Q. Working women currently receive taxpayer-funded paid parental leave (PPL) of $641 a week (the minimum wage) for up to 18 weeks. In the Federal Budget, the Government has proposed women who can access employer-sponsored PPL schemes will lose all or part of their taxpayer-funded PPL. Do you approve or disapprove of this proposal?
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Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ Indep- endent |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
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|
Total approve |
56% |
47% |
73% |
37% |
63% |
60% |
52% |
42% |
59% |
71% |
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|
Total disapprove |
27% |
36% |
16% |
40% |
21% |
22% |
30% |
38% |
22% |
17% |
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|
Strongly approve |
25% |
16% |
37% |
16% |
35% |
28% |
22% |
13% |
27% |
38% |
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|
Approve |
31% |
31% |
36% |
21% |
28% |
32% |
30% |
29% |
32% |
33% |
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|
Disapprove |
14% |
16% |
10% |
23% |
10% |
12% |
15% |
18% |
12% |
10% |
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|
Strongly disapprove |
13% |
20% |
6% |
17% |
11% |
10% |
15% |
20% |
10% |
7% |
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|
Don’t know |
18% |
17% |
12% |
23% |
16% |
17% |
18% |
21% |
18% |
13% |
56% approve and 27% disapprove of the Government’s proposal that women who can access employer-sponsored paid parental leave schemes will lose all or part of their taxpayer-funded PPL.
Those most likely to approve were Liberal/National voters (73%), men (60%) and those aged 55+ (71%). Those aged under 35 were split 42% approve/38% disapprove.