Q. Would you approve or disapprove of the Government giving support to new coal-fired power stations, including indemnifying them against the future risk of a carbon price?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Total approve | 39% | 33% | 58% | 17% | 43% | |
| Total disapprove | 35% | 40% | 25% | 65% | 36% | |
| Strongly approve | 14% | 10% | 23% | 2% | 21% | |
| Approve | 25% | 23% | 35% | 15% | 22% | |
| Disapprove | 16% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 14% | |
| Strongly disapprove | 19% | 25% | 7% | 45% | 22% | |
| Don’t know | 26% | 27% | 17% | 18% | 22% |
39% approve of the Government giving support to new coal-fired power stations, including indemnifying them against the future risk of a carbon price and 35% disapprove.
A majority of Liberal/National voters approve (58%) while 65% of Greens voters disapprove. Labor voters were split 33% approve/40% disapprove.
47% of men approve and 36% disapprove – while 30% of women approve and 34% disapprove.