Q. How important are each of the following for ensuring Australia grows local jobs?
| Total important | Very important | Somewhat important | Not so important | Not at all important | Don’t know | ||
| Local jobs and local content rules for Government funded infrastructure projects | 83% | 48% | 35% | 5% | 1% | 11% | |
| Better funding of TAFE programs to give people the skills to get jobs of the future | 83% | 43% | 40% | 8% | 1% | 8% | |
| Government support for local manufacturing industries like the steel industry | 80% | 42% | 38% | 9% | 2% | 9% | |
| More investment in renewable energy | 76% | 43% | 33% | 10% | 4% | 10% | |
| Opening up investment for foreign companies so they bring the technology and skills to Australia | 47% | 15% | 32% | 27% | 13% | 13% | |
| Tax cuts for large companies | 29% | 10% | 19% | 28% | 30% | 13% |
The most important factors in ensuring Australia grows local jobs were “local jobs and local content rules for Government funded infrastructure projects” (83%), “better funding of TAFE programs to give people the skills to get jobs of the future” (83%) and “Government support for local manufacturing industries like the steel industry” (80%).
Only 29% think “tax cuts for large companies” is important – 58% think it is not important.