Innovation, Science, and Business
Author/editor: Sheppard, J & Gray, M
Year published: 2017
The latest ANUpoll has found a large majority of Australians support science and want politicians to rely more on the advice of scientists and experts. The ANUpoll also found 67 per cent of those surveyed believe science is best funded by government rather than private business, while 82 per…
Ageing and money
Year published: 2016
The 20th ANUpoll - Ageing and Money: Public opinion on pensions, inheritance, financial wellbeing in retirement and caring for older Australians - reveals many Australians are worried about their retirement and their ability to afford a comfortable life after leaving the workforce. The latest…
Attitudes to national security
Author/editor: Sheppard, J, Saikal, A & Theodorakis, K
Year published: 2016
Maintaining national security in an age of terrorism means that we, as citizens, are asked to relinquish certain individual rights and liberties in the name of public safety. Whether it is the retention of our telecommunications activities, ability to walk around our cities without being captured…
Tax and Equity
Year published: 2016
Tax and Equity in Australia: What Australians Want—the 21st ANUpoll in the series—asks Australians what they think about these issues in the Australian context. Should we be worried about governments holding debt? Which areas of spending should have priority, and which can be cut? Should we pay…
Australian attitudes towards national identity
Year published: 2015
A new ANUpoll on national identity has found Australians believe speaking English and respect for political institutions and laws are the most important factors in being Australian. Being born in the country was the least important factor. The 18th ANUpoll found overwhelming support for…
Indigenous Issues: Injustice, Disadvantage and Support for Recognition
Author/editor: Gray, M & Sanders, W
Year published: 2015
Amidst debate on constitutional recognition of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, this ANUPoll of Australian public opinion on Indigenous issues—the 17th ANUPoll—provides a snapshot of Australian attitudes towards Indigenous issues. It reveals that the majority of…
Social class in Australia
Year published: 2015
The 19th ANUpoll - Social class in Australia: Beyond the 'working' and 'middle' classes - reveals a greater stratification in Australian society than we might otherwise have thought. Almost all Australians perceive themselves as being from either the working or middle class of society. However,…