Q. Which of the following political expenses should politicians be reimbursed for?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Aug 2015 | |||
| Travel for events directly related to their electoral or parliamentary work (unlimited if work related) | 68% | 68% | 78% | 69% | 67% | 64% | ||
| Printing of materials to inform their electorate | 54% | 57% | 60% | 51% | 50% | 62% | ||
| Overseas study trips (a limited number per year) | 35% | 35% | 45% | 36% | 32% | 34% | ||
| Publications allowance (for books and magazines) | 34% | 35% | 37% | 36% | 33% | 38% | ||
| Free use of a taxpayer funded car | 22% | 21% | 31% | 19% | 19% | 29% | ||
| An electorate allowance that covers the cost of serving the electorate, which MP’s can keep if it is not spent | 20% | 19% | 23% | 19% | 24% | 21% | ||
| An allowance for nights spent in Canberra, regardless of where the MP stays | 19% | 19% | 23% | 17% | 22% | 26% | ||
| Social events for networking purposes | 18% | 205 | 21% | 11% | 16% | 17% | ||
| Travel for politicians families to visit them in Canberra or interstate when they are on Government business | 15% | 15% | 18% | 14% | 15% | 16% | ||
| Travel for politicians spouses to accompany them on overseas trips | 13% | 13% | 20% | 13% | 6% | 15% |
More than half approve of reimbursing politicians for travel for events directly related to their electoral or parliamentary work (68%) and printing of materials to inform their electorate (54%). A substantial minority also approve a publications allowance (34%) and limited overseas study trips (35%).
Very few supported funding for travel for spouses to accompany them on overseas trips (13%) or family travel within Australia (15%).
Since this question was asked in August 2015, support has fallen for printing of materials (down 8%), taxpayer funded car (down 7%) and allowance for spending nights in Canberra (down 7%).