Q. Do you think other manufacturing sectors that are under pressure from the high Australian dollar should receive similar assistance from Governments, or do you think the car industry needs special assistance?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
Other manufacturing industries should receive similar assistance | 62% | 61% | 66% | 68% |
The car industry needs special assistance | 12% | 15% | 15% | 9% |
Don’t know | 26% | 24% | 19% | 23% |
62% thought that other manufacturing industries should receive similar assistance and only 12% thought the car industry needs special assistance. There were no major differences across demographic and voter groups – although strongest support for similar assistance for other industries came from Greens voters (68%), aged 45+ (69%) and Victorian residents (68%).