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Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the recent agreement between the Federal and State Governments for the Federal Government to provide 50% of growth funding for Australia’s healthcare system?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Total approve | 67% | 81% | 62% | 74% |
| Total disapprove | 9% | 4% | 15% | 4% |
| Strongly approve | 18% | 31% | 10% | 25% |
| Approve | 49% | 50% | 52% | 49% |
| Disapprove | 6% | 4% | 10% | 3% |
| Strongly disapprove | 3% | * | 5% | 1% |
| Don’t know | 24% | 15% | 24% | 21% |
Two-thirds of respondents approved of the recent agreement between the Federal and State Governments for the Federal Government to provide 50% of growth funding for Australia’s healthcare system and only 9% disapproved. All voter groups showed strong majority approval.
Older people were more supportive than younger people – 71% of those aged 55+ approved compared to 60% of those aged under 18-35. By state, Victoria had the highest approval at 72%.
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Q. Do you think this funding agreement will result in a better or a worse healthcare system or will it make no difference?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Total better | 49% | 67% | 39% | 65% |
| Total worse/no difference | 34% | 20% | 49% | 20% |
| A lot better | 8% | 16% | 4% | 8% |
| A little better | 41% | 51% | 35% | 57% |
| Make no difference | 28% | 19% | 38% | 18% |
| A little worse | 3% | 1% | 5% | 1% |
| A lot worse | 3% | * | 6% | 1% |
| Don’t know | 16% | 13% | 12% | 16% |
About half the respondents thought the agreement will result in a better healthcare system. Two thirds of Labor and Greens voters thought it would result in a better system but Liberal/National voters were more likely to think it would make no difference or be worse.
Although showing higher approval of the agreement, older people were more likely to think it would make no difference or be worse – those aged 45+ were split 49% better/40% no difference or worse compared to aged 18-44 at 50% better/29% no difference or worse.
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Q. Do you think Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party should support or oppose this health care agreement between the Federal and State Governments?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Should support | 51% | 72% | 36% | 69% |
| Should oppose | 11% | 2% | 20% | 6% |
| Should neither support nor oppose | 10% | 5% | 16% | 4% |
| Don’t know | 28% | 20% | 28% | 20% |
Half the respondents thought Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party should support the health care agreement and only 11% thought they should oppose it. Only 20% of Liberal/National voters thought Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party should oppose it – 36% though they should support it and 44% thought they should do neither or had no opinion.