Q. From the options below, which of the following initiatives should the government prioritise in the upcoming Federal Budget in October?
Please select your top three choices with 1 being the top priority, 2 being the second top priority and 3 being the third top priority.
| Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||
| TOTAL: TOP 3 | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | Liberal + National | Greens | TOTAL: Other | |
| Build more affordable housing | 60% | 57% | 64% | 60% | 57% | 64% | 66% | 54% | 61% | 56% |
| Invest in renewable energy projects | 52% | 53% | 50% | 45% | 52% | 56% | 48% | 51% | 66% | 54% |
| Invest in large-scale infrastructure projects (e.g. roads, transport networks, ports etc.) | 48% | 51% | 45% | 37% | 47% | 58% | 41% | 59% | 26% | 55% |
| Extend JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments at current rate | 47% | 47% | 47% | 52% | 45% | 45% | 52% | 39% | 61% | 44% |
| Directly fund jobs in aged care | 41% | 36% | 46% | 35% | 37% | 51% | 41% | 41% | 35% | 44% |
| Establish a universally accessible early learning system | 27% | 29% | 25% | 38% | 31% | 13% | 29% | 24% | 33% | 27% |
| Fast-track tax cuts for higher income earners | 25% | 28% | 23% | 33% | 31% | 13% | 22% | 31% | 20% | 21% |
| Base (n) | 1,081 | 539 | 542 | 338 | 374 | 369 | 298 | 460 | 115 | 104 |