Corruption, federal ICAC, government, support for federal icac
Q. To what extent would you support or oppose the establishment of an independent federal anti-corruption body to monitor the behaviour of our politicians and public servants?
| Q | Oct’21 | Nov’20 | Jan’20 | Dec’19 | Sep’18 |
| Strongly support | 46% | 45% | 49% | 42% | 46% |
| Somewhat support | 32% | 36% | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| Somewhat oppose | 8% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 4% |
| Strongly oppose | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% |
| Unsure | 11% | 13% | 13% | 17% | 14% |
| TOTAL: Support | 78% | 81% | 80% | 75% | 82% |
| TOTAL: Oppose | 11% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 5% |
| Base (n) | 1,097 | 1,063 | 1,080 | 1,035 | 1,030 |
| Q | Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | ||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| Strongly support | 46% | 49% | 43% | 38% | 46% | 52% | 52% | 40% | 54% | 51% |
| Somewhat support | 32% | 30% | 35% | 34% | 32% | 31% | 31% | 37% | 24% | 28% |
| Somewhat oppose | 8% | 10% | 6% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 10% | 8% | 7% |
| Strongly oppose | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 6% |
| Unsure | 11% | 7% | 15% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 8% |
| TOTAL: Support | 78% | 79% | 77% | 72% | 78% | 83% | 84% | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| TOTAL: Oppose | 11% | 14% | 8% | 16% | 11% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 9% | 13% |
| Base (n) | 1,097 | 540 | 557 | 342 | 366 | 389 | 362 | 414 | 94 | 138 |
government, meida, public trust, scientific bodies, trust in institutions
Q. How much trust do you have in the following institutions and organisations?
| TOTAL: Trust | Oct’21 | Change since Mar’21 | Mar’21 | Aug’20 | |
| Scientific bodies (e.g. CSRIO) | 68% | n/a | n/a | ||
| State & federal health authorities | 64% | -4% | 70% | 69% | |
| Police, courts and the justice system | 61% | -3% | 64% | 64% | |
| Universities | 59% | n/a | n/a | ||
| State or territory government | 55% | -11% | 66% | 60% | |
| The Commonwealth public service | 52% | -5% | 57% | 56% | |
| Federal government | 48% | -6% | 54% | 55% |
| TOTAL:
Trust |
TOTAL:
Don’t trust |
Have a lot of trust | Have some trust | Have little trust | Have no trust at all | Unsure | |
| Scientific bodies (e.g. CSRIO) | 68% | 25% | 30% | 38% | 18% | 7% | 7% |
| State & federal health authorities | 64% | 31% | 21% | 43% | 21% | 11% | 5% |
| Police, courts and the justice system | 61% | 35% | 18% | 43% | 23% | 12% | 4% |
| Universities | 59% | 34% | 19% | 41% | 26% | 9% | 7% |
| State or territory government | 55% | 41% | 16% | 39% | 25% | 16% | 4% |
| The Commonwealth public service | 52% | 41% | 12% | 40% | 29% | 12% | 7% |
| Federal government | 48% | 47% | 13% | 35% | 29% | 18% | 5% |
Q. As you may be aware, many of Australia’s coal-fired power stations are reaching the end of their operational lives and will soon need to be replaced.
Which of the following would you prefer that the government supported?
| Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | Liberal + National | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| New coal-fired power stations | 15% | 19% | 11% | 15% | 14% | 15% | 10% | 20% | 11% | 24% |
| New gas-fired power stations | 15% | 21% | 10% | 13% | 13% | 19% | 12% | 20% | 11% | 13% |
| Renewable energy solutions (e.g. wind and solar) | 70% | 60% | 79% | 72% | 73% | 66% | 78% | 60% | 78% | 63% |
| Base (n) | 1,081 | 539 | 542 | 338 | 374 | 369 | 298 | 460 | 115 | 104 |
coronavirus, covid-19, government, response, state government
Q. How would you rate your state government’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak?
| 20/04 | 13/04 | |
| Very poor | 5% | 5% |
| Quite poor | 9% | 11% |
| Neither good, nor poor | 20% | 20% |
| Quite good | 39% | 38% |
| Very good | 26% | 23% |
| NET: Poor | 14% | 17% |
| NET: Good | 66% | 63% |
| Base (n) | 1,051 | 1,068 |
| State | |||||||
| Total | NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | ||
| Very poor | 5% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 4% | |
| Quite poor | 9% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 8% | 7% | |
| Neither good, nor poor | 20% | 21% | 20% | 23% | 23% | 12% | |
| Quite good | 39% | 37% | 38% | 47% | 43% | 34% | |
| Very good | 26% | 24% | 32% | 16% | 23% | 43% | |
| NET: Poor | 14% | 17% | 11% | 14% | 11% | 11% | |
| NET: Good | 66% | 61% | 69% | 63% | 66% | 77% | |
| Base (n) | 1,051 | 322 | 275 | 216 | 88 | 106 | |
coronavirus, covid-19, government, information, media, trust, trust in government, trust in media
Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the information you’ve received about the Covid-19 outbreak?
| NET: Agree | 29/03 | 22/03 |
| I feel informed about the situation and the impact on me and my family | 63% | 64% |
| I trust the Government to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak | 56% | 56% |
| The information I’ve received has been clear and consistent | 47% | 51% |
| I trust the media to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak | 42% | 35% |
| Base (n) | 1,086 | 1,034 |
| NET: Agree | NET: Disagree | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| I feel informed about the situation and the impact on me and my family | 63% | 17% | 6% | 11% | 20% | 44% | 19% |
| I trust the Government to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak | 56% | 22% | 8% | 14% | 23% | 37% | 19% |
| The information I’ve received has been clear and consistent | 47% | 30% | 10% | 20% | 23% | 32% | 15% |
| I trust the media to provide honest and objective information about the Covid-19 outbreak | 42% | 33% | 14% | 19% | 26% | 32% | 10% |
Q. How would you rate the Federal Liberal-National Government for the way they have handled the following issues?
|
Total good |
Total poor |
Net score |
|
Very good |
Good |
Average |
Poor |
Very poor |
Don’t know |
|
Net Feb 2014 |
Net Sept 2014 |
|
| Relations with other countries |
33% |
28% |
+5 |
9% |
24% |
32% |
14% |
14% |
7% |
-3 |
+15 |
||
| Supporting Australian businesses |
26% |
31% |
-5 |
5% |
21% |
34% |
16% |
15% |
10% |
-7 |
-5 |
||
| Treatment of asylum seekers |
33% |
39% |
-6 |
13% |
20% |
20% |
13% |
26% |
8% |
+1 |
-3 |
||
| Managing the economy |
26% |
40% |
-14 |
6% |
20% |
28% |
20% |
20% |
6% |
+3 |
-6 |
||
| Industrial relations |
21% |
36% |
-15 |
4% |
17% |
32% |
16% |
20% |
11% |
-12 |
-16 |
||
| Protecting the environment |
19% |
42% |
-23 |
4% |
15% |
31% |
15% |
27% |
9% |
-10 |
-18 |
||
| Supporting Australian jobs |
19% |
43% |
-24 |
4% |
15% |
30% |
20% |
23% |
7% |
-19 |
-21 |
||
| Education and schools |
21% |
45% |
-24 |
4% |
17% |
27% |
21% |
24% |
7% |
-7 |
-22 |
||
| Climate change |
19% |
46% |
-27 |
5% |
14% |
25% |
14% |
32% |
9% |
-15 |
-27 |
||
| Social welfare |
19% |
47% |
-28 |
4% |
15% |
26% |
22% |
25% |
8% |
-12 |
-26 |
||
| Health services |
18% |
49% |
-31 |
3% |
15% |
26% |
21% |
28% |
7% |
-13 |
-27 |
The Government received negative ratings for all issues except relations with other countries (net +5).
Highest negative ratings were given for health services (18% good/49% poor), social welfare (19%/47%), climate change (19%/46%), education and schools (21%/45%), supporting Australian jobs (19%/43%) and protecting the environment (19%/42%).
Since this question was asked in September there has been a significant decrease for relations with other countries (net score down 10), managing the economy (down 8) and protecting the environment (down 5).
Federal Government, government, parties, state government
Q. Do you think it is better to have the same party in Government at both State and Federal levels or do you think it is better to have different parties in Government at State and Federal levels?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Total Nov 13 |
|
| Same party in Government |
26% |
26% |
38% |
10% |
11% |
26% |
||
| Different parties in Government |
24% |
27% |
17% |
41% |
37% |
22% |
||
| Makes no difference |
36% |
36% |
34% |
33% |
40% |
40% |
||
| Don’t know |
13% |
11% |
11% |
15% |
12% |
12% |
36% think it doesn’t make any difference whether the parties in Government at State and Federal levels are different or the same. 26% think it is better if they are the same and 24% think it would be better if they were different. These figures have changed little since this question was asked in November.
Labor voters were a little more likely to favour different parties while Liberal/National voters were more likely to favour having the same party in power at both levels.
08 October 2013, 081013, Facebook, Google+, government, ISP, protect privacy, Twitter
Q. How much trust do you have in the following groups to protect your privacy?
|
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
A little trust |
No trust |
Don’t know |
|
| Your internet service provider |
13% |
37% |
29% |
18% |
3% |
|
7% |
27% |
31% |
32% |
4% |
|
|
4% |
11% |
23% |
57% |
5% |
|
|
3% |
9% |
18% |
55% |
15% |
|
| The Australian government |
9% |
32% |
33% |
22% |
4% |
| The US government |
4% |
19% |
28% |
43% |
7% |
Over half of people have no trust in Facebook (57%) or Twitter (55%) to protect their privacy. Just under half have no trust in the US government to protect their privacy (43%).
Very few people (13% or less) have a ‘lot of trust’ in the organisations listed to protect their privacy.
Just 41% of people have a lot/some trust in the Australian government to protect their privacy.
Those aged 18-24 (42%) and 25-34 (44%) were less likely to have no trust in Facebook. While those aged 35-44 (60%), 45-54 (66%), 55-64 (62%) and 65+ (63%) were more likely to have ‘no trust’.
The same theme was repeated for Twitter, with those aged 18-24 (31%) and 25-34 (45%) being less likely than those aged 35-44 (58%), 45-54 (63%), 55-64 (64%) and 65+ (63%) to have ‘no trust’.
Liberal/National voters were more likely to have a lot/some trust in the Australian government to protect their privacy (54%). Labor (33%) voters were less likely to have a lot/some trust in the Australian Government to protect their privacy.