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Feb, 2020

Q. Which of the following statements regarding the future of coal is closest to your view?

	Total	Federal Voting Intention (Lower House)
	Total	Labor	Coalition	Greens	NET: Other
The government should be working to shut down mines and coal-fired power plants as soon as possible	32%	36%	21%	62%	27%
The government should let the coal mining industry and coal-fired power plants continue operating as long as they are profitable, but not subsidise them or support the expansion of the industry	47%	45%	52%	28%	50%
The government should subsidise coal-fired power plants to keep them going and provide financial support for new mines and other projects in the coal industry	21%	19%	27%	10%	22%
Base (n)	1,090	336	390	104	146

47% of participants say that letting the coal mining industry and coal-fired power plants continue operating as long as they are profitable, but not subsidise them or support the expansion of the industry is closest to their view.
A third (32%) say working to shut down mines and coal-fired power plants as soon as possible is closest to their view, with Greens voters most likely to select that option (62%).
Coalition voters are most likely to say subsidising coal-fired power plants to keep them going and provide financial support for new mines and other projects in the coal industry, is closest to their view (27%).

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