September
ACCC supermarket case won’t hurt view of big business: AFR readers
Allegations Coles and Woolworths misled consumers with fake discounts have not significantly undermined confidence in big business generally, according to a new poll.
- Tom McIlroy
‘More for a second-hand toothbrush’: Why EVs are on the nose
The most commonly held concerns about buying an electric vehicle related to upfront cost, charging facilities, and deterioration.
- Gus McCubbing
July
Construction watchdog should be reinstated, AFR readers say
The Albanese government should reinstate a federal construction watchdog and hold a royal commission into the CFMEU, according to an AFR reader poll.
- Gus McCubbing
Payman wrong to cross the floor: AFR readers
A majority of readers surveyed by The Australian Financial Review said they did not support the Senator’s decision to ignore long-standing Labor Party convention.
- Tom McIlroy
June
AFR readers back Dutton’s assessment of climate targets
Almost 70 per cent of readers believe Australia is unlikely to meet its “aggressive” emissions reductions targets.
- Maxim Shanahan
May
Readers back production tax credits, wary of immigration cuts
Most readers of The Australian Financial Review support the Albanese government’s production tax credits, but less than a third back his immigration cuts designed to tackle the housing crisis.
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- Gus McCubbing
Readers want government to cut debt, rein in spending
Almost 60 per cent readers want Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ federal budget priority to either reduce debt or reign in government spending in this year’s budget - but another 24 per cent want cost-of-living relief to be the focus.
- Edmund Tadros
April
AFR readers sceptical of Shorten’s NDIS promise
Almost 75 per cent of AFR readers doubt the Albanese government can reform the National Disability Insurance Scheme within five years.
- Tom Rabe
March
Resounding majority of AFR readers back four-year federal terms
Almost 80 per cent of The Australian Financial Review’s readers have backed calls to extend federal parliamentary terms to four years.
- Tom Rabe
‘A bloody disgrace’: AFR readers demand companies reduce pay gaps
Nearly 70 per cent of readers also said that men taking on more domestic duties would enable women to take on higher paying roles and help reduce the gap.
- Hannah Wootton
February
Disconnect laws will harm flexibility, productivity: AFR readers
A majority of readers polled believe workers have a right to switch off, but many believe it should be up to them and their employers to decide.
- Samantha Hutchinson
After tax cuts ‘serious examination’ of system is needed: AFR readers
Just over a third of readers say Labor’s stage three tax cut changes was a “broken promise that could not be justified” and 78 per cent want broader reform.
- Cindy Yin
January
PM must call for ACCC supermarket price gouging probe: AFR readers
Almost 70 per cent of respondents to The Australian Financial Review’s reader poll believe the Albanese government should call on the consumer watchdog to investigate supermarket price gouging.
- Tom Rabe
December 2023
Wong rated best minister for second year: AFR readers
The Foreign Affairs Minister beat a strong showing from Jim Chalmers as Linda Burney was named the worst performer.
- Tom Rabe
Super should go green but not for lower returns, say AFR readers
Financial Review readers want to maintain performance testing, and for super funds to invest in the energy transition, but not if it hurts their own returns.
- Maxim Shanahan
November 2023
‘Dreadful and lonely’: WFH regret as back-to-office debate sharpens
But the majority disagreed with suggestions that people who choose to work from home should be paid less, and 67 per cent supported broader moves to flexible work.
- Hannah Wootton
Chalmers shares blame for inflation, poll finds
Treasurer Jim Chalmers should have done more to boost productivity and fight the cost of living, 35 per cent of Financial Review readers polled say
- Euan Black
October 2023
AFR readers temper spending as rates bite
Households are tapping savings accounts as surging oil prices and angst about higher mortgage costs take hold.
- Max Mason
September 2023
‘Goyder is spread too thin’: AFR readers want Qantas chairman gone
Almost 80 per cent of surveyed readers say that Qantas chairman Richard Goyder should resign and that former chief executive Alan Joyce should be stripped of his bonuses.
- Edmund Tadros
‘It’s inexplicable’: AFR readers want answers on Qatar-Qantas decision
An overwhelming majority of readers believe the government has not given adequate answers on blocking Qatar’s application for more flights to Australia.
- Mark Di Stefano