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  • Jul, 2012

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    Government Support for Newspapers

    Q. Would you approve or disapprove of the Australian Government taking action to maintain the publication of daily newspapers?

     

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Read daily

    Read a few times a week

    Read about once a week

    Read less often/

    never

    Total approve

    52%

    59%

    49%

    45%

    68%

    63%

    44%

    37%

    Total disapprove

    27%

    23%

    32%

    33%

    20%

    22%

    38%

    29%

    Strongly approve

    17%

    21%

    14%

    12%

    32%

    18%

    14%

    6%

    Approve

    35%

    38%

    35%

    33%

    36%

    45%

    30%

    31%

    Disapprove

    20%

    18%

    23%

    22%

    12%

    15%

    32%

    21%

    Strongly disapprove

    7%

    5%

    9%

    11%

    8%

    7%

    6%

    8%

    Don’t know

    21%

    18%

    18%

    22%

    12%

    15%

    18%

    35%

    52% would approve of the Australian Government taking action to maintain the publication of daily newspapers and 27% disapproved.

    Those most likely to approve were women (59%), Victorians (59%) and Labor voters (59%).

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