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Opinion of NBN

20 Feb 2012

Q. From what you’ve heard, do you favour or oppose the planned national broadband network (NBN)?

27 Sep 2010 14 Feb 2011 18 Apr 2011 Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
Total in favour 56% 48% 54% 56% 80% 42% 77%
Total oppose 18% 31% 28% 25% 8% 43% 8%
Strongly favour 27% 19% 22% 20% 39% 10% 28%
Favour 29% 29% 32% 36% 41% 32% 49%
Oppose 12% 16% 13% 15% 7% 24% 8%
Strongly oppose 6% 15% 15% 10% 1% 19% 0%
Don’t know 26% 22% 18% 19% 13% 15% 16%

The results of this week’s poll show that support for the NBN has increased over the course of the last 12 months, returning to 56% (the same level in September 2010).

Since the question was last polled, support for the NBN has risen 2 percentage points to 56% (+2%) and opposition has declined to 25% (-3%).

There is overwhelming majority support from Labor (80%) and Greens (77%) voters, whilst Coalition voters are almost equally divided on the issue: 42% in favour and 43% opposed.

Looking at the results by age, those respondents aged between 55-64 are the most likely to oppose the NBN, though the majority still favour the planned network: 52%/34%.

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