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  • May, 2013

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    Reason for Australia’s national debt

    Q. What do you think is the main reason for Australia’s national debt?

     

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    The world economy

    26%

    44%

    10%

    49%

    The high Australian dollar

    17%

    31%

    9%

    19%

    Government are poor economic managers

    46%

    12%

    76%

    19%

    Don’t know

    11%

    14%

    5%

    14%

    46% think the main reason for Australia’s national debt is that the Government are poor economic managers. 26% think it is due to the world economy and 17% blame the high Australian dollar.

    Labor (44%) and Greens (49%) voters are more likely to blame the world economy, while 76% of Liberal/National voters say it is because the Government are poor economic managers.

  • Mar, 2012

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    Impact of Dollar on Industry

    Q. The Australian dollar is now at $1.05 US and has been historically higher than the normal range of 60c-80c US. Is the high Australian dollar good or bad for the following industries?

     

    Total good

    Total bad

    Very good

    Good

    Neither good nor bad

    Bad

    Very bad

    Don’t know

    Mining industry

    29%

    29%

    10%

    19%

    20%

    24%

    5%

    22%

    Farming & Grazing Industry

    16%

    49%

    4%

    12%

    16%

    36%

    13%

    19%

    Finance Industry

    38%

    15%

    9%

    29%

    25%

    12%

    3%

    21%

    Construction Industry

    24%

    26%

    4%

    20%

    28%

    22%

    4%

    23%

    Manufacturing industry

    15%

    50%

    3%

    12%

    14%

    29%

    21%

    20%

    Retail Industry

    23%

    47%

    6%

    17%

    14%

    30%

    17%

    16%

    Australian Tourism Industry

    20%

    56%

    8%

    12%

    10%

    31%

    25%

    14%

    Overall, respondents think that the high Australian dollar has only been good for the finance industry (38% good/15% bad).

    They believe that it has been particularly bad for the tourism industry (20% good/56% bad), the manufacturing industry (15%/50%), the farming and grazing industry (16%/49%) and the retail industry (23%/47%)

    On the mining industry, they were split 29% good/29% bad.

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  • Mar, 2012

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    Impact of Mining Boom and Dollar

    Q. Has the mining boom and the high dollar been good or bad for –

     

    Total good

    Total bad

    Very good

    Good

    Neither good nor bad

    Bad

    Very bad

    Don’t know

    The economy generally

    52%

    12%

    11%

    41%

    22%

    10%

    2%

    15%

    Jobs generally

    42%

    18%

    8%

    34%

    26%

    15%

    3%

    14%

    You personally

    23%

    10%

    5%

    18%

    55%

    8%

    2%

    10%

    A majority (52%) think that the mining boom and the high dollar has been good for the economy and are more likely to think it has been good for jobs (42% good/18% bad).

    61% of Labor voters, 53% of Greens voters and 51% of Coalition voters think it has been good for the economy.

    55% think it has been neither good nor bad for them personally. For those on incomes over $1,600pw, 32% think it has been good for them personally and 9% bad.

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  • Jan, 2012

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    Support for Other Manufacturing Sectors

    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%).

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