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  • Aug, 2014

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    Foreign investment

    Q. Do you think investment in mining and ports by Chinese companies is good or bad for the Australian economy?

      

    Total

     

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Total good

    38%

    37%

    50%

    34%

    29%

    Total bad

    36%

    34%

    30%

    38%

    52%

    Very good

    6%

    7%

    7%

    4%

    4%

    Good

    32%

    30%

    43%

    30%

    25%

    Bad

    22%

    24%

    18%

    24%

    28%

    Very bad

    14%

    10%

    12%

    14%

    24%

    Don’t know

    26%

    29%

    20%

    28%

    20%

    38% think that investment in mining and ports by Chinese companies is good for the Australian economy and 36% think it is bad.

    Liberal/National voters are more likely to think it is good for the economy (50%), while Labor and Greens voters are almost evenly divided on this issue.

    Those most likely to think it is good for the economy were men (48%) and full-time workers (46%). Those most likely to think it is bad were aged 55+ (46%).

  • Sep, 2013

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    Foreign investment

    Q. Do you agree or disagree that foreign investment in Australian agriculture – including buying farmland – is good for Australia’s economy?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Total agree

    22%

    23%

    25%

    14%

    Total disagree

    55%

    49%

    59%

    54%

    Strongly agree

    4%

    5%

    3%

    4%

    Agree

    18%

    18%

    22%

    10%

    Disagree

    25%

    20%

    25%

    40%

    Strongly disagree

    30%

    29%

    34%

    14%

    Don’t know

    24%

    27%

    16%

    33%

    22% agree that foreign investment in Australian agriculture – including buying farmland – is good for Australia’s economy and 55% disagree.

    Disagreement is higher among Liberal/National voters (59%), respondents aged 55+ (73%) and those on income less than $1,000pw (63%).

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