government-owned assests, Joe Hockey, ports, rail, roads, state government
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Treasurer Joe Hockey’s proposal that State Governments sell their Government-owned assets (e.g. ports, rail, roads) to fund construction of new infrastructure?
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Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ Indep-endent |
|
| Total approve |
25% |
|
10% |
44% |
17% |
23% |
| Total disapprove |
58% |
|
80% |
41% |
63% |
60% |
| Strongly approve |
7% |
3% |
11% |
4% |
8% |
|
| Approve |
18% |
7% |
33% |
13% |
15% |
|
| Disapprove |
27% |
25% |
31% |
28% |
22% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
31% |
55% |
10% |
35% |
38% |
|
| Don’t know |
18% |
11% |
16% |
19% |
16% |
58% disapprove of the Treasurer Joe Hockey’s proposal that State Governments sell their Government-owned to fund construction of new infrastructure and 25% approve.
Labor voters (80%) and Greens voters (63%) strongly disapprove but Liberal/National voters are divided with 44% approve/41% disapprove.
11 march 2013, 110313, government, hospitals and health, ports, prisons, Private Sector, Schools, telecommunications, universities
Q. Which of the following are better run by the private sector and which are better run by Government?
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11 Mar 2013 |
31 Jan 2011 |
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Better run by private sector |
Better run by Government |
Don’t know |
Better run by private sector |
Better run by Government |
Don’t know |
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| Electricity |
25% |
62% |
13% |
22% |
61% |
17% |
| Water |
19% |
69% |
12% |
15% |
70% |
16% |
| Trains, buses and ferries |
25% |
64% |
11% |
19% |
68% |
13% |
| Motorways |
23% |
66% |
11% |
17% |
70% |
13% |
| Community services such as child protection |
14% |
75% |
11% |
14% |
71% |
15% |
| Telecommunications (including broadband services) |
45% |
44% |
11% |
na |
na |
na |
| Hospitals and health services |
19% |
71% |
10% |
na |
na |
na |
| Schools |
21% |
69% |
10% |
na |
na |
na |
| Prisons |
17% |
73% |
11% |
10% |
76% |
15% |
| Universities |
27% |
61% |
12% |
20% |
64% |
16% |
| Ports |
22% |
60% |
19% |
na |
na |
na |
Most services listed were clearly thought to be better run by Government than the private sector.
The only exception was telecommunications where respondents were split 45% private sector, 44% Government.
The areas most preferred to be run by Government were – community services (75%), prisons (73%), hospitals and health services (71%), schools (69%) and water (69%).
Compared to the results when this question was asked in January 2011, preference for the private sector running services has increased a little – +6% for trains, buses and ferries and motorways and +7% for prisons and universities.