Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s decision to dump the mining tax?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
| Total approve |
44% |
26% |
78% |
8% |
41% |
|
| Total disapprove |
31% |
53% |
8% |
71% |
31% |
|
| Strongly approve |
16% |
7% |
32% |
1% |
14% |
|
| Approve |
28% |
19% |
46% |
7% |
27% |
|
| Disapprove |
14% |
24% |
4% |
26% |
14% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
17% |
27% |
4% |
45% |
17% |
|
| Don’t know |
25% |
22% |
14% |
20% |
27% |
44% approve of the Government’s decision to dump the mining tax and 31% disapprove.
Those most likely to approve were Liberal/National voters (78%) and aged 65+ (58%),
Those most likely to disapprove were Greens voters (71%) and Labor voters (53%).
08 July 2013, 080713, asylum seekers, Carbon Tax, Gonski, Labor Party policies, Mining tax, NBN, ndis
Q. Under Kevin Rudd’s leadership, do you think the Labor Party should dump, change or keep their policies on the following issues?
|
Dump |
Keep |
Change |
Don’t know |
|
| Handling of asylum seekers |
21% |
10% |
51% |
17% |
| Building the NBN |
14% |
50% |
15% |
15% |
| The mining tax |
29% |
30% |
24% |
18% |
| The carbon tax |
39% |
25% |
23% |
13% |
| The Gonski education reforms |
15% |
44% |
16% |
25% |
| The NDIS |
7% |
59% |
9% |
25% |
Respondents were most likely to think the Labor Party under Kevin Rudd should keep the NDIS (59%), building the NBN (50%) and the Gonski reforms (44%).
51% think it should change the policies around handling asylum seekers and 39% think it should dump the carbon tax. Opinions were divided over the mining tax – 30% keep, 29% dump and 24% change.
Labor voters were most in favour of keeping the NBN (78%), the mining tax (47%), the carbon tax (39%), the Gonski reforms (67%) and the NDIS (74%) but favoured changing the policy on asylum seekers (56%).
27 May 2013, 270513, budget reply, Carbon Tax, dump carbon tax, dump mining tax, Mining tax, tony abbott
Q. In his reply to the budget Tony Abbott said he would dump the carbon tax and the mining tax but still retain the Labor Government’s compensation payments to households. If he is elected at the next election what do you think he is most likely to do?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Dump the carbon tax and mining tax and keep the compensation to households |
26% |
9% |
47% |
6% |
| Dump the carbon tax and mining tax but will not keep the compensation to households |
29% |
35% |
27% |
35% |
| He won’t dump the carbon tax and mining tax |
28% |
40% |
14% |
38% |
| Don’t know |
17% |
15% |
11% |
20% |
Only 26% think that if Tony Abbott becomes Prime Minister at the next election, he will dump the carbon tax and the mining tax but still retain the Labor Government’s compensation payments to households. 29% think he will dump the taxes but will not keep the compensation to households and 28% think he won’t dump the taxes.
Only 47% of Liberal/National voters believe he will dump the taxes and keep the compensation.
27 May 2013, 270513, Carbon Tax, Mining tax
Q. And which option would you most favour?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Dump the carbon tax and mining tax and keep the compensation to households |
39% |
28% |
53% |
16% |
| Dump the carbon tax and mining tax and not keep the compensation to households |
20% |
6% |
34% |
12% |
| Keep the carbon tax and mining tax |
27% |
53% |
6% |
62% |
| Don’t know |
14% |
13% |
8% |
10% |
39% favour dumping the carbon tax and mining tax and keeping the compensation to households, 27% favour keeping the taxes and 20% favour dumping the taxes and not keeping the compensation.
Strongest support for keeping the mining and carbon taxes came from Labor voters (53%), Greens voters (62%) and people on incomes over $1,600pw (32%).
Strongest support for dumping the taxes and keeping the compensation came from Liberal/National voters (53%) and people on incomes less than $1,000pw (48%).
29 May 12, 290512, CFMEU, Mining tax, Policy, Tony Maher, Wayne Swan
When Wayne Swan attacked mining magnates for undermining Australia’s national interests in pursuit of their own ends it created a storm of controversy.
Yet the mining magnates haven’t been shy about opposing the mining tax and climate change policy.
And now Clive Palmer is running for office, Gina Rinehart has bought big into Fairfax and Twiggy Forrest is challenging the mining tax in the High Court.
CFMEU National President Tony Maher wants our mining magnates to concentrate less on their billions and more on using their wealth to improve Australia. Find out about the CFMEU’s ad campaign here.
He wonders whether Australia will ever have a Warren Buffet or Bill Gates fighting for the rights of many rather than the rights of a few.
Or will the billionaires soon be launching their own campaign to save themselves?
23 April 2012, 230412, mining, mining benefits, Mining Boom, Mining tax, Polling, polls
Q. How much have you personally benefited from Australia’s mining boom?
|
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
| A lot |
2% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
| Somewhat |
5% |
8% |
4% |
2% |
| A little |
12% |
14% |
12% |
11% |
| Not at all |
66% |
62% |
70% |
67% |
| Don’t know |
14% |
13% |
12% |
19 |
Only 7% think they have benefited a lot or somewhat from Australia’s mining boom. 78% believe they have benefited a little or not at all.
Those most likely to say they have not benefited at all were women (71%), aged 55+ (74%) and those on incomes under $600 pw (72%).
23 April 2012, 230412, mining, mining companies, Mining Companies’ Tax, Mining tax, Polling, polls, tax
Q. Overall, do you think mining companies pay too much tax, not enough tax or about the right amount of tax?
|
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
| Pay too much tax |
11% |
8% |
15% |
2% |
| Don’t pay enough tax |
37% |
54% |
25% |
63% |
| Pay about the right amount of tax |
27% |
18% |
37% |
6% |
| Don’t know |
25% |
20% |
22% |
29% |
37% think mining companies don’t pay enough tax, 27% think they pay about the right amount and 11% think they pay too much.
Groups most likely to think they don’t pay enough were men (42%), aged 35-54 (41%) and those earning over $1,600 pw (44%).
23 April 2012, 230412, Minerals Resource Rent Tax, mining, Mining tax, MRRT, Polling, polls, profits, tax
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the proposed mining tax (called the Minerals Resource Rent Tax) on large profits of mining companies?
|
12 Jul 2010 |
5 Sep 2011 |
21 Nov |
20 Feb 2012 |
12 Mar 2012 |
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total approve |
50% |
46% |
51% |
55% |
52% |
51% |
77% |
35% |
77% |
| Total disapprove |
28% |
34% |
33% |
28% |
34% |
29% |
8% |
50% |
7% |
| Strongly approve |
13% |
18% |
18% |
23% |
20% |
19% |
36% |
8% |
41% |
| Approve |
37% |
28% |
33% |
32% |
32% |
32% |
41% |
27% |
36% |
| Disapprove |
18% |
18% |
20% |
17% |
22% |
20% |
6% |
33% |
7% |
| Strongly disapprove |
10% |
16% |
13% |
11% |
12% |
9% |
2% |
17% |
– |
| Don’t know |
22% |
19% |
15% |
17% |
14% |
20% |
16% |
15% |
16% |
51% approve the Government’s proposed mining tax and 29% disapprove. This represents a strengthening in support over the last 6 weeks (from net +18% to net +22%).
Labor voters (77%) and Greens voters (77%) strongly support the tax – but Liberal/National voters disapprove 50% to 35%.