Foreign policy
Year published: 2014
A new ANUpoll evaluates what the public thinks about foreign affairs and what it sees as the main priorities for Australia’s foreign policy. It covers the following topics:Relations with IndonesiaRelations with the United States of America and ChinaSupport for foreign aidInternational…
Governance and democracy
Author/editor: McAllister, I
Year published: 2014
A new poll, released to mark a major boost to social research capacity at The Australian National University (ANU), has found Australians are growing more pessimistic about the future and that satisfaction with democracy has fallen gradually since 2007. The poll also found overall confidence in…
Public Priorities for Government Expenditure
Year published: 2014
ANUpoll finds support for government spendingDespite the current climate of austerity and Federal Government budget cuts, Australians want to see increased government spending on social services, according to the new ANUpoll on public priorities for government spending.“The release of the latest…
Attitudes to electoral reform
Year published: 2013
Jobs up, climate change down in public eye.Public concern about the economy and job security has doubled since 2010, while concern about global warming has halved.More than half of the people surveyed in the latest ANUpoll listed the economy and jobs among the most important issues Australia is…
Perceptions of Corruption and Ethical Conduct
Year published: 2012
The media, trade unions and political parties top the list of institutions the public perceives to be the most corrupt and in which they have the least confidence, while 43 per cent of Australians believe that the level of corruption in Australia has increased, according to the latest ANUpoll…
Attitudes to Government and Government Services
Year published: 2011
Key points summaryAttitudes to Government and Government servicesSatisfaction with democracy in Australia remains high by international standards, though it is lower in 2010 and 2011 than in the earlier part of the decade.The lower levels of satisfaction with democracy in 2010 and 2011 are…
Cautious support for gambling regulation
Year published: 2011
The public sees pokies as part of the problem, and government regulation as part of the solution, according to the tenth ANU Poll.The poll, Public Opinion on Gambling, took a snapshot of Australian attitudes towards gambling and potential government regulation. It found there was considerable…