Q. How important are the following issues for Australia?
| Total important | Total not important | Very important | Somewhat important | Not very important | Not at all important | Don’t know | ||
| Reaching a global agreement on tackling climate change | 75% | 19% | 40% | 35% | 11% | 8% | 6% | |
| Holding a Royal Commission into the banking and finance industry | 62% | 25% | 27% | 35% | 17% | 8% | 12% | |
| Having a treaty with indigenous Australians | 59% | 33% | 25% | 34% | 17% | 16% | 8% | |
| Having a plebiscite on same-sex marriage | 36% | 56% | 19% | 17% | 19% | 37% | 9% | |
| Having a referendum on becoming a republic | 34% | 58% | 14% | 20% | 25% | 33% | 9% |
| Total important | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | ||
| Reaching a global agreement on tackling climate change | 75% | 83% | 74% | 94% | 64% | 72% | 78% | 75% | 72% | 80% | |
| Holding a Royal Commission into the banking and finance industry | 62% | 73% | 59% | 64% | 66% | 65% | 60% | 56% | 65% | 67% | |
| Having a treaty with indigenous Australians | 59% | 67% | 55% | 75% | 51% | 54% | 64% | 63% | 57% | 59% | |
| Having a plebiscite on same-sex marriage | 36% | 36% | 41% | 27% | 34% | 34% | 37% | 43% | 33% | 32% | |
| Having a referendum on becoming a republic | 34% | 41% | 31% | 37% | 32% | 40% | 27% | 33% | 35% | 32% |
Of those listed, the most important issues for Australia were considered to be reaching a global agreement on tackling climate change (75% important), a Royal Commission into the banking and finance industry (62%) and having a treaty with indigenous Australian (59%).
Only 36% thought holding a plebiscite on same-sex marriage was important and 34% thought it was important to hold a referendum on becoming a republic.
Having a treaty with indigenous Australian was most strongly supported by Greens voters (75%), Labor voters (67%), women (64%) and those aged 18-34 (63%).