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  • May, 2015

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    Subsidies for nannies

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Federal Governments plan to subsidise nannies for families who cannot access mainstream childcare services.

      Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other   Men Women Aged 18-34 Aged 35-54 Aged 55+
    Total approve 43% 42% 52% 37% 37% 39% 47% 47% 46% 35%
    Total disapprove 31% 34% 29% 33% 38% 37% 25% 24% 28% 44%
    Strongly approve 7% 8% 8% 11% 4% 7% 8% 10% 8% 4%
    Approve 36% 34% 44% 26% 33% 32% 39% 37% 38% 31%
    Disapprove 18% 18% 19% 16% 21% 21% 15% 14% 16% 26%
    Strongly disapprove 13% 16% 10% 17% 17% 16% 10% 10% 12% 18%
    Don’t know 26% 23% 20% 30% 24% 24% 28% 30% 26% 21%

    43% approve of respondents the Federal Governments plan to subsidise nannies for families who cannot access mainstream childcare services and 31% disapprove.

    Approval was highest for Liberal/National voters (52%), women (47%) and aged 18-34 (47%). Those aged 55+ were the only group more likely to disapprove (35% approve/44% disapprove).

  • Dec, 2013

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    Subsidies to Holden

    Q. Would you approve or disapprove of the Government increasing subsidies to Holden to keep them in Australia?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Total approve

    45%

     

    60%

    35%

    30%

    41%

    Total disapprove

    42%

     

    26%

    57%

    59%

    46%

    Strongly approve

    15%

     

    21%

    11%

    8%

    15%

    Approve

    30%

    39%

    24%

    22%

    26%

    Disapprove

    25%

    16%

    30%

    38%

    35%

    Strongly disapprove

    17%

    10%

    27%

    21%

    11%

    Don’t know

    12%

    14%

    8%

    12%

    14%

    45% would approve of increasing subsidies to Holden to keep them in Australia while 42% disapprove.

    A majority of Labor voters approve (60%) and a majority of Liberal/National voters disapprove (57%).

  • Apr, 2012

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    Means Testing Government Subsidies and Benefits

    Q. Do you think the Government subsidies and benefits (such as health insurance rebates, childcare rebates, age pensions) should be means tested (that is, reduced or not paid to people on higher incomes) or should people receive the same subsidies and benefits from the Government regardless of their income?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Subsidies and benefits should be means tested

    68%

    79%

    63%

    74%

    People should receive the same subsidies and benefits regardless of income

    24%

    16%

    30%

    18%

    Don’t know

    8%

    5%

    7%

    8%

    68% agree that Government subsidies and benefits should be means tested and 24% think people should receive the same subsidies and benefits regardless of income.

    Means testing was supported by 77% of respondents aged 45+ and 60% of those aged under 45. 76% of those earning less than $600pw supported means testing compared to 65% of those earning $1,600+.

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