Q. Which of the following political expenses should politicians be reimbursed for?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | Oct 2013 | |||
| Travel for events directly related to their electoral or parliamentary work (unlimited if work related) | 64% | 65% | 70% | 78% | 61% | 70% | ||
| Printing of materials to inform their electorate | 62% | 62% | 68% | 69% | 59% | 53% | ||
| Publications allowance (for books and magazines) | 38% | 37% | 42% | 52% | 33% | 31% | ||
| Overseas study trips (a limited number per year) | 34% | 34% | 38% | 46% | 29% | 36% | ||
| Free use of a taxpayer funded car | 29% | 27% | 35% | 29% | 22% | 29% | ||
| An allowance for nights spent in Canberra, regardless of where the MP stays | 26% | 24% | 31% | 23% | 23% | 19% | ||
| An electorate allowance that covers the cost of serving the electorate, which MP’s can keep if it is not spent | 21% | 20% | 22% | 26% | 20% | 16% | ||
| Social events for networking purposes | 17% | 12% | 26% | 11% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Travel for politicians families to visit them in Canberra or interstate when they are on Government business | 16% | 16% | 16% | 26% | 12% | 18% | ||
| Travel for politicians spouses to accompany them on overseas trips | 15% | 14% | 16% | 21% | 15% | 15% |
More than half approve of reimbursing politicians for travel for events directly related to their electoral or parliamentary work (64%) and printing of materials to inform their electorate (62%). A substantial minority also approve a publications allowance (38%) and limited overseas study trips (34%).
Very few supported funding for travel for spouses to accompany them on overseas trips (15%) or family travel within Australia (16%).
Since this question was asked in October 2013, support has fallen for funding travel to directly-related events (down 6%), but increased for printing (up 9%), publications (up 7%) and an allowance for nights spent in Canberra (up 7%).