Q. Do you believe protecting local industries and Australian manufacturing jobs will lead to higher costs for Australian consumers and businesses?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Will lead to much higher costs | 17% | 15% | 23% | 12% | 12% | |
| Will lead to slightly higher costs | 47% | 48% | 49% | 58% | 46% | |
| Will not lead to higher costs | 13% | 15% | 10% | 10% | 22% | |
| Don’t know | 22% | 22% | 17% | 20% | 21% |
64% think that protecting local industries and Australian manufacturing jobs will lead to higher costs for Australian consumers and businesses. Only 13% think it will not lead to higher costs. However, only 17% think it will lead to much higher costs while 47% think it will lead to slightly higher costs.
Liberal voters were more likely to think it will lead to much higher costs (23%) and Greens voters more likely to think it will lead to slightly higher costs (58%).
There were no substantial differences across demographics.