Q. How much trust do you have in the following institutions and organisations?
Total trust |
A lot of trust |
Some trust |
A little trust |
No trust |
Don’t know |
% change |
Total trust Jun 12 |
Total trust Mar 13 |
Total trust Jul 14 |
Total trust Jan 15 |
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Federal police |
68% |
27% |
41% |
19% |
7% |
6% |
na |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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State police |
66% |
27% |
39% |
22% |
6% |
6% |
na |
– |
– |
– |
– |
||
The High Court |
61% |
23% |
38% |
23% |
9% |
7% |
+8 |
60% |
74% |
57% |
53% |
||
The ABC |
56% |
18% |
38% |
23% |
12% |
9% |
+3 |
54% |
70% |
54% |
53% |
||
The Reserve Bank |
56% |
16% |
40% |
25% |
10% |
9% |
+7 |
49% |
64% |
52% |
49% |
||
Charitable organisations |
46% |
9% |
37% |
36% |
10% |
7% |
+2 |
50% |
52% |
45% |
44% |
||
Environment groups |
40% |
9% |
31% |
35% |
17% |
8% |
+7 |
32% |
41% |
31% |
33% |
||
Your local council |
39% |
6% |
33% |
34% |
21% |
6% |
+7 |
na |
34% |
33% |
32% |
||
The Commonwealth Public Service |
35% |
5% |
30% |
39% |
13% |
12% |
+3 |
30% |
36% |
31% |
32% |
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State Parliament |
32% |
5% |
27% |
32% |
28% |
7% |
+8 |
na |
30% |
24% |
24% |
||
Federal Parliament |
31% |
6% |
25% |
33% |
30% |
7% |
+6 |
22% |
34% |
25% |
25% |
||
Business groups |
28% |
2% |
26% |
42% |
19% |
10% |
+5 |
22% |
26% |
22% |
23% |
||
Trade unions |
26% |
3% |
23% |
32% |
32% |
11% |
+3 |
22% |
25% |
22% |
23% |
||
Religious organisations |
25% |
6% |
19% |
27% |
40% |
8% |
+3 |
27% |
27% |
26% |
22% |
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Political parties |
16% |
1% |
15% |
37% |
40% |
7% |
+2 |
12% |
12% |
13% |
14% |
Note: ‘Total Trust’ is an aggregate figure achieved by adding ‘A lot of trust’ and ‘Some trust’