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  • Apr, 2020

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    Institutions which consider public safety

    Q. With regards to the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, to what extent do you think the following institutions consider the safety of the public when making business decisions?

      Will always act in their own interests, even if it endangers people or is detrimental to the public Will act in their own interests as long as it does not endanger people or is detrimental to the public Will prioritise the safety of the people and the public’s best interests Unsure
    Cruise line companies 41% 29% 13% 17%
    The big four banks 33% 39% 14% 14%
    Insurance companies 32% 38% 13% 17%
    Real estate agencies 29% 38% 16% 17%
    Sporting administrators 26% 37% 21% 16%
    Pharmaceutical companies 18% 38% 31% 14%
    Small banks (excluding CBA, NAB, ANZ and Westpac) 17% 48% 20% 15%
    Super funds 17% 40% 23% 20%
    Supermarkets 15% 38% 36% 11%
    Aged care facilities 14% 32% 39% 14%
    • 41% of participants believe that cruise line companies will always act in their own interests, even if it endangers people or is detrimental to the public; while only 14% say the same is true for aged care facilities.
    • 48% of participants believe that small banks (excluding CBA, NAB, ANZ and Westpac) will act in their own interests as long as it does not endanger people or is detrimental to the public – compared to 39% saying the same for the big four banks.
  • Jul, 2014

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    Trust in use of personal information

    Q. How much trust do you have in the following organisations to responsibly use any personal information they may have about you?

     

    Total trust

     

    A lot of trust

    Some trust

    A little trust

    No trust

    Don’t know

    Not applic-able

    to me

    % change

     

    Total trust 24 Sep 13

    The medical profession

    67%

    32%

    35%

    22%

    8%

    2%

    *

    -6

    73%

    Law enforcement agencies

    54%

    19%

    35%

    28%

    14%

    3%

    1%

    -2

    56%

    Your employer

    44%

    18%

    26%

    21%

    9%

    3%

    22%

    -2

    46%

    Banks

    44%

    11%

    33%

    31%

    21%

    3%

    *

    -1

    45%

    Companies you buy things from in person

    38%

    4%

    34%

    40%

    16%

    5%

    *

    -6

    44%

    The Government

    31%

    5%

    26%

    32%

    31%

    5%

    1%

    31%

    Companies you buy things from online

    30%

    4%

    26%

    39%

    25%

    4%

    2%

    +3

    27%

    Insurance companies

    27%

    4%

    23%

    37%

    31%

    4%

    1%

    +1

    26%

    Mobile phone and internet providers

    23%

    3%

    20%

    41%

    31%

    4%

    1%

    -6

    29%

    TV networks

    19%

    2%

    17%

    38%

    34%

    6%

    2%

    -1

    20%

    Social media sites

    12%

    1%

    11%

    29%

    50%

    5%

    3%

    12%

    The most trusted people/organisations to use personal information were the medical profession (67% trust), law enforcement agencies (54%), employers (44%) and banks (44%). The least trusted were social media sites (12%) and TV networks (19%).

    Since this question was asked in September last year, the main changes have been declines of 6% for the medical profession, companies you buy things from in person and mobile phone and internet providers.

  • Nov, 2012

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    Approval of Royal Commission

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s decision to hold a Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in institutions?

     

    Total

    Vote ALP

    Vote Libs

    Vote Greens

    Cath-
    olic

    Ang-
    lican

    Other Protest-
    ant

    Other religion

    No religion

    Total approve

    88%

    92%

    87%

    95%

    83%

    88%

    93%

    86%

    91%

    Total disapprove

    4%

    2%

    6%

    3%

    6%

    6%

    2%

    3%

    3%

    Strongly approve

    60%

    66%

    55%

    72%

    48%

    61%

    68%

    56%

    65%

    Approve

    28%

    26%

    32%

    23%

    35%

    27%

    25%

    30%

    26%

    Disapprove

    3%

    2%

    5%

    2%

    4%

    5%

    2%

    3%

    2%

    Strongly disapprove

    1%

    *

    1%

    1%

    2%

    1%

    1%

    Don’t know

    8%

    5%

    8%

    1%

    11%

    6%

    5%

    11%

    6%

    88% approve of the Government’s decision to hold a Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in institutions and 4% disapprove.

    The groups most likely to “strongly approve” were aged 65+ (71%), Greens voters (72%), Labor voters (66%), other protestants (68%) and those on incomes less than $1,000 pw (70%).

  • Oct, 2012

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    Trust in organisations and institutions

    Q. How much trust do you have in the following institutions and organisations?

     

    Total

    trust

    26 Sep 11

    Total

    trust

    12 Jun 12

    Total trust

    22 Oct 12

    A lot of trust

    Some trust

    A little trust

    No trust

    Don’t know

    % change

    The High Court

    72%

    60%

    63%

    26%

    37%

    21%

    10%

    6%

    +3

    The ABC

    46%

    54%

    59%

    20%

    39%

    26%

    8%

    6%

    +5

    The Reserve Bank

    67%

    49%

    53%

    16%

    37%

    28%

    12%

    8%

    +4

    Charitable organisations

    61%

    50%

    53%

    9%

    44%

    33%

    10%

    5%

    +3

    Environment groups

    45%

    32%

    36%

    8%

    28%

    35%

    24%

    6%

    +4

    The Commonwealth Public Service

      49%*

    30%

    33%

    6%

    27%

    41%

    16%

    10%

    +3

    Your local council

    na

    na

    32%

    4%

    28%

    39%

    22%

    6%

    na

    Religious organisations

    29%

    27%

    31%

    7%

    24%

    28%

    35%

    6%

    +4

    Newspapers

    na

    26%

    31%

    4%

    27%

    45%

    20%

    4%

    +5

    Online news media

    na

    23%

    28%

    4%

    24%

    45%

    20%

    6%

    +5

    TV news media

    na

    21%

    26%

    5%

    21%

    44%

    26%

    4%

    +5

    Federal Parliament

    55%

    22%

    26%

    4%

    22%

    37%

    32%

    5%

    +4

    State Parliament

    na

    na

    25%

    4%

    21%

    37%

    33%

    5%

    na

    Business groups

    38%

    22%

    25%

    3%

    22%

    45%

    21%

    9%

    +3

    Trade unions

    39%

    22%

    23%

    5%

    18%

    32%

    36%

    9%

    +1

    Political parties

    na

    12%

    16%

    2%

    14%

    36%

    42%

    6%

    +4

    Note: ‘Total Trust’ is an aggregate figure achieved by adding ‘A lot of trust’ and ‘Some trust’.
    * This Commonwealth Public Service figure is from a question asked in 6 Feb 12.

    Overall, there have been small increases in trust across all organisations since this question was last asked in June. However, there has been no significant change in the rankings.

    Respondents had most trust in the High Court (63%), the ABC (59%), charitable organisations (53%) and the Reserve Bank (53%). They had least trust in political parties (16%), trade unions (23%), business groups (25%) State Parliaments (25%), Federal Parliament (26%) and TV news media (26%).

    Compared to the average, Labor voters had more trust in Federal Parliament (40%), the High Court (67%), the ABC (68%), the Reserve Bank (61%), the Commonwealth Public Service (42%), trade unions (41%), environment groups (48%) and local councils (39%).

    Liberal/National voters, compared to the average, had more trust in religious organisations (37%) and business groups (32%) but less trust in Federal Parliament (21%), Commonwealth Public Service (28%), trade unions (14%) and environment groups (27%).

  • Feb, 2012

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    Trust in Institutions

    Q. How much trust do you have in the following national institutions:

    A lot of trust Some trust A little trust No trust Don’t know
    The Australian Defence Force 41% 37% 13% 4% 5%
    The Federal Police 27% 41% 21% 6% 5%
    The Federal and High Courts 24% 36% 26% 9% 5%
    Our intelligence agencies like ASIO 20% 39% 23% 9% 10%
    The Reserve Bank 19% 37% 27% 12% 5%
    The Family Court 15% 35% 28% 15% 7%
    The Commonwealth Public Service 10% 39% 30% 15% 6%
    Business and banking regulators 6% 27% 34% 27% 6%

    Respondents were most likely to say they had a lot of trust in the Australian Defence Force (41%), Federal Police (27%) and Federal and High Courts (24%).

    The least trusted institutions were business band banking regulators (61% little/no trust), the Commonwealth Public Service (45%) and the Family Court (43%).

    Labor voters were more likely to have a lot or some trust in the Commonwealth Public Service (59%), the Federal and High Courts (66%) and the Family Court (56%).

    Liberal/National voters were more likely to have a lot or some trust in the Australian Defence Force (86%) and intelligence agencies like ASIO (66%). Comments »

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