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Securing jobs

21 Jun 2016

Q. How important are each of the following for ensuring Australia grows local jobs?

  Total important   Very important Somewhat important Not so important Not at all important Don’t know
Local jobs and local content rules for Government funded infrastructure projects 83%   48% 35% 5% 1% 11%
Better funding of TAFE programs to give people the skills to get jobs of the future 83%   43% 40% 8% 1% 8%
Government support for local manufacturing industries like the steel industry 80%   42% 38% 9% 2% 9%
More investment in renewable energy 76%   43% 33% 10% 4% 10%
Opening up investment for foreign companies so they bring the technology and skills to Australia 47%   15% 32% 27% 13% 13%
Tax cuts for large companies 29%   10% 19% 28% 30% 13%

The most important factors in ensuring Australia grows local jobs were “local jobs and local content rules for Government funded infrastructure projects” (83%), “better funding of TAFE programs to give people the skills to get jobs of the future” (83%) and “Government support for local manufacturing industries like the steel industry” (80%).

Only 29% think “tax cuts for large companies” is important – 58% think it is not important.

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