ANU Poll 2013: Priorities for Public Expenditure

The ANU Polls is a series of polls conducted three times a year by The Australian National University. The purpose of the series is to assess Australians' opinions on important and topical issues, with an emphasis on international comparisons. Some questions appear in every poll in order to provide information about changes in opinion over time; the majority of questions appear in one poll only. The main focus of this fifteenth poll was on priorities for public expenditure. Variables include opinions about most important issues related to public expenditures and taxation in Australia: income tax, goods and services tax, areas of public expenditure, social services, trust in and support of government programs. Background variables include gender, age, household composition, country of birth, highest level of education, employment status, income and religion. Voting preference and access to the internet variables were also included. This research is used to inform public debate and policy about issues affecting Australia.