branding, Channel 10, cigarette packaging, Essential Report, government, polls, smoking
Q. Do you agree or disagree with the Government’s proposal to package all cigarettes in olive green and remove all brand logos?
(This question has been commissioned by Network Ten)
| Total | Smoke regularly | Don’t smoke regularly | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Men | Women | Age
18-34 |
Aged
35-54 |
Aged 55+ | |
| Total agree | 49% | 24% | 55% | 61% | 40% | 63% | 50% | 48% | 54% | 46% | 49% |
| Total disagree | 34% | 62% | 28% | 27% | 41% | 28% | 34% | 33% | 28% | 36% | 37% |
| Strongly agree | 26% | 7% | 30% | 35% | 19% | 34% | 29% | 23% | 27% | 23% | 30% |
| Agree | 23% | 17% | 25% | 26% | 21% | 29% | 21% | 25% | 27% | 23% | 19% |
| Disagree | 18% | 18% | 18% | 15% | 21% | 15% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 17% | 22% |
| Strongly disagree | 16% | 44% | 10% | 12% | 20% | 13% | 17% | 14% | 11% | 19% | 15% |
| Don’t know | 17% | 14% | 17% | 12% | 19% | 9% | 15% | 18% | 19% | 17% | 13% |
49% agree with the Government’s cigarette packaging proposals and 34% disagree. Strongest support comes from Labor voters (61%), Greens voters (63%) and people aged under 35 (54%).
62% of regular smokers disagree with the proposals and 24% agree.
Channel 10, EMC, ER, Essential Report, Flood Damage, flood levy, flooding, Floods, Network 10, Network Ten, recent floods
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government introducing a one-off levy on taxpayers to pay for damage caused by the recent floods? (Question commissioned by Network Ten)
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Queensland | NSW | Victoria | Other states | |
| Total approve | 39% | 63% | 23% | 48% | 46% | 35% | 37% | 43% |
| Total disapprove | 53% | 31% | 73% | 41% | 46% | 57% | 56% | 51% |
| Strongly approve | 12% | 24% | 3% | 19% | 11% | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Approve | 27% | 39% | 20% | 29% | 35% | 25% | 25% | 27% |
| Disapprove | 24% | 20% | 28% | 21% | 21% | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| Strongly disapprove | 29% | 11% | 45% | 20% | 25% | 32% | 29% | 29% |
| Don’t know | 8% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 9% |
39% approved of the Government introducing a one-off levy on taxpayers to pay for damage caused by the recent floods and 53% disapproved.
63% of Labor voters approved but Liberal/National voters strongly disapproved (73%).
Queensland residents were more likely to approve than residents of other states.
By income, those earning under $52,000 per year disapproved 47% to 44% approved and those earning over $52,000 disapproved 57% to 38% approved.
Question commissioned by Ten network.
Channel 10, Foxtel, Government regulation, James Packer, media, media ownership, the media
Q. James Packer recently bought a major shareholding in Channel 10. Should James Packer be allowed to become a major shareholder in Channel 10 while he is also a major shareholder in Foxtel?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Should be allowed | 28% | 27% | 36% | 18% |
| Should not be allowed | 24% | 27% | 21% | 29% |
| Don’t care | 38% | 36% | 36% | 46% |
| Don’t know | 10% | 10% | 7% | 7% |
Nearly half either don’t care or don’t know whether James Packer should be allowed to become a majority shareholder in Channel 10. Of those with an opinion, views are split 28% should be allowed and 24% should not. 36% of those on low incomes (under $600pw) think he should not be allowed. Comments »
ABC, Channel 10, Channel 7, Channel 9, media, News, Sky News, the media, trust, trust in media
Q. How much trust do you have in the news and current affairs on the following TV channels?
| A lot of trust | Some trust | Not much trust | Don’t know | |
| ABC | 42% | 42% | 9% | 6% |
| Channel 7 | 8% | 53% | 33% | 6% |
| Channel 9 | 8% | 54% | 31% | 6% |
| Channel 10 | 7% | 55% | 31% | 6% |
| Sky News | 12% | 40% | 17% | 31% |
42% say they have a lot of trust in the ABC news and current affairs and 42% have some trust. Only 9% have not much trust.
Levels of trust in the free-to-air commercial channels are similar – less than 10% have a lot of trust and over 30% say they have not much trust in them.
Sky News is trusted more than the other commercial channels – 12% say they have a lot of trust and only 17% have not much trust.
Highest levels of trust in the ABC are shown by men (47% a lot of trust), Greens voters (62%) and Labor voters (48%) and those on income over $1,600pw (49%). Comments »