26 November 2012, 261112, carbon pricing scheme, Minerals Resource Rent Tax, NBN
Q. If the Liberal and National parties win the next election, do you think they will repeal any of these Government decisions?
|
Yes, probably will repeal |
No, probably won’t repeal |
Don’t know |
|
| The carbon pricing scheme |
44% |
32% |
24% |
| NBN (National Broadband Network) |
18% |
54% |
28% |
| The Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) |
33% |
35% |
32% |
A greater portion of respondents believe that a Coalition government will repeal the carbon tax (44%) than those that believe they will not repeal it (32%).
The majority of respondents believe that a Coalition government probably won’t repeal the NBN (54%).
Respondents are evenly split on whether a Coalition government will repeal the MRRT, with 33% believing they will repeal it and 35% believing they probably won’t.
26 November 2012, 261112, budget, infrastructure, NBN, surplus, taxes
Q. In order to keep to their commitment to return to surplus in 2012-13, which measures should the Government take?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Increase taxes for big corporations |
59% |
70% |
51% |
65% |
|
| Reduce tax breaks for high income earners |
46% |
51% |
41% |
62% |
|
| Cut “middle class welfare” such as the Baby Bonus, first home buyers grant and Family Tax Benefit payments |
43% |
42% |
48% |
52% |
|
| Reduce defence spending |
38% |
40% |
33% |
70% |
|
| Postpone building the NBN |
27% |
18% |
42% |
14% |
|
| Cut spending on unemployment and disability benefits |
26% |
20% |
36% |
17% |
|
| Postpone other infrastructure projects like new roads and highways |
12% |
12% |
13% |
12% |
Measures most supported by respondents in order to keep the commitment to the 2012-13 budget surplus are increasing taxes for big corporations (59%), reducing tax breaks for high income earners (46%) and cutting ‘middle class welfare’ (43%).
Looking at the results by voting intention, the majority of Lib/Nat voters support increasing taxes for big corporations (51%). Labor voters are most in favour of increasing taxes for big corporations (70%) and reducing tax breaks for high income earners (51%). Greens voters are most inclined to support reducing defence spending (70%) and increasing taxes for big corporations (65%).
10 September 2012, 100912, age pension, ALP, Carbon Tax, decisions, GFC, Gonski, low incomes, marine reserves, NBN, ndis, tax free threshold
Q. Thinking about the decisions the Labor Government has made over the last few years, do you think the following decisions were good or bad for Australia?
|
|
Total good |
Total bad |
Very good |
Good |
Neither good nor bad |
Bad |
Very bad |
Don’t know |
| Expanding dental health services for people on low incomes |
77% |
5% |
33% |
44% |
14% |
2% |
3% |
5% |
| Increasing the tax free threshold from $6,000 to $18,200 |
75% |
4% |
36% |
39% |
16% |
3% |
1% |
5% |
| Increasing the age pension |
70% |
11% |
30% |
40% |
13% |
7% |
4% |
6% |
| Increasing superannuation from 9% to 12% |
68% |
9% |
27% |
41% |
16% |
6% |
3% |
6% |
| Protecting large areas of Australia’s marine environment in a network of marine reserves |
67% |
8% |
28% |
39% |
20% |
5% |
3% |
7% |
| Introducing the National Disability Insurance Scheme |
58% |
5% |
21% |
37% |
23% |
3% |
2% |
14% |
| Implementing the recommendations of the Gonski report to increase education funding |
54% |
8% |
20% |
34% |
25% |
5% |
3% |
13% |
| Stimulus spending to tackle the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) |
54% |
22% |
22% |
32% |
18% |
14% |
8% |
8% |
| Spending on new school buildings during the GFC |
53% |
22% |
15% |
38% |
18% |
12% |
10% |
6% |
| Paid parental leave |
52% |
20% |
17% |
35% |
23% |
12% |
8% |
5% |
| Introducing a tax on large profits of mining companies |
49% |
25% |
24% |
25% |
17% |
13% |
12% |
8% |
| Implementing the recommendations of the expert committee on asylum seekers including offshore processing |
45% |
15% |
15% |
30% |
28% |
8% |
7% |
12% |
| Building the NBN (National Broadband Network) |
43% |
28% |
17% |
26% |
22% |
14% |
14% |
7% |
| Abolished WorkChoices |
42% |
27% |
23% |
19% |
19% |
17% |
10% |
12% |
| Introducing a carbon tax to tackle climate change |
28% |
51% |
14% |
14% |
15% |
16% |
35% |
7% |
The two most popular decisions of the Labor Government are ‘expanding dental health services for people on low incomes’ (77% total good) and ‘increasing the tax free threshold from $6,000 to $18,000 (75% total good). The least popular decisions were ‘Building the NBN’ (43% total good), ‘Abolished WorkChoices’ (42% total good) and ‘introducing a carbon tax to tackle climate change’ (28% total good).
Of the fifteen decisions put to respondents, the majority of respondents believed that 10 of the 15 decisions were good for Australia. For the remaining 5 decisions, a larger portion of respondents generally regarded the decision to be good for Australia except for ‘introducing a carbon tax to tackle climate change’, where the majority of respondents (51%) believed it to be bad for Australia.
Female respondents were more likely to endorse the dental health reforms (80% total good) compared with male respondents (74% total good).
Increasing the age pension was most strongly supported by respondents aged 65+ (77% total good).
Introducing paid parental leave was more popular with female respondents (57% total good), compared with male respondents (46% total good). Looking at this decision by age, it was most popular amongst respondents aged 25-34 (62%) and 35-44 (62%) whereas respondents aged 65+ were the most likely to regard the decision as a bad one (36% total bad).
Implementing the recommendations of the expert committee on asylum seekers including offshore processing proved to be a very popular decision amongst respondents aged 65+ (65% total good), whereas respondents aged 25-34 were the most likely to regard it as a bad decision (43% total bad).
Female respondents were more likely to regard ‘protecting large areas of Australia’s marine environment’ as a good decision (72% total good) compared with male respondents (60% total good).
23 April 2012, 230412, 3q, EMC, National Broadband Network, NBN, peter lewis, trends
Peter Lewis presents polling that shows public opinion is turning in favour of the $40 billion national broadband network.
Until now the NBN has been an abstract debate about national building and future proofing the economy on one hand, and a misguided venture designed purely to waste taxpayers’ money on the other. Now it’s about to shift from rhetoric to reality, with roll out plans for about a third of households and businesses released last week.
Q. From what you’ve heard, do you favour or oppose the planned national broadband network (NBN)?
|
27 Sep 2010 |
14 Feb 2011 |
18 Apr 2011 |
20 Feb 2012 |
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total favour |
56% |
48% |
54% |
56% |
57% |
80% |
42% |
68% |
| Total oppose |
18% |
31% |
28% |
25% |
22% |
4% |
40% |
9% |
| Strongly favour |
27% |
19% |
22% |
20% |
18% |
31% |
8% |
32% |
| Favour |
29% |
29% |
32% |
36% |
39% |
49% |
34% |
36% |
| Oppose |
12% |
16% |
13% |
15% |
15% |
4% |
26% |
9% |
| Strongly oppose |
6% |
15% |
15% |
10% |
7% |
– |
14% |
– |
| Don’t know |
26% |
22% |
18% |
19% |
21% |
16% |
18% |
23% |
Opposition to the NBN has declined a little since this question was last asked in February.
57% (+1%) favour the NBN and 22% (-3%) oppose it. There is overwhelming majority support from Labor and Greens voters and Liberal/National voters now support the NBN 42%/40%.
By age group, those aged under 35 were 63% favour/13% oppose and those aged 55+ were 53% favour/35% oppose.
79% of those that believe their area will be connected to the NBN in the next three years favour the NBN and only 12% oppose. Those who think they will not be connected in the next three years split 51% support/35% oppose.
16th April 2012, connection, NBN
Q. The Government recently announced the areas that will be connected to the NBN over the next 3 years? As far as you know, will the area where you live be connected to the NBN in the next 3 years?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Yes |
29% |
40% |
25% |
27% |
| No |
19% |
13% |
26% |
20% |
| Don’t know |
52% |
48% |
49% |
53% |
29% think their area will be connected to the NBN in the next three years – 19% think it will not be connected and 52% don’t know.
Older respondents tended to be better informed about the NBN than younger respondents. 59% of those aged under 35 said they don’t know compared to 45% of those aged 55+.
16th April 2012, Internet, NBN, sign up
Q. When the NBN becomes available in your area, will you sign up for internet access?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Definitely will |
15% |
22% |
11% |
24% |
| Probably will |
31% |
39% |
24% |
34% |
| Probably not |
16% |
8% |
24% |
7% |
| Definitely not |
6% |
1% |
10% |
2% |
| Don’t know |
33% |
29% |
31% |
34% |
46% say they will definitely or probably sign up for internet access when the NBN becomes available in their area – 22% will probably or definitely not and 33% don’t know.
Younger respondents were only a little more likely to sign up – 48% of those aged under 35 compared to 46% of aged 35-54 and 41% of those aged 55+.
There were no major demographic differences. The main differences were by voting intention – 61% of Labor voters and 58% of Greens voters said they would definitely/probably sign up compared to only 35% of Liberal/National voters.
10 April 2012, 100412, budget, Budget Surplus, economy, NBN, Polling, polls, return to surplus, surplus, tax, tax breaks, taxes
Q. In order to meet their commitment to return to surplus in 2012-13, which measures should the Government take?
|
Total 11/4/11 |
Total 10/4/12 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Increase taxes for big corporations |
63% |
67% |
81% |
55% |
80% |
| Reduce tax breaks for high income earners |
51% |
57% |
65% |
52% |
71% |
| Postpone major infrastructure projects like the NBN |
na |
41% |
29% |
58% |
19% |
| Reduce defence spending |
32% |
38% |
42% |
30% |
64% |
| Cut “middle class welfare” such as the Baby Bonus, first home buyers grant and Family Tax Benefit payments |
36% |
36% |
37% |
38% |
36% |
| Cut spending on unemployment and disability benefits |
21% |
23% |
18% |
32% |
12% |
| It does not need to return to surplus so quickly |
38% |
63% |
67% |
66% |
58% |
Overall, the most favoured means of returning the budget to surplus were increasing taxes for big corporations (67%) and reducing tax breaks for high-income earners (57%). Both these measures were strongly favoured by Labor and Greens voters.
Although support was less strong, these two measures were also two of the three the most preferred among Liberal/National voters – 58% think the Government should postpone major infrastructure projects like the NBN.
The main changes since this question was asked 12 months ago are increases in support for reducing tax breaks for high-income earners (up 6%) and reducing defence spending (up 6%).
Note, although 63% thought that the budget does not need to return to surplus so quickly, some of these respondents also agreed with some of the measures listed.