Access to university education
Q. It has been claimed that deregulation of university fees will enable universities to create more scholarships for financially disadvantaged students. Overall, do you think deregulating university fees will increase or decrease access to a university education?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total increase |
22% |
21% |
29% |
9% |
19% |
|
| Total decrease |
44% |
54% |
29% |
74% |
43% |
|
| Increase a lot |
9% |
12% |
8% |
3% |
11% |
|
| Increase a little |
13% |
9% |
21% |
6% |
8% |
|
| Make no difference |
18% |
14% |
27% |
8% |
18% |
|
| Decrease a little |
15% |
13% |
18% |
15% |
13% |
|
| Decrease a lot |
29% |
41% |
11% |
59% |
30% |
|
| Don’t know |
16% |
11% |
15% |
10% |
19% |
44% think that deregulating university fees will decrease access to a university education and 22% think it will increase access. 18% think it will make no difference.
Those most likely to think access will decrease were aged 18-24 (57%) and those with a university degree (53%).
Learning Asian languages
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of making it a priority for Australian students to learn Asian languages?
|
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
| Total approve |
50% |
57% |
46% |
64% |
| Total disapprove |
38% |
29% |
46% |
26% |
| Strongly approve |
9% |
14% |
5% |
18% |
| Approve |
41% |
43% |
41% |
46% |
| Disapprove |
22% |
18% |
25% |
10% |
| Strongly disapprove |
16% |
11% |
21% |
16% |
| Don’t know |
13% |
15% |
8% |
10% |
50% approve of making it a priority for Australian students to learn Asian languages and 38% disapprove. A majority of Labor voters and Greens voters approve but Liberal/National voters are split with 46% approve and 46% disapprove.
There were no major differences across age groups. 57% of full-time workers approve and 33% dispapprove.
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