Government regulation, media, media ownership, newspaper, Newspapers, the media
Q. Rupert Murdoch owns most of Australia’s metropolitan newspapers including the Australian, Herald Sun, the Telegraph and the Courier Mail. Should the Government allow one company to own the majority of Australia’s major newspapers?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Should allow | 15% | 13% | 20% | 12% |
| Should not allow | 50% | 56% | 47% | 56% |
| Don’t care | 26% | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| Don’t know | 9% | 8% | 8% | 6% |
50% think Rupert Murdoch should not be allowed to own the majority of Australia’s major newspapers and only 15% think he should be allowed. Those most strongly opposed were aged 55+ (61%) and people earning over $1,600pw (55%). Comments »
ABC, media, News, newspaper, Radio, the media
Q. How frequently do you read, listen to or watch the following?
| Daily | Several times a week | About once a week | Less often | Never | Don’t know | |
| Commercial TV news and current affairs | 48% | 27% | 12% | 8% | 5% | 1% |
| News and opinion in daily newspapers | 26% | 22% | 24% | 16% | 11% | 1% |
| Commercial radio news and current affairs | 24% | 22% | 13% | 20% | 19% | 1% |
| News and opinion websites | 23% | 22% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 2% |
| ABC TV news and current affairs | 19% | 21% | 18% | 23% | 18% | 1% |
| ABC radio news and current affairs | 15% | 13% | 10% | 28% | 33% | 2% |
| Commercial radio talkback programs | 13% | 12% | 12% | 26% | 36% | 1% |
| ABC radio talkback programs | 8% | 10% | 10% | 26% | 45% | 2% |
| Internet blogs | 6% | 9% | 13% | 29% | 41% | 3% |
Commercial TV news and current affairs was the most used news and opinion media (48% watch daily). 26% read newspapers daily, 24% commercial radio news and current affairs and 23% news and opinion websites.
Newspapers tend to be read more by older people (38% of 65+ years read daily). 65% of those aged 55+ watch commercial TV news and current affairs daily. Internet news and opinion websites have similar patterns of usage across age groups but internet bogs are mostly used by those aged under 35 (10% daily) Comments »