Q. There have recently been protests held in some Australian cities – similar to the “Occupy Wall Street” protests in USA – against “corporate greed” and the power of major banks and multinational corporations. Which best describes your opinion of these protests?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Agree with their concerns and support the protests | 29% | 36% | 18% | 59% |
| Agree with their concerns but don’t support the protests | 40% | 37% | 48% | 27% |
| Don’t agree with their concerns | 13% | 10% | 19% | 5% |
| Don’t know | 18% | 18% | 15% | 8% |
69% say they agree with the concerns of the “occupy” protests – made up of 29% who support the protests and 40% who don’t support the protests. Only 13% say they don’t agree with their concerns.
A majority (59%) of Greens voters support the protests compared to only 18% of Liberal/National voters – although only 19% of Liberal/National voters disagree with their concerns. Labor voters are split over support for the protests – 36% support them and 37% agree with their concerns but don’t support the protests.
Support for the concerns of the protests is strongest among older respondents (aged 55+), 28% support the protests and a further 48% agree with their concerns.