171213, economy, small business, Trade Unions
Q. Thinking about the next 12 months, do you think 2014 will be a good or bad year for each of the following?
|
Total good |
Total bad |
|
Very good |
Good |
Neither good nor bad |
Bad |
Very bad |
Don’t know |
|
| The Australian economy |
27% |
37% |
2% |
25% |
31% |
27% |
10% |
6% |
|
| Australian politics in general |
21% |
45% |
2% |
19% |
29% |
25% |
20% |
6% |
|
| Large companies and corporations |
30% |
30% |
4% |
26% |
32% |
22% |
8% |
8% |
|
| Small business |
17% |
41% |
1% |
16% |
34% |
30% |
11% |
8% |
|
| Trade unions |
11% |
37% |
2% |
9% |
38% |
24% |
13% |
14% |
|
| The average Australian |
23% |
34% |
1% |
22% |
38% |
26% |
8% |
5% |
|
| Your personal financial situation |
31% |
25% |
3% |
28% |
39% |
18% |
7% |
4% |
|
| Your workplace* |
36% |
21% |
4% |
32% |
39% |
16% |
5% |
3% |
|
| You and your family overall |
41% |
16% |
7% |
34% |
38% |
11% |
5% |
5% |
* working people
Respondents are more likely to be positive about 2014 for “you and your family” (41% good/16% bad), “your workplace” (36%/21%) and “your personal financial situation” (31%/25%).
Compared to their opinions of 2013, they expect improvements for “Australian politics in general” (up 11% to 21% good), “large companies and corporations” (up 5% to 30%) and “small business” (up 7% to 17%) – although all of these are off low base figures.
171213, Nationalise qantas, Qantas, shares in qantas
Q. Which of the following actions should the Federal Government take to help Qantas remain a competitive airline?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Nationalise Qantas, i.e. the Government has full ownership and control |
26% |
27% |
24% |
24% |
37% |
|
| Buy shares in Qantas |
24% |
26% |
22% |
17% |
35% |
|
| Allow increased foreign ownership of Qantas |
20% |
19% |
26% |
12% |
14% |
|
| Provide direct funding and subsidies |
20% |
29% |
14% |
10% |
23% |
|
| None of them |
13% |
8% |
16% |
23% |
10% |
|
| Don’t know |
22% |
21% |
19% |
36% |
12% |
The most preferred options for the Government to help Qantas remain a competitive airline involve some form of Government ownership. 26% support nationalising Qantas and 24% think the Government should buy shares in Qantas. 20% support allowing increased foreign ownership and 20% providing direct funding and subsidies.
Labor voters are a little more likely to support direct funding and subsidies (29%) while Liberal/National voters are more likely to support increased foreign ownership (26%).
171213, car manufacturing industry
Q. How important is it that Australia has a car manufacturing industry, even if it needs hundreds of millions of dollars each year in Government support and investment?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
1 Oct 2013 |
|
| Total important |
60% |
|
74% |
50% |
48% |
70% |
58% |
|
| Total not important |
33% |
|
21% |
46% |
48% |
25% |
30% |
|
| Very important |
30% |
|
39% |
26% |
21% |
32% |
24% |
|
| Somewhat important |
30% |
35% |
24% |
27% |
38% |
34% |
||
| Not very important |
20% |
15% |
24% |
23% |
18% |
18% |
||
| Not at all important |
13% |
6% |
22% |
24% |
7% |
12% |
||
| Don’t know |
6% |
6% |
5% |
6% |
5% |
12% |
60% think it is important that Australia has a car manufacturing industry, even if it needs hundreds of millions of dollars each year in Government support and investment while 33% think it is not important. This is s light increase in both measures since October as those saying “don’t know” has declined from 12% to 6%.
Labor voters are most likely to think a car manufacturing industry is important (70%) while Liberal/National voters are split (50% important/46% not important).
171213, car manufacturing industry, Government Subsidies, holden
Q. Would you approve or disapprove of the Government increasing subsidies to Holden to keep them in Australia?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total approve |
45% |
|
60% |
35% |
30% |
41% |
| Total disapprove |
42% |
|
26% |
57% |
59% |
46% |
| Strongly approve |
15% |
|
21% |
11% |
8% |
15% |
| Approve |
30% |
39% |
24% |
22% |
26% |
|
| Disapprove |
25% |
16% |
30% |
38% |
35% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
17% |
10% |
27% |
21% |
11% |
|
| Don’t know |
12% |
14% |
8% |
12% |
14% |
45% would approve of increasing subsidies to Holden to keep them in Australia while 42% disapprove.
A majority of Labor voters approve (60%) and a majority of Liberal/National voters disapprove (57%).
17 December 2013, 171213, car manufacturing industry, holden, manufacturing, toyota
Q. When Holden closes, Toyota will be the only company manufacturing cars in Australia. Do you think the Government should increase financial support for Toyota, decrease support or leave it the same?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Increase support |
31% |
|
44% |
21% |
16% |
37% |
| Decrease support |
11% |
|
7% |
15% |
13% |
8% |
| Leave it the same |
44% |
|
32% |
52% |
54% |
49% |
| Don’t know |
14% |
17% |
11% |
17% |
7% |
31% think the Government should increase financial support to Toyota and 44% think they should leave it the same. Only 11% were in favour of decreasing the support for Toyota.
10 December 2013, 101213, 2PP, Greens, Labor Party, Liberal Party, two party preferred, Voting intention
Q. If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward?
Q. If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?
Sample size = 1,865 respondents
| First preference/leaning to |
Election 7 Sep 13
|
|
4 weeks ago 12/11/13 |
2 weeks ago 26/11/13 |
Last week 3/12/13 |
This week 10/12/13 |
| Liberal |
|
42% |
41% |
41% |
41% |
|
| National |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
||
| Total Lib/Nat |
45.6% |
44% |
45% |
44% |
44% |
|
| Labor |
33.4% |
35% |
36% |
36% |
37% |
|
| Greens |
8.6% |
9% |
9% |
8% |
8% |
|
| Palmer United Party |
5.5% |
4% |
4% |
4% |
5% |
|
| Other/Independent |
6.9% |
8% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
| 2 Party Preferred |
Election 7 Sep 13 |
|
4 weeks ago 12/11/13 |
2 weeks ago 26/11/13 |
Last week 3/12/13 |
This week 10/12/13 |
| Liberal National |
53.5% |
53% |
53% |
52% |
51% |
|
| Labor |
46.5% |
47% |
47% |
48% |
49% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2013 election.
10 December 2013, 101213, Approval of Tony Abbott, tony abbott
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
Tony Abbott as Opposition Leader 2 Sep |
Tony Abbott as Prime Minister 24 Sep |
22 |
12 |
|
| Total approve |
45% |
|
10% |
89% |
9% |
33% |
|
40% |
41% |
46% |
45% |
| Total disapprove |
46% |
|
84% |
5% |
85% |
47% |
|
49% |
36% |
35% |
40% |
| Strongly approve |
12% |
3% |
27% |
– |
3% |
13% |
14% |
16% |
14% |
||
| Approve |
33% |
7% |
62% |
9% |
30% |
27% |
27% |
30% |
31% |
||
| Disapprove |
20% |
34% |
5% |
19% |
23% |
19% |
13% |
15% |
19% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
26% |
50% |
* |
66% |
24% |
30% |
23% |
20% |
21% |
||
| Don’t know |
9% |
6% |
6% |
5% |
15% |
10% |
23% |
19% |
16% |
45% (no change) approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister and 46% (up 6%) disapprove. This represents a decline on his rating as Prime Minister over the last four weeks from net +5 to net -1.
By gender – 50% (no change) of men approve and 43% (up 5%) disapprove; 41% (up 2%) of women approve and 49% (up 7%) disapprove.
10 December 2013, 101213, approval of bill shorten, Bill Shorten
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ Indep-endent |
|
12 Nov |
|
| Total approve |
39% |
|
66% |
22% |
49% |
24% |
31% |
|
| Total disapprove |
31% |
|
10% |
49% |
20% |
44% |
27% |
|
| Strongly approve |
7% |
17% |
1% |
7% |
1% |
5% |
||
| Approve |
32% |
49% |
21% |
42% |
23% |
26% |
||
| Disapprove |
19% |
9% |
26% |
15% |
27% |
17% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
12% |
1% |
23% |
5% |
17% |
10% |
||
| Don’t know |
31% |
24% |
29% |
31% |
32% |
43% |
39% approve (up 8%) of the job Bill Shorten is doing as Opposition Leader and 31% (up 4%) disapprove. 31% could not give an opinion. This represents an improvement on his rating as Prime Minister over the last four weeks from net +4 to net +8.
By gender – 40% (up 6%) of men approve and 35% (up 2%) disapprove; 36% (up 9%) of women approve and 27% (up 6%) disapprove.