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ABC bias

7 Jul 2015

Q. Which of the following is closest to your opinion of the ABC?

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote Other

The ABC is biased to the Left

22%

10%

42%

13%

13%

The ABC is not biased either to the Left or to the Right

36%

48%

21%

61%

46%

The ABC is biased to the Right

3%

1%

3%

2%

8%

Don’t know

40%

40%

34%

23%

33%

36% think that the ABC is not biased either to the Left or the Right and 22% think it is biased to the Left. A very high 40% do not know if the ABC is biased in any direction.

Liberal/National voters are more likely to think the ABC is biased to the Left (42%). 61% of Greens voters and 48% of Labor voters think the ABC is not biased.

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