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  • Mar, 2014

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    Foreign ownership of Qantas

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s intention to allow majority foreign ownership of Qantas domestic operations?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other/

    indep-endent

    Total approve

    36%

    29%

    52%

    27%

    25%

    Total disapprove

    48%

    54%

    35%

    61%

    67%

    Strongly approve

    9%

    6%

    15%

    6%

    4%

    Approve

    27%

    23%

    37%

    21%

    21%

    Disapprove

    25%

    23%

    23%

    33%

    33%

    Strongly disapprove

    23%

    31%

    12%

    28%

    34%

    Don’t know

    15%

    17%

    13%

    12%

    9%

    36% approve of the Government’s intention to allow majority foreign ownership of Qantas domestic operations and 48% disapprove.

    Those most likely to approve were Liberal/National voters (52%), men (46%) and those with university education (45%).

    Those most likely to disapprove were Labor voters (54%), Greens voters (61%), women (54%) and those on lower incomes (53% of people earning less than $1,000pw)

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