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Opinion of Changes to Health System
Q. And from what you’ve read or heard, do you support or oppose these changes in the health care system proposed by the Federal Government?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Heard a lot / something | Heard a little | |
Total support | 36% | 59% | 21% | 46% | 50% | 24% |
Total oppose | 13% | 1% | 22% | 6% | 17% | 9% |
Strongly support | 8% | 20% | * | 8% | 13% | 3% |
Support | 28% | 39% | 21% | 38% | 37% | 21% |
Neither support nor oppose | 36% | 28% | 41% | 27% | 27% | 44% |
Oppose | 8% | 1% | 13% | 5% | 9% | 7% |
Strongly oppose | 5% | – | 9% | 1% | 8% | 2% |
Don’t know | 16% | 11% | 16% | 20% | 7% | 23% |
* based on those who have heard a lot/something/a little.
Of those who had heard a lot/something/a little, 36% support the changes and 13% oppose. Labor voters support the changes 50% to 1% oppose and Greens voters support them 46%/6%. 41% of Liberal/National voters neither support nor oppose, while 21% support and 22% oppose.
Those who have heard a lot/something are more likely to support the changes – 50% compared to 24% of those who have only heard a little.

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