Q. The current Australian minimum wage for adult workers is $16.37 per hour or $640.90 for a 38-hour week. Do you think this is too high, too low or about right?
|
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Work full time |
Work part time |
| Total too low |
61% |
69% |
43% |
73% |
74% |
51% |
68% |
||
| Total too high |
6% |
2% |
12% |
6% |
3% |
10% |
2% |
||
| Much too low |
25% |
31% |
13% |
28% |
34% |
22% |
29% |
||
| A little to low |
36% |
38% |
30% |
45% |
40% |
29% |
39% |
||
| About right |
27% |
24% |
39% |
18% |
19% |
32% |
24% |
||
| A little too high |
3% |
1% |
7% |
1% |
2% |
5% |
2% |
||
| Much too high |
3% |
1% |
5% |
5% |
1% |
5% |
– |
||
| Don’t know |
7% |
5% |
6% |
2% |
4% |
6% |
7% |
61% believe that the current minimum wage is too low, 27% think it is about right and 6% think it is too high.
Those most likely to think it is too low were Greens voters (73%), Labor voters (69%), part time workers (68%) and women (67%).
affordable health care, cutting company tax, equality in Australia, inheritance tax, minimum wage, public schools, social welfare system
Q. Which areas of government policy are most important to fostering equality in Australia? (select 2)
|
Total |
|
First |
Second |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
| Access to affordable health care |
60% |
32% |
28% |
69% |
53% |
54% |
60% |
||
| A minimum wage that covers the basics of life |
45% |
22% |
23% |
44% |
49% |
53% |
46% |
||
| Well resourced public schools |
28% |
12% |
16% |
26% |
30% |
34% |
35% |
||
| A strong social welfare system |
24% |
12% |
12% |
37% |
13% |
33% |
19% |
||
| Policies that ensure strong economic growth like cutting company tax |
20% |
11% |
9% |
8% |
38% |
4% |
17% |
||
| Taxes that redistribute wealth across generations e.g. inheritance tax |
8% |
4% |
4% |
10% |
6% |
10% |
11% |
||
| Don’t know |
7% |
7% |
7% |
5% |
7% |
3% |
7% |
The most important areas of Government policy in fostering equality in Australia were access to affordable health care (60%) and a minimum wage that covers the basics of life (45%).
Labor voters were more likely to nominate a strong social welfare system (37%) while Liberal/National voters were more likely to favour policies that ensure strong economic growth like cutting company tax (38%).