foreign aid, Government spending, private schools, reduce spending, the arts
If “Reduce spending” or “both” –
Q. In which of the following areas should the Government reduce spending?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
13 Aug 13 |
|
| Foreign aid |
79% |
72% |
83% |
56% |
92% |
76% |
||
| The arts |
70% |
64% |
75% |
44% |
61% |
70% |
||
| Private schools |
65% |
76% |
57% |
68% |
70% |
59% |
||
| Subsidies for business |
61% |
59% |
62% |
70% |
57% |
59% |
||
| Welfare support |
44% |
31% |
54% |
46% |
37% |
43% |
||
| Support for manufacturing industries |
43% |
34% |
46% |
46% |
34% |
32% |
||
| Defence |
38% |
47% |
31% |
68% |
36% |
34% |
||
| The environment |
36% |
32% |
41% |
6% |
45% |
36% |
||
| Border security |
23% |
33% |
12% |
60% |
27% |
18% |
||
| Universities |
23% |
24% |
26% |
16% |
17% |
18% |
||
| Public transport |
15% |
18% |
13% |
20% |
16% |
14% |
||
| Roads |
12% |
15% |
9% |
12% |
16% |
12% |
||
| Pensions |
12% |
13% |
12% |
6% |
13% |
9% |
||
| Public schools |
9% |
8% |
10% |
8% |
13% |
9% |
||
| Health and hospitals |
8% |
10% |
9% |
7% |
6% |
5% |
Of those who think spending should be reduced, 79% think spending on foreign aid should be reduced, 70% the arts, 65% private schools and 61% subsidies for business.
The areas least likely to be nominated for spending cuts were health and hospitals, public schools, pensions and roads.
Since this question was asked in August, the percentage thinking that spending on support for manufacturing industries should be reduced has increased from 32% to 43%.
22 April 2013, 220413, defence, Government spending, manufacturing industry, pensions, private schools, public schools, roads, transport, universities, welfare
Q. If the Liberal Party won Government at the next election, do you think they would increase or decrease spending on the following areas or spend about the same as the Labor Government?
|
Increase spending |
Decrease spending |
Spend about the same |
Don’t know |
|
| Public schools |
22% |
30% |
33% |
15% |
| Private schools |
28% |
27% |
28% |
16% |
| Universities |
18% |
29% |
36% |
16% |
| Support for manufacturing industries |
26% |
23% |
32% |
19% |
| Pensions |
19% |
32% |
36% |
14% |
| Welfare support |
12% |
45% |
28% |
14% |
| Health and hospitals |
33% |
27% |
25% |
14% |
| The environment |
11% |
39% |
34% |
16% |
| Defence |
31% |
19% |
34% |
16% |
| Foreign aid |
8% |
41% |
33% |
18% |
| Public transport |
23% |
26% |
35% |
16% |
| Roads |
26% |
22% |
36% |
16% |
| Border security |
44% |
14% |
28% |
14% |
| The arts |
7% |
40% |
32% |
21% |
| Subsidies for business |
34% |
20% |
28% |
18% |
Overall, respondents were more likely to think a Liberal Government would reduce spending on welfare support, the arts, the environment, foreign aid, pensions, public schools and universities. They were more likely to think they would increase spending on border security, defence and subsidies for business.
Liberal voters thought a Liberal Government would be more likely to increase than decrease spending on public schools, manufacturing industries, pensions, public transport, health and hospitals, defence, roads, border security and subsidies for business.
30 July 2012, 300712, education funding, increase funding, private schools, public schools
Q. Do you think all schools should get a similar increase in funding, public schools should receive a larger increase or private schools should receive a larger increase?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| All schools should receive a similar increase in funding |
28% |
23% |
39% |
7% |
| Public schools should receive a larger increase |
63% |
74% |
51% |
79% |
| Private schools should receive a larger increase |
2% |
1% |
3% |
– |
| Don’t know |
7% |
2% |
6% |
13% |
63% think that public schools should receive a larger increase in funding, 2% think private schools should receive a larger increase and 28% think all schools should receive a similar increase.
Labor voters (74%) and Greens voters (79%) showed strongest support for increased funding for public schools – although a majority (51%) of Liberal/National voters also supported it.
Education, education funding, Gonski report, Polling, polls, private schools, public schools, school funding, Schools
Q. Do you think all schools should get an increase in funding or should some of the wealthy elite private schools not get an increase in funding?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| All schools should receive an increase in funding |
23% |
17% |
31% |
11% |
| Some wealthy elite private schools should not get an increase in funding |
73% |
78% |
68% |
83% |
| Don’t know |
4% |
5% |
2% |
5% |
Only 23% think that all schools should receive an increase in funding and 73% think that some wealthy elite private schools should not get an increase.
Highest support for all schools to receive an increase in funding came from Liberal/National voters (31%) and those on incomes over $1,600pw (28%).
Highest support for wealthy elite private schools not receiving additional funding came from Greens voters (83%), Labor voters (78%) and people aged 45-64 (78%).