2012 budget, business, employment, Federal Government, jobs
Q. Which of the following is closer to your view of the federal government’s role in relation to employment and jobs?
Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||
Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
The federal government’s role is to reduce taxes and red tape so businesses can employ more workers | 35% | 42% | 29% | 34% | 35% | 36% | 30% | 44% | 31% | 38% |
The federal government’s role is to invest behind local industries to create more jobs | 44% | 44% | 43% | 40% | 43% | 47% | 49% | 42% | 48% | 46% |
Unsure | 21% | 14% | 28% | 26% | 22% | 18% | 21% | 14% | 21% | 16% |
Base (n) | 1,781 | 875 | 906 | 533 | 601 | 647 | 636 | 610 | 157 | 220 |
coronavirus, covid-19, employment, jobs
Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about looking for work when the Covid-19 restrictions are eased?
THOSE WHO WERE UNEMPLOYED BEFORE COVID-19 AND WILL BE LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT ONCE RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED (n=135)
TOTAL:
Agree |
TOTAL: Disagree | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neither agree, nor disagree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | |
I’m confident I’ll be able to find a well-paying job in my field at my level of experience | 29% | 43% | 6% | 23% | 28% | 21% | 22% |
I’m confident there will be many appropriate jobs for me | 25% | 45% | 6% | 19% | 31% | 21% | 24% |
coronavirus, covid-19, employment, wage growth, wages
Q. Once the Covid-19 outbreak is over and restrictions are eased, how long do you think it will be before you are back in paid work?
THOSE WHO LOST WORK DUE TO COVID-19 (n=134)
TOTAL | |
I don’t think I’ll find paid work again | 10% |
I think it will take a long time for me to find paid work | 36% |
I don’t think I’ll be back straight away but I’m confident I’ll find paid work fairly quickly | 36% |
I’ll be back in paid work straight away | 18% |
I won’t be looking for paid work after the restrictions are eased | 1% |
Base (n) | 134 |
coronavirus, covid-19, employment, wage growth, wages
Q. To what extent you agree or disagree with the following statements about work after the Covid-19 outbreak?
THOSE WHO ARE STILL IN EMPLOYMENT (n=488)
TOTAL:
Agree |
TOTAL: Disagree | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neither agree, nor disagree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | |
I’m confident I’ll receive a pay rise soon after things are back to normal | 21% | 50% | 6% | 16% | 28% | 24% | 27% |
I’m confident I’ll be able to get a promotion if I want one | 22% | 44% | 6% | 16% | 34% | 22% | 22% |
I don’t think my wages will keep up with increases in the cost of living | 48% | 19% | 17% | 31% | 33% | 13% | 6% |
australia firts hiring, employment, immigration, kristina kenneally, migrants, work visa
Q. Last weekend Kristina Kenneally, a NSW senator, called for the federal government to reduce the number of temporary migrant worker visas permitted after the Covid-19 outbreak. She argues that Australian businesses should prioritise training and hiring Australians for roles, rather than seeking temporary workers to fill skill-shortages.
To what extent, do you support or oppose this idea of “Australia first” hiring?
Gender | Age Group | ||||||
Total | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | ||
Strongly support | 41% | 36% | 46% | 27% | 42% | 53% | |
Somewhat support | 26% | 28% | 23% | 25% | 26% | 25% | |
Neither support, nor oppose | 21% | 21% | 21% | 30% | 24% | 10% | |
Somewhat oppose | 6% | 7% | 4% | 10% | 3% | 5% | |
Strongly oppose | 6% | 8% | 5% | 9% | 5% | 6% | |
TOTAL: Support | 67% | 64% | 70% | 52% | 68% | 78% | |
TOTAL: Oppose | 12% | 15% | 9% | 18% | 8% | 12% | |
Base (n) | 1,067 | 532 | 535 | 341 | 341 | 385 | |
Federal Voting Intention | ||||
Labor | Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | |
Strongly support | 41% | 44% | 23% | 61% |
Somewhat support | 22% | 31% | 26% | 21% |
Neither support, nor oppose | 24% | 15% | 34% | 12% |
Somewhat oppose | 7% | 4% | 7% | 4% |
Strongly oppose | 6% | 5% | 10% | 2% |
TOTAL: Support | 63% | 75% | 50% | 82% |
TOTAL: Oppose | 13% | 10% | 17% | 7% |
Base (n) | 306 | 418 | 86 | 143 |
coronavirus, covid-19, employment, work
Q. Which of the following best describes the impact of Covid-19 on your work:
Gender | Age Group | Location | |||||||
Total | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Capital | Non-Capital | ||
I wasn’t in paid work before the Covid-19 outbreak | 41% | 34% | 47% | 27% | 27% | 65% | 37% | 48% | |
I was in paid work before the Covid-19 outbreak but am not now | 19% | 20% | 17% | 32% | 17% | 9% | 20% | 16% | |
I’m still in paid work but am worried about losing my job because of the Covid-19 outbreak | 25% | 28% | 22% | 31% | 34% | 11% | 28% | 18% | |
I’m still in paid work and am not worried about losing my job because of the Covid-19 outbreak | 16% | 18% | 14% | 11% | 22% | 14% | 15% | 17% | |
Base (n) | 1,086 | 539 | 547 | 341 | 362 | 383 | 727 | 359 | |
Q. Do you think the Government’s budget will be good or bad for employment in Australia?
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Total good |
21% |
8% |
46% |
3% |
11% |
|
Total bad |
49% |
76% |
15% |
74% |
67% |
|
Very good |
4% |
4% |
8% |
– |
1% |
|
Good |
17% |
4% |
38% |
3% |
10% |
|
Neither good nor bad |
21% |
13% |
31% |
12% |
16% |
|
Bad |
24% |
30% |
13% |
37% |
31% |
|
Very bad |
25% |
46% |
2% |
37% |
36% |
|
Don’t know |
9% |
4% |
8% |
11% |
5% |
49% think that the Government’s budget will be bad for employment in Australia and 21% think it will be good for employment.
Among those earning less than $600pw, 17% think it will be good and 60% think it will be bad.
21 January 2013, 210113, employees, employment, religious beliefs, Religious organisations
Q. Should religious organisations be allowed to refuse to hire people who don’t live according to the organisations’ beliefs?
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
Yes |
34% |
26% |
42% |
22% |
34% |
33% |
35% |
31% |
37% |
No |
52% |
58% |
48% |
63% |
54% |
51% |
54% |
50% |
54% |
Don’t know |
14% |
16% |
10% |
15% |
12% |
15% |
11% |
19% |
9% |
34% think that religious organisations should be allowed to refuse to hire people who don’t live according to the organisations’ beliefs and 52% think they should not.
Those most likely to think they should not were Labor voters (58%), Greens voters (63%) and respondents on lower incomes (57% of those earning less than $1,000pw).