve of privatising the NBN when it is completed in 2020 and 44% disapprove.
Most voter groups were more likely to disapprove of privatisation except for Liberal/National voters who were split 39% approve and 38% disapprove.