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  • Jul, 2015

    Trans Pacific Partnership

    Q. The proposed Trans Pacific Partnership would allow foreign companies to sue the Australian Government in foreign courts for changes in government policies that cost them money. Do you think foreign companies should or should not be able to sue the Government for losses due to changes in policy?

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote Other

    Should be able to sue

    10%

    13%

    11%

    8%

    4%

    Should not be able to sue

    61%

    58%

    66%

    68%

    77%

    Don’t know

    29%

    30%

    23%

    24%

    19%

    61% think that foreign companies should not be able to sue the Government for losses due to changes in policy and only 10% think they should. Liberal/National voters (66%) are more likely than Labor voters (58%) to think they should not be able to sue.

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