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Approval of funding cuts to ABC

25 Nov 2014

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the 5% annual funding cut to the ABC? 

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote Other

Total approve

25%

13%

45%

7%

23%

Total disapprove

52%

67%

36%

87%

54%

Strongly approve

8%

2%

18%

10%

Approve

17%

11%

27%

7%

13%

Disapprove

27%

27%

29%

27%

24%

Strongly disapprove

25%

40%

7%

60%

30%

Don’t know

23%

20%

19%

6%

23%

25% approve the cuts to the ABC and 52% disapprove – 23% don’t know.

Those most likely to disapprove were Greens voters (87%), Labor voters (67%) and respondents aged 45-64 (60%).

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