03 June 2013, 030613, 2PP, Labor Party, Liberal Party, two party preferred, Voting intention
Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward?
Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?
Sample size = 1,903 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 21 Aug 10 |
|
4 weeks ago 6/5/13 |
2 weeks ago 20/5/13 |
Last week 27/5/13 |
This week 3/6/13 |
| Liberal |
|
44% |
45% |
45% |
45% |
|
| National |
4% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
||
| Total Lib/Nat |
43.6% |
48% |
48% |
48% |
48% |
|
| Labor |
38.0% |
33% |
35% |
34% |
35% |
|
| Greens |
11.8% |
9% |
8% |
8% |
8% |
|
| Other/Independent |
6.6% |
10% |
9% |
10% |
9% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 21 Aug 10 |
|
4 weeks ago 6/5/13 |
2 weeks ago 20/5/13 |
Last week 27/5/13 |
This week 3/6/13 |
| Liberal |
49.9% |
56% |
55% |
55% |
55% |
|
| Labor |
50.1% |
44% |
45% |
45% |
45% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2010 election.
03 June 2013, 030613, renewable energy, renewable resources target
Q. Australia currently has a target of having 20 per cent of our energy generated from renewable resources (e.g. hydro, solar, wind farms, geothermal) by 2020. Do you think this target is too high, not high enough or about right?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Not high enough |
40% |
47% |
31% |
67% |
|
| Too high |
11% |
6% |
19% |
7% |
|
| About right |
33% |
36% |
33% |
17% |
|
| Don’t know |
16% |
11% |
17% |
9% |
40% think that the 2020 target of 20% renewable energy is not high enough, 33% think it is about right and 11% think it is too high.
Those most likely to think it is not high enough were Greens voters (67%), Labor voters (47%), aged 18-24 (45%) and aged 55+ (45%).
19% of Liberal/National voters and 17% of men thought it was too high.
03 June 2013, 030613, wind farms, wind farms in australia
Q. In general, do you support or oppose building wind farms in Australia to produce renewable energy?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total support |
76% |
82% |
71% |
89% |
|
| Total oppose |
11% |
7% |
15% |
3% |
|
| Strongly support |
29% |
35% |
24% |
56% |
|
| Support |
47% |
47% |
47% |
33% |
|
| Oppose |
8% |
6% |
11% |
3% |
|
| Strongly oppose |
3% |
1% |
4% |
– |
|
| Don’t know |
13% |
11% |
13% |
8% |
76% support building wind farms in Australia to produce renewable energy and 11% oppose. Support was over 70% across all demographic groups.
03 June 2013, 030613, compulsory vaccination
Q. Do you support or oppose the compulsory vaccination of children against diseases like measles, mumps and diphtheria?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total support |
87% |
90% |
90% |
86% |
|
| Total oppose |
7% |
4% |
8% |
7% |
|
| Strongly support |
58% |
66% |
60% |
49% |
|
| Support |
29% |
24% |
30% |
37% |
|
| Oppose |
4% |
2% |
4% |
4% |
|
| Strongly oppose |
3% |
2% |
4% |
3% |
|
| Don’t know |
6% |
7% |
3% |
8% |
87% support the compulsory vaccination of children and 7% oppose.
Support was over 80% for all demographic groups including 92% of respondents aged 55+.
03 June 2013, 030613, childcare enrolments, non-vaccinated children
Q. Do you support or oppose childcare centres having the right to refuse to enrol children who have not been vaccinated?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total support |
78% |
80% |
82% |
71% |
|
| Total oppose |
11% |
9% |
11% |
18% |
|
| Strongly support |
45% |
47% |
47% |
41% |
|
| Support |
33% |
33% |
35% |
30% |
|
| Oppose |
7% |
6% |
6% |
12% |
|
| Strongly oppose |
4% |
3% |
5% |
6% |
|
| Don’t know |
10% |
11% |
7% |
11% |
78% support childcare centres having the right to refuse to enrol children who have not been vaccinated and 11% oppose. Support was over 70% for all demographic groups and highest for respondents aged 65+ (88%) and NSW residents (82%).
03 June 2013, 030613, ABC, privatisation, SBS
Q. Would you support or oppose the privatisation of the ABC and SBS?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total support |
15% |
11% |
21% |
3% |
|
| Total oppose |
57% |
68% |
51% |
75% |
|
| Strongly support |
4% |
3% |
6% |
– |
|
| Support |
11% |
8% |
15% |
3% |
|
| Oppose |
25% |
24% |
28% |
22% |
|
| Strongly oppose |
32% |
44% |
23% |
53% |
|
| Don’t know |
28% |
21% |
28% |
22% |
15% support the privatisation of the ABC and SBS and 57% oppose. 28% did not give an opinion.
Strongest opposition came from men (61%), people aged 55+ (74%) and those on incomes under $1,000pw (68%).
03 June 2013, 030613, sports betting
Q. Would you support or oppose banning all advertising of sports betting during TV and radio sports broadcasts?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total support |
78% |
78% |
77% |
85% |
|
| Total oppose |
12% |
11% |
15% |
8% |
|
| Strongly support |
51% |
53% |
47% |
62% |
|
| Support |
27% |
25% |
30% |
23% |
|
| Oppose |
9% |
8% |
12% |
8% |
|
| Strongly oppose |
3% |
3% |
3% |
– |
|
| Don’t know |
10% |
11% |
7% |
8% |
78% support banning all advertising of sports betting during TV and radio sports broadcasts and 12% oppose.
Strongest support came from those aged 55+ (84%) and Greens voters (85%).
03 June 2013, 030613, Australian manufacturing, car industry
Q. Thinking about the Australian manufacturing industry, which of the following statements is closest to your view?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
Aug 2012 |
|
| With Government support, Australia can have a successful manufacturing industry |
61% |
70% |
56% |
60% |
63% |
||
| There is no future for manufacturing in Australia and Government support would be a waste of money |
22% |
13% |
31% |
23% |
17% |
||
| Don’t know |
17% |
17% |
13% |
18% |
21% |
61% agree that “With Government support, Australia can have a successful manufacturing industry” and 22% agree “There is no future for manufacturing in Australia and Government support would be a waste of money”. Those who think that “Australia can have a successful manufacturing industry” has dropped 2% and those thinking “There is no future for manufacturing in Australia” has increased 5% since this question was last asked in August.
Those most likely to agree that “Australia can have a successful manufacturing industry” were aged 35+ (65%), Labor voters (70%) and people on income of $600-$1,000pw (67%).
Those most likely to agree that “There is no future for manufacturing in Australia” were men (28%), Liberal/National voters (31%) and people on incomes over $1,600pw (29%).