Q. Which of the following is closest to your opinion of the ABC?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
||
|
The ABC is biased to the Left |
22% |
10% |
42% |
13% |
13% |
|
|
The ABC is not biased either to the Left or to the Right |
36% |
48% |
21% |
61% |
46% |
|
|
The ABC is biased to the Right |
3% |
1% |
3% |
2% |
8% |
|
|
Don’t know |
40% |
40% |
34% |
23% |
33% |
36% think that the ABC is not biased either to the Left or the Right and 22% think it is biased to the Left. A very high 40% do not know if the ABC is biased in any direction.
Liberal/National voters are more likely to think the ABC is biased to the Left (42%). 61% of Greens voters and 48% of Labor voters think the ABC is not biased.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the 5% annual funding cut to the ABC?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
| Total approve |
25% |
13% |
45% |
7% |
23% |
|
| Total disapprove |
52% |
67% |
36% |
87% |
54% |
|
| Strongly approve |
8% |
2% |
18% |
– |
10% |
|
| Approve |
17% |
11% |
27% |
7% |
13% |
|
| Disapprove |
27% |
27% |
29% |
27% |
24% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
25% |
40% |
7% |
60% |
30% |
|
| Don’t know |
23% |
20% |
19% |
6% |
23% |
25% approve the cuts to the ABC and 52% disapprove – 23% don’t know.
Those most likely to disapprove were Greens voters (87%), Labor voters (67%) and respondents aged 45-64 (60%).
Q. How concerned are you that funding cuts may result in the ABC cutting back or dropping some of its current affairs programs?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total concerned |
53% |
64% |
34% |
85% |
57% |
|
| Total not concerned |
39% |
29% |
57% |
12% |
39% |
|
| Very concerned |
25% |
32% |
10% |
59% |
31% |
|
| Somewhat concerned |
28% |
32% |
24% |
26% |
26% |
|
| Not very concerned |
21% |
18% |
26% |
8% |
28% |
|
| Not at all concerned |
18% |
11% |
31% |
4% |
11% |
|
| Don’t know |
9% |
7% |
9% |
4% |
4% |
53% were concerned that funding cuts may result in the ABC cutting back or dropping some of its current affairs programs and 39% were not concerned.
Those most likely to be concerned were Greens voters (85%), Labor voters (64%) and university educated (62%).
ABC, charitable organisations, high court, political parties, Reserve Bank, trust in institutions
Q. How much trust do you have in the following institutions and organisations?
|
Total trust |
|
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
A little trust |
No trust |
Don’t know |
% change |
|
Total trust 12 Jun 12 |
Total trust 18 Mar 13 |
|
| The High Court |
57% |
20% |
37% |
27% |
12% |
4% |
-17 |
60% |
74% |
||
| The ABC |
54% |
18% |
36% |
29% |
13% |
5% |
-16 |
54% |
70% |
||
| The Reserve Bank |
52% |
17% |
35% |
30% |
13% |
5% |
-12 |
49% |
64% |
||
| Charitable organisations |
45% |
6% |
39% |
36% |
14% |
4% |
-7 |
50% |
52% |
||
| Your local council |
33% |
5% |
28% |
38% |
24% |
4% |
-1 |
na |
34% |
||
| TV news media |
32% |
2% |
26% |
47% |
23% |
3% |
+2 |
21% |
30% |
||
| Environment groups |
31% |
5% |
26% |
38% |
25% |
5% |
-10 |
32% |
41% |
||
| The Commonwealth Public Service |
31% |
5% |
26% |
40% |
19% |
10% |
-5 |
30% |
36% |
||
| Newspapers |
30% |
3% |
27% |
46% |
21% |
3% |
– |
26% |
30% |
||
| Religious organisations |
26% |
5% |
21% |
28% |
41% |
4% |
-1 |
27% |
27% |
||
| Federal Parliament |
25% |
4% |
21% |
33% |
39% |
3% |
-9 |
22% |
34% |
||
| Online news media |
25% |
2% |
23% |
49% |
21% |
4% |
-2 |
23% |
27% |
||
| State Parliament |
24% |
3% |
21% |
35% |
37% |
4% |
-6 |
na |
30% |
||
| Trade unions |
22% |
4% |
18% |
33% |
39% |
7% |
-3 |
22% |
25% |
||
| Business groups |
22% |
1% |
21% |
44% |
27% |
6% |
-4 |
22% |
26% |
||
| Political parties |
13% |
2% |
11% |
33% |
50% |
3% |
+1 |
12% |
12% |
Note: ‘Total Trust’ is an aggregate figure achieved by adding ‘A lot of trust’ and ‘Some trust’
Since this question was last asked in March last year, there has been a significant decline in trust in the High Court (-17%), the ABC (-16%), the Reserve Bank (-12%), environment groups (-10) and the Federal Parliament (-9). Trust in the High Court, ABC and Reserve Bank is back to similar levels to that recorded in 2012.
Respondents had most trust in the High Court (57%), the ABC (54%), the Reserve Bank (52%) and charitable organisations (45%). They had least trust in political parties (13%), trade unions (22%) and business groups (22%).
Compared to the average, Labor voters had more trust in the ABC (62%), environment groups (41%) and trade unions (34%).
Liberal/National voters, compared to the average, had a little more trust in the Reserve Bank (62%), Federal Parliament (43%), State Parliament (36%) and business groups (32%).
ABC, ABC cuts, ABC funding, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, cutting funding, Government spending
Q. Would you approve or disapprove of cutting funding to the ABC?
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total approve |
21% |
12% |
37% |
8% |
15% |
|
| Total disapprove |
61% |
70% |
43% |
85% |
75% |
|
| Strongly approve |
7% |
2% |
16% |
3% |
5% |
|
| Approve |
14% |
10% |
21% |
5% |
10% |
|
| Disapprove |
29% |
29% |
30% |
12% |
38% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
32% |
41% |
13% |
73% |
37% |
|
| Don’t know |
18% |
19% |
20% |
7% |
10% |
61% disapprove (including 32% strongly disapprove) of cutting funding to the ABC and 21% approve.
Those most likely to disapprove were Greens voters (85%), other voters (75%) and Labor voters (70%). Liberal/National voters were split 37% approve and 43% disapprove.
Those aged 55+ were a little more likely to approve – 26% approve/60% disapprove. 28% of men approved compared to only 14% of women.
ABC, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, cut funding, Federal Government, Government spending, News, news coverage
Q. If the Federal Government cut funding to the ABC do you think it would be because:
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| The Government needs to reduce overall spending |
45% |
36% |
64% |
25% |
39% |
|
| The Government doesn’t like the ABC’s news coverage |
28% |
38% |
6% |
65% |
36% |
|
| The ABC has more than enough funding to do its job efficiently |
10% |
6% |
17% |
1% |
7% |
|
| Don’t know |
18% |
20% |
13% |
9% |
18% |
45% think that funding cuts to the ABC would be made because the Government needs to reduce overall spending and 28% think it would be because the Government doesn’t like the ABC’s news coverage.
Those more likely to think it would be because the Government doesn’t like the ABC’s news coverage were Greens voters (65%), Labor voters (38%), income less than $600pw (38%) and university educated (34%).
19 August 2013, 190813, ABC, SBS, SMH, The Australian, the telegraph, trust in election media coverage, trust in media
Q. How much trust do you have in the way the following media have reported and commented on the election campaign so far?
|
Total a lot/sometrust |
|
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
Not much trust |
No trust at all |
Don’t know |
Don’t use |
|
| ABC TV |
58% |
22% |
36% |
10% |
7% |
8% |
17% |
|
| SBS TV |
52% |
16% |
36% |
9% |
5% |
10% |
24% |
|
| Commercial TV |
29% |
3% |
26% |
34% |
19% |
9% |
9% |
|
| ABC radio |
49% |
16% |
33% |
10% |
8% |
8% |
25% |
|
| Commercial radio |
25% |
4% |
21% |
27% |
19% |
10% |
18% |
|
| The Australian |
31% |
5% |
26% |
15% |
16% |
9% |
27% |
|
| The Telegraph (NSW) |
25% |
7% |
18% |
21% |
28% |
7% |
19% |
|
| Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) |
39% |
7% |
32% |
21% |
16% |
8% |
17% |
|
| The Age (Victoria) |
42% |
7% |
35% |
21% |
13% |
9% |
15% |
|
| Herald Sun (Victoria) |
30% |
5% |
25% |
25% |
26% |
8% |
12% |
|
| Courier Mail (Queensland) |
23% |
2% |
21% |
20% |
21% |
9% |
27% |
The most trusted media for coverage of the election campaign were ABC TV (58% trust), SBS TV (52%) and ABC radio (49%).
The most trusted newspapers were The Age (42%) and the Sydney Morning Herald (39%).
The least trusted media were the Courier Mail (23%), The Telegraph (25%) and commercial radio (25%).
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%).