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  • Oct, 2015

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    Roads vs public transport

    Q: Do you think it is more important to expand public transport or more important to build new roads and freeways?

      Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote Other
    More important to expand public transport 56% 57% 52% 77% 52%
    More important to build roads and freeways 33% 34% 41% 18% 36%
    Don’t know 11% 9% 7% 5% 12%

    56% think that it is more important to expand public transport and 33% think it is more important to build roads and freeways.

    Those more supportive of expanding public transport were aged 18-24 (65%), people from Victoria (64%) and those with university education (66%).

    Those more supportive of building roads and freeways were aged 35-44 (40%) and people from Queensland (41%).

  • Mar, 2014

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    Government Responsibilities

    Q. Which of the following should be mainly the responsibility of the Federal Government and which should be mainly the responsibility of the State Governments – or should they have equal responsibility?

     

    Mainly Federal

    Mainly State

    Both

    equally

    Don’t know

    Improving the health system

    43%

    11%

    41%

    6%

    Addressing climate change

    41%

    4%

    45%

    9%

    Improving the education system

    40%

    14%

    40%

    6%

    Industrial relations issues

    39%

    13%

    40%

    8%

    Managing mining projects and mining profits

    39%

    20%

    32%

    9%

    Managing the environment

    32%

    11%

    50%

    7%

    Managing our water resources

    25%

    23%

    46%

    6%

    Constructing new roads and highways

    21%

    33%

    41%

    6%

    Investing in regional areas

    16%

    40%

    37%

    7%

    Investing in public transport

    11%

    52%

    32%

    6%

    Issues which were considered mainly Federal responsibilities were the health system, climate change and education.

    Public transport and regional investment were considered to be more the responsibilities of the State Governments.

    The environment, managing water resources and constructing new roads and highways were more likely to be considered a shared responsibility.

  • Apr, 2012

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    Role of Government

    Q.  For each of the following issues, do you think the Government does too much, too little or just about the right amount:

     

    Too much

    Too little

    About right

    Don’t know

     Providing quality health care services

    2%

    74%

    19%

    5%

     Protecting citizens from industrial and other kinds of pollution.

    10%

    43%

    36%

    11%

     Making sure the banks and other large financial institutions operate honestly and treat their clients fairly

    3%

    62%

    28%

    6%

     Making sure that the roads, bridges and other public transportation facilities are in good repair and safe.

    1%

    63%

    30%

    5%

     Ensuring that there is adequate, affordable and accessible public transport.

    2%

    67%

    25%

    6%

    Ensuring that our population is protected from crime, terrorism and other threats.

    5%

    47%

    41%

    7%

    Providing a quality education system

    2%

    54%

    37%

    7%

    Respondents were more likely to think the Government does too little on each of the issues measured.

    In particular, they think the Government does too little in terms of health care services (74%), adequate, affordable and accessible public transport (67%), roads, bridges and other public transportation (63%) and making sure the banks and other large financial institutions operate honestly and treat their clients fairly (62%).

    Issues over which they were more divided were protecting citizens from industrial and other kinds of pollution (46% about right/too much) and ensuring that our population is protected from crime, terrorism and other threats (46% about right/too much).

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