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  • Apr, 2012

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    Type of Government

    Q. Which of the following statements is closest to your view?

     

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    An active Government is necessary to provide important public services, and to protect ordinary Australians from unfair policies and practices on the part of large financial and/or industrial groups.

    67%

    82%

    59%

    82%

    We don’t need big government and extensive regulation of business and finance to take care of these matters:  the market itself can deal with many of these issues on their own.

    20%

    10%

    28%

    11%

    Don’t know

    13%

    8%

    13%

    8%

    67% agree more that an active Government is necessary and 20% agree more with the view that the market can deal with many issues.

    Strongest support for an active Government came from Labor and Greens voters (82%), women (70%) and aged under 25 (77%).

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