Aussie say science knocks sport for six
Year published: 2010
Australians are more interested in science than sport and feel that politicians are failing to listen to the advice of the nation’s scientists, according to the eighth ANU Poll.The latest ANU Poll looked at public attitudes about science. It found that far from being a nation of sports obsessives…
ANU Poll probes attitudes to economy, GFC
Year published: 2009
A narrow majority of Australians favour government spending to stimulate the economy in response to the Global Financial Crisis, but two-thirds of the public are concerned about the effects that the debt will have on future generations, according the results of the fifth ANU Poll.The fifth ANU…
ANU Poll zeros in on public views on defence
Year published: 2009
Public support for more defence spending is a 20-year low and more than 70% of Australians oppose tax increases to pay for more defence spending, according the results of the fourth ANU Poll.The fourth ANU Poll provides insight into what the Australian public thinks about defence and defence-…
Parched rural Australia thirsty for solutions
Year published: 2009
Drought and water shortages are regarded by a clear majority of Australians as the most serious problems facing rural Australia, according to the results of the sixth ANU Poll.The poll also found that the Federal government is regarded by the majority of respondents as the agency most responsible…
ANU Poll finds 'Its the environment, stupid'
Year published: 2008
While Bill Clinton might have reminded people ‘it’s the economy, stupid’ in his 1992 presidential campaign, Australians believe that the environment is the most important issue facing Australia now and in five years time, according to the results of the inaugural ANU Poll.The poll also found that…
ANU Poll reveals nation worried about climate change
Year published: 2008
Australians view global warming as the most serious threat to the future well-being of the world and see drought as the most immediate environmental problem for Australia, according to the findings of the third ANU Poll.However, the poll also shows that fewer are prepared to change their behaviour…
ANU Poll takes pulse on higher ed, political mood
Year published: 2008
The second ANU Poll has taken the pulse of the Australian public on higher education and political mood and found a generally positive view of universities, and a high — though slightly declining — degree of satisfaction with the way the country is heading.ANU Poll found Australians rate the…