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  • Dec, 2012

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    Use of air conditioning

    Q. Do you have an air conditioner or evaporative cooling?

    Yes

    74%

    No

    26%

    74% of respondents said they had air conditioning or evaporative cooling.

    Those most likely to have air conditioning or evaporative cooling were respondents from Victoria (82%) and with incomes of $1,600+ pw (80%).

    Those least likely to have air conditioning or evaporative cooling were respondents from NSW (68%), Greens voters (65%) and incomes of less than $1,000 pw (65%).

  • Dec, 2012

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    Media regulation

    Q. Newspapers and magazines are regulated by the Australian Press Council which was established by the media industry and comprises representatives of media organisations and as well as independent members. It deals with complaints and decides what penalties should be given to journalists and media that break agreed codes of conduct.

    Do you think newspapers and magazines should continue to be regulated by the media industry’s Press Council or should the Federal Government appoint a new independent organisation to deal with complaints?

     

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Press Council should continue to deal with complaints

    44%

    40%

    54%

    38%

    Should be a new Government-appointed organisation to deal with complaints

    28%

    36%

    25%

    40%

    Don’t know

    28%

    25%

    21%

    22%

    44% think that newspapers and magazines should continue to be regulated by the media industry’s Press Council and 28% think the Federal Government should appoint a new independent organisation to deal with complaints.

    Highest support for a new Government-appointed organisation came from men (36%), Labor voters (36%) and Greens voters (40%).

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