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  • Oct, 2013

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    Australian companies, information and foreign companies

    Q. Do you agree or disagree that companies providing services to Australians should reveal what information they give to foreign governments?

     

     

    Agree

    73%

    Disagree

    16%

    Strongly agree

    39%

    Agree

    34%

    Disagree

    9%

    Strongly disagree

    7%

    Don’t know

    12%

    73% agree that companies providing services to Australia should reveal what information they give to foreign governments. Just 16% disagree.

    Those aged 45-54 (46%) and 55064 (53%) were more likely to strongly agree.

    Labor voters (49%) were also more likely to strongly agree.

  • Jun, 2012

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    Trust in People and Organisations

    Q. How much trust do you have that the following people or organisations can be relied on to act in the community’s interest?

     

    Total a lot/some trust

    Total little/no trust

    A lot of trust

    Some trust

    A little trust

    No trust

    Don’t know

    Net trust
    Kevin Rudd

    37%

    56%

    14%

    23%

    26%

    30%

    7%

    -19

    Malcolm Turnbull

    33%

    54%

    8%

    25%

    29%

    25%

    14%

    -21

    Tony Abbott

    29%

    63%

    10%

    19%

    20%

    43%

    7%

    -34

    Julia Gillard

    26%

    67%

    8%

    18%

    22%

    45%

    6%

    -41

    Mining magnates like Clive Palmer and Gina Rinehart

    14%

    73%

    3%

    11%

    23%

    50%

    13%

    -59

    Australian companies

    46%

    47%

    8%

    38%

    35%

    12%

    7%

    -1

    Banks

    17%

    66%

    2%

    15%

    32%

    44%

    7%

    -49

    Foreign companies

    8%

    81%

    1%

    7%

    24%

    57%

    10%

    -73

    There was a substantial lack of trust in all people and organisations tested with the exception of Australian companies – which split 46% a lot/some trust and 47% little/no trust.

    For both the Labor Party and the Liberal Party, the current leaders were less trusted than the previous leaders. However, all political leaders were more trusted than mining magnates like Clive Palmer and Gina Rinehart.

    Among Labor voters, 58% had a lot/some trust in Julia Gillard and 58% had a lot/some trust in Kevin Rudd. Among Liberal/National voters, 58% had a lot/some trust in Tony Abbott and 44% had a lot/some trust in Malcolm Turnbull.

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