Q. How would you rate your state government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?
| TOTAL: Good | 15/02 | 01/02 | 30/11 | 16/11 | 02/11 | 05/10 | 21/09 | 07/09 | 24/08 | 10/08 | 27/07 | 13/07 |
| NSW | 72% | 71% | 76% | 75% | 68% | 65% | 67% | 57% | 59% | 61% | 62% | 63% |
| VIC | 59% | 61% | 60% | 59% | 55% | 45% | 47% | 50% | 47% | 49% | 53% | 49% |
| QLD | 76% | 78% | 72% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 68% | 66% | 73% | 68% | 67% | 69% |
| SA | 79% | 80% | 70% | 76% | 77% | 81% | 81% | 74% | 65% | 72% | 76% | 79% |
| WA | 88% | 80% | 83% | 82% | 81% | 83% | 84% | 87% | 84% | 86% | 82% | 77% |
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Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about Liberal MP Craig Kelly sharing Covid-19 misinformation (e.g. advocating unproven treatments, claiming vaccines cannot be trusted, comparing masks to child abuse)?
| TOTAL: Agree | Total | Federal Voting Intention | |||
| Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| Scott Morrison has shown poor leadership in how he has responded to Craig Kelly’s behaviour | 41% | 52% | 32% | 52% | 47% |
| Craig Kelly is more interested in sharing Covid-19 misinformation and building his media profile than representing his constituency | 56% | 60% | 58% | 70% | 56% |
| Craig Kelly’s behaviour is undermining Scott Morrison’s leadership by contradicting the Prime Minister on Covid-19 facts | 57% | 61% | 60% | 63% | 55% |
| Base (n) | 1,109 | 359 | 428 | 101 | 131 |
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Q. Which of the following statements about Australia’s international borders and the Covid-19 hotel quarantine system for returning travellers is closest to your view?
| Total | Federal Voting Intention | ||||
| Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| It should be the federal government’s responsibility to protect Australia’s international borders and manage the hotel quarantine system | 62% | 63% | 59% | 57% | 67% |
| It should be each state governments’ responsibility to quarantine travellers returning within their borders and the federal government should be left out of this | 38% | 37% | 41% | 43% | 33% |
| Base (n) | 1,109 | 359 | 428 | 101 | 131 |
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Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the Covid-19 pandemic in Australia and our national borders?
| TOTAL: Agree | TOTAL: Disagree | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | Unsure | ||
| I want things to return to how they were before the Covid-19 pandemic | 71% | 8% | 45% | 26% | 19% | 7% | 2% | 2% | |
| I don’t think I could stand another lockdown | 43% | 29% | 24% | 19% | 25% | 18% | 11% | 3% | |
| After the vaccine has been rolled out, Australia should slowly and safely reopen its borders | 67% | 11% | 31% | 36% | 17% | 6% | 4% | 5% | |
| We should keep our borders closed until the pandemic is under control globally | 71% | 12% | 43% | 28% | 15% | 7% | 5% | 3% |
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Q. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, which of the following risks do you think employees are currently the most vulnerable to?
Please rank each of the following from biggest risk (1) to smallest risk (6).
| TOTAL: Biggest risk (Ranked 1) | Total | Employment Status | ||
| In paid employment | Not in paid employment | Retired | ||
| Having less job security | 36% | 34% | 40% | 35% |
| Working in unsafe conditions | 20% | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| Being exploited by employers (e.g. being expected to work unpaid overtime, working long shifts) | 16% | 16% | 15% | 15% |
| Not receiving a pay increase | 10% | 12% | 6% | 13% |
| Not getting paid fairly | 10% | 11% | 8% | 7% |
| Having limited opportunities for career progression | 9% | 9% | 6% | 11% |
| Base (n) | 1,109 | 552 | 259 | 255 |
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Q. Overall, how would you rate the federal government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?
| 01/02 | 30/11 | 16/11 | 02/11 | 05/10 | 21/09 | 07/09 | 24/08 | 10/08 | 27/07 | 13/07 | 22/06 | |
| Very poor | 4% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 4% |
| Quite poor | 11% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 11% | 10% | 8% |
| Neither good nor poor | 19% | 19% | 18% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 22% | 22% | 21% | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| Quite good | 42% | 41% | 41% | 39% | 39% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 43% |
| Very good | 25% | 26% | 26% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 18% | 22% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 27% |
| TOTAL: Poor | 14% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 12% |
| TOTAL: Good | 67% | 67% | 67% | 61% | 60% | 61% | 59% | 61% | 63% | 64% | 64% | 71% |
| Base (n) | 1,092 | 1,034 | 1,010 | 1,063 | 1,066 | 1,081 | 1,076 | 1,068 | 1,010 | 1,058 | 1,054 | 1,079 |
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Q. How would you rate your state government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?
| TOTAL: Good | 01/02 | 30/11 | 16/11 | 02/11 | 05/10 | 21/09 | 07/09 | 24/08 | 10/08 | 27/07 | 13/07 | 22/06 |
| NSW | 71% | 76% | 75% | 68% | 65% | 67% | 57% | 59% | 61% | 62% | 63% | 70% |
| VIC | 61% | 60% | 59% | 55% | 45% | 47% | 50% | 47% | 49% | 53% | 49% | 65% |
| QLD | 78% | 72% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 68% | 66% | 73% | 68% | 67% | 69% | 64% |
| SA | 80% | 70% | 76% | 77% | 81% | 81% | 74% | 65% | 72% | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| WA | 80% | 83% | 82% | 81% | 83% | 84% | 87% | 84% | 86% | 82% | 77% | 75% |
Q. As vaccinations against Covid-19 are rolled out across Australia, which authority would you prefer to be responsible for the distribution of the vaccinations in your state or territory?
| Total | Federal Voting Intention | ||||
| Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| The federal government | 38% | 31% | 50% | 32% | 38% |
| Your state or territory government | 44% | 54% | 39% | 44% | 40% |
| Unsure | 19% | 16% | 11% | 24% | 22% |
| Base (n) | 1,092 | 361 | 400 | 97 | 126 |