Q. Thinking about the Australian manufacturing industry, which of the following statements is closest to your view?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| With Government support, Australia can have a successful manufacturing industry |
63% |
67% |
63% |
68% |
| There is no future for manufacturing in Australia and Government support would be a waste of money |
17% |
15% |
21% |
14% |
| Don’t know |
21% |
18% |
16% |
18% |
63% agreed that “with Government support, Australia can have a successful manufacturing industry” and 17% agreed that “there is no future for manufacturing in Australia and Government support would be a waste of money”.
There was little difference by voting intention. Older respondents were more supportive of manufacturing than younger respondents – 68% of those aged 55+ agreed that “with Government support, Australia can have a successful manufacturing industry” compared to 55% of those aged 18-34.