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Your views matter and we invite you to submit your own ideas for a National Poll. Every week we will pick a poll suggested to us from a member of the public.
Does free speech really exist in Australia?
Should live animal export be stopped?
Do you believe the Australian Federal Police Force is being weaponized to protect the civilians or to enforce its powers over us through corruption, coerrsion, and unlawful behaviour for corp profit?
Do you think the Australian gov use their powers and control to regulate the laws FOR its people or to RULE OVER them whilst being exempt from public accountability and immunity from prosecution and liability??
Is the child support system in Australia fair
Should Labor be transparent on the Gaza visas
Is it time for the legalisation of cannabis, controlled and excised much the same way that alcohol is regulated. A model of harm minimisation based on that implemented by Portugal, where decriminalisation has provided net benefits to society as a whole.
Should we have all options for clean energy? Renewables and Nuclear together to phase out fossil fuels.
Is it time to accept vaping? Will we listen to the research, evidence, data, and success available on vaping? Should we make vaping an adult regulated consumer product like it is in New Zealand?
Should dental and mental health care be included under medicare?
More polls on Federal and state polotics
Returning to our christian beliefs
Health and disability,interest rates
Should Australia make it much easier for health professionals and teachers from overseas to gain permanent residency, regardless of age? This will solve the workforce issues.
Does Australia do enough to protect its oceans and ocean animals?
Should indigenous studies be mandated at select points in the national curriculum?
Is the Federal Government doing enough to protect Australia’s national security?
Are new Australians being adequately prepared to integrate into Australian society
Are federal ministers doing what we pay them for
I think there should be a poll about the justice system as it is not hard enough on punishment. We need proper jail time and proper punishment for major crimes like murder, rape and animal cruelty etc
In Australia we have out dated and backwards protection for people with a disabilities visible and invisible in the work place. People with disabilities should get more sick leave and better protection under the discrimination act on a federal level.
Here in South Australia our rural & country area's have only volunteers in our Emergency Services. SA State Emergency Service, Country Fire Service & SA Ambulance Service. All volunteers responding to emergency call outs - Fires, Storms, Floods, Road Cras
Provide more transparency to the Australian Taxpayer regarding Government spending relating to funding towards arms and infrastructure in other countries - particularly to countries in BREACH of global HUMANITARIAN LAWS relating to WAR CRIMES and CRIMES A
Nuclear power stations, are they the best idea, taking away the need to use coal wind and solar energy
Should the media be scrutinised for bias, politics and activism?
We did not vote for increasing urbanisation, increasing dependence upon fewer corporate and political networks, allowing increasing interference by unelected/unaccountable international organisations, or to have our values coerced into a vagueness/indeter
Should the Australian government build nuclear power plants for a more reliable power source
Medical Marijuana, should D be on the PBS
Should Australia put a stop to ALL foreign influence. This includes the push for DEI from foreign shareholders. Even governments and government entities are being manipulated by foreign players, like the WHO, WEF and the UN and it has already been detrime
Are prisoners of new Zealand being treated fairly and are corrections abiding their human rights
Are new Zealand prisoners being treated unfairly and are corrections abiding human rights
We should keep the cheque book a/cs and stop closing down banks eg. bank of Western Australia, ppl need banks as a personal service
Keeping chequebook availability for businesses who want them as well as seniors and those who find them easier to use rather than e-banking!!
Hi what do Australians think about the banks closing down and makeing us do everything on internet. If we all start taking our money out of the cba see what happens,without us they are nothing thanks ian jphnson
Should Australia’s immigration intake be reduced drastically?
Realestate companies need a royal commission as it's out of control houses are falling apart and they are ask exorbitant prices
Previous poll suggestions indicate many respondents to National Poll are unlikely to seek out multiple viewpoints from reputable sources of information. I would like a poll which tries to understand what sources of news and information shape the views of
Is time for Queensland to reintroduce Daylight Saving statewide or just in Southern Qld?
Should takeaway liquor sales be available from supermarkets and convenience retail in Queensland?
Should pharmacy ownership rules be deregulated in Australia in line with other jurisdictions in the world.
Should Fauna flora seaways be sacrificed for renewables. 1 Should tops of mountains, forests farmland be ripped out for renewables. 2. Should Koala habitats be destroyed for renewables. 3. Can we afford to lose arable Farmland to wind and solar. 4. Would
With the increase of youth crime throughout the country, should Australians be able to use significant force to protect themselves/their property/their family, on or in their own property?
Too many government departments have been downsized to inconvenient, inefficient automated phone systems that create stress and anxiety for users. Australia needs to return to human-based call-cebtre services, particularly when accessing government-based
Israel have every right to finish the war feeling safe. You shouldn't start what you can't finish.
Renewable destruction. Should there be a ban on fauna/flora destruction for renewables Could solar be put over every major road. Ban wind farms form the sea. Arable land and forests. tops of Mountains. Bring on Aircraft Carrier Type nuclear plants under
Are you in favour of Nuclear Energy to power Australia CO2 free
I'd like to see a poll asking whether people believe in the WEF driven current climate change scare agenda where the world is now obsessed with reducing carbon emissions when there's zero actual scientific evidence linking carbon outputs to said environme
I think there should be a debate on the Treaty of Waitangi, i believe many thousands of Kiwi's are poorly informed on what the treaty states, in both English and Maori, it is not by any means racist to call for debate, it is a healthy thing.
Should Australia look into nuclear as a part of Australian power in the future
Should politicians who win a role as a politician in local, state and federal elections and who belong to a certain political party, then leave that party whilst in office, should they have to stand for re-election in that seat straight away, or be replac
Are people happy with the ability or inability of our defence force to protect us in a time of conflict?
The Woolworths-Coles Supermarket duopoly must stop suppressing retail prices of dairy products. There has not been meaningful value for products since before the GFC (relative the cost of production/dairy business margins). Dairy farmers are not paid enou
People with disabilities not having the ability, should they be forced into a job at a shop or should they receive the supports they need to help them mentally and physically work in an ADE with the support with qualified carers.
Review the Treaty of Waitangi
Do you believe the actions taken by the Federal Government against Climate Change is actually a waste of money and damaging the environment it's meant to protect. Do you believe the actions taken by the Federal Government is actually doing anything to he
A poll on Victorias Governments managment of funds, debt and the big build.
Abolish Australian local government or councils...ppl can't continue to be supporting 3 levels of government.. We all are over represented.. Fed lower house .. Senators for the state .. Senators for the country.. State lower house .. State senators except
Abolish Australian local government or councils...ppl can't continue to be supporting 3 levels of government.. We all are over represented.. Fed lower house .. Senators for the state .. Senators for the country.. State lower house .. State senators except
Why are the Australian Government allowing refugees and migrants into Australia without proper background checks? There are known terrorists amongst them
Hostages that were taken by Terrorists "Hamas" that were declared by international bodies need to be returned safely to their families
Australia needs a Royal commission Into Covid and the Covid response , Including the Government departments and media. Do Australians feel the Government and media restricted freedom of speech during the covid pandemic
Do a Poll on Local Councils wanting to increase property Rates by as much as 40%
Ask people if they are happy about numerous Councils changing the date for Australia Day
I would like a vote should abandoned houses be pulled down and new homes be built to house the homeless
Should the Australian government demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza? Should the Australian government join South Africa in its petition to the ICC seeking an injunction against Israel’s genocide in Gaza? Should the Australian government c
Should the Australian cheque books system be wound down???
Should the media be required to only report true facts, and not be permitted to favor a single political ideology?
Hi, Chances for permanent peace in Middle East are slim. Israel is not just confronted with Palestinian resistance, armed militia has backing of other terrorist outfits. Arab and Persian government fully back these outfits. If Israel shows any leniency i
Are we becoming a more aggressive society. Do we know how to resolve issues without violence. Have we become desensitised by engaging in violent electronic or combat games. Do we play these games for fun. Do children understand that when a real weapon is
Should local councils be scrutinised more on rates, charges top tips etc? Especially the amount of administrative people they have.
Should New Zealand continue to enact tax relief at this time. I believe that most New Zealanders would not vote for this it is a flawed policy
Now that Indigenous Australia and its people have not, are not and never will be formally legally recognised, acknowledged and included in the CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OR AUSTRALIA... How does Human Rights and Equal opportunity apply?
Is the current workers compensation practices fair or outdated
Am currently working on promoting building more Peace in the world.
I would like the Government to implement the recycling of soft plastic preferably by finding a process that turns soft plastic into a useful by-product.
should education standards be met before being able to vote in elections
Homelessness, should it be the federal and states responsibility to house the homeless
When referring to Climate Change, should it be policy to indicate if a question refers to Natural or Man Made Climate Change. Do you believe that Fixing Man made Climate Change will fix Climate Change, Can Natural Climate change be reversed including fro
Do you agree with ripping out our forests, knocking the top off mountains for solar wind destroying our fauna/flora. when they can just put solar on every roof and build sheds ove every major road in Australia we could power the world
Should our Constitution 1900 UK be put back into our education system in all schools and should politicians be sacked for not adhering to it ?
Will useing Nuclears be better then Bowens ecodestroying wind/solar. Put Solar on sheds over every Highway/major road. Ban Destroying Fauna/flora Koalas whales for renewables.. Do you believe in the climate change. Is Climate change a "New Business" forc
Australians should have the option of Medicare OR Private Health Fund.
Should the Australian government adopt the idea from the Netherlands of an established programme providing free rent to university students in exchange for 30 hours a month of their time “acting as neighbours” with their aged residents? And should such a
Should the government adopt a plan like the Netherlands where university students live in communities rent free with the elderly in exchange for 30 hours a month of their time “acting as neighbours” with their aged residents. Maybe this could be adapted
I’d like to see a poll on making Australia take on Nuclear Energy. We have some of the best uranium to use to power these reactors and it seems crazy it isn’t being considered.
Ban all gambling ads on TV.
Should Australia stop the ban on Nuclear Energy and start building small scale Nuclear Reactors in each state?
Should Australia become a Cashless Society?
Should Australians be on a Digital Identity path?
Does anyone really believe Climate Change is real or a scam.
Should there be a referendum on main stream media and regulation on misinformation and dis nformation
Fund dental services the same as Medicare and allow bulk billing
Should Australians be given the right of self defence.
I would like to see the government do better for the people I would like to see them standing up for the rights of people of Palestine I would like to see a better world to live in providing more for Australians I would love to see a cure for everything t
I would like to see the government do more for the human beings in Australia I would like t
The aged pension! we have all this rubbish going on with the voice refugees and so forth but no one seems to care about our aged who have done there job for this country . Then some mug tells them pension not an entitlement Well neither is the politicians
There needs to be an enquiry into politician's wages perks travel the lot taxpayers funding holidays for them and staff.
Should taxation shift away from taxing employment income towards taxing assets
How much annual population growth do you think is sustainable in Australia: . Zero or less people . up to 60,000 people . 60,000 to 100,000 people . 100,000 to 400,000 people . more than 400,000 people .
Should Albo stand down? He wasted money on the voice. He’s wasting money on renewables. He’s ignoring the cost of living.
I would like to vote to change the Constitution to allow Australia to have just 2 levels of Government. We only need Federal and Local and could get rid of State all together. It would be a short term cost up front to pay out all the staff however it woul
Should Australia get out of organisations such as the UN which costs Australia approx $400 million a year and virtually makes decisions for us. Should Australia also get out of other organisations such as Who, WEFs etc? Are all these organisations heavily
Should the Governor General call an early election?
I Only see ONE POLL about COVID. Is it too much or does the govt control this. 1 - Do you think COVID was a scam. 2 - Do you believe Jabs worked. 3 - Do you believe Masks work. The ones pushing covid should be made to vaccinate first rather than get excep
Queensland - Divide Qld into two (2) smaller States - North/Regional Qld & South East Qld. Both new States to have their own Governing Body & Premier. SEQ to go north to Gympie & not take in rural/regional area west - west could be part of the North Qld
To have every product with a recycle life. It can be done, Mecedes and Scania do it. So instead of using plastics use Hemp products for all that packaging. The other poll I wish to embark on is to truly make our political system representative of the publ
Should transparency requirements for state & federal governments be improved? Maybe to a level that requires sufficient information be released (in real time ) that empowers voters to be informed on expenditure / decisions & actions of elected represent
Should ALL Australians be informed, and have a say regarding agreements with international bodies that our government may be considering to commit all Australians to, PRIOR to signing up to such agreements.
Is corporate Australia having an impact on our economy.
about crime
I would like to see a poll on unsustainable immigration and the devastating effects it is having on infrastructure and housing , schools,water ,health facilities
Fund dental services please .
Does the federal government need to support farmers more with the supply of food dairy grain and vegetable prices
That Government build more Wildlife bridges across highways to save our beautiful endagered wildlife
Do you approve of Linda Burney being appointed Governor General?
My poll idea is. Why can't we manufacture our own goods and our own services right here in Australia. Why are we so dependant on China and other countries to do it for us. We need to become a manufacturing powerhouse again.
a poll on stopping wind farms in our whale migratory field on the east coast of Australia , for the 450 million the labour grubberment spent on the voice it could hav ebeen better spent on addressing the power crisis with out blackout Bowens stupid ideas
Will Australia become a republic in the next ten years?
Should scomo be held accountable for having himself sworn it to all the cabinet positions without anyone knowing
I agree with the one on whether we should fund the ABC or not. They are so far left, they would tip over.
Who supports the systematic controlled burning off of forestry areas in safe times to reduce the fuel build up before the summers like the Aboriginal people and graziers used to in past times to reduce the devastating uncontrolled fires, we now have every
Housing crisis
Bushfire situation facing us and what more could be done towArds minimisation of risk.
Bushfire situation facing us and what more could be done towArds minimisation of risk.
Are South Australians aware 'A Voice to Parliament has been installed into SA Government/Parliament? despite over 60% of South Australians voting No in the federal referendum. Were South Australians aware of it being initiated in SA without a public vote?
Major companies should be held to account to deliver against their charter and not allowed to use shareholder funds to invest in ESG to suit there personal agendas
Politicians benefits should be reviewed and reduced to be in line with the general Australian public
Do we need an audit on the 6 billion a year that is given to address "the gap" for ATSI racial ancestors, since "the gap" still exists?
Do you believe the climate change agenda as pushed by the IPCC is a fair, reasonable and accurate assessment of the natural order of climate change generally
Should the federal government move on from the failed voice to parliament and address the housing crisis as well as the rental rort that is going on in this country
Parents being alienated from their children. When a parent gets caught making up stories to authorities why aren’t they held to account.
Views and expectations of the Australian public on the use and exploitation of animals for entertainment, spectator sports or gambling profits - greyhound, thoroughbred and harness racing, camel racing, animal circuses, rodeos, zoos, petting zoos, sea wor
Views and expectations of the Australian public on the use and exploitation of animals for entertainment, spectator sports or gambling profits - greyhound, thoroughbred and harness racing, camel racing, animal circuses, rodeos, zoos, petting zoos, sea wor
Are you concerned about the ambulance waiting times in Tasmania? Is the average wait time too long? Patient pile up means patients have to wait longer for paramedic services. We want to hear from you on if these services take too long?
Would like a poll to see how many Australians want the United nations and wef defended. Also another poll to see how .any Aussies want the woods inquiry suppression order lifted and the peadofiles EXPOSSED
I would like to see a poll to ask the Australian public Should politicians be made to start using our own natural resources instead of selling everything off to overseas.
I'd like to see a poll on how people view the Green's and their policies.
I want to know what the people of Australia think about chemtrails,and how to stop them spraying toxins in our water ways and what it's doing to our health and environment.
Do people believe we are been sprayed by chemtrails,and if so why hasn't climate change activists condemned it ,
I would like a poll taken to instruct the government that an Audit into where the millions of dollars of tax payers money given to the numerous Aboriginal Land Councils and similar indigenous organisations has been spent, since it obviously isn't getting
Ask do you agree with closing down our Sustainable Hardwood Timber Industry; with preference to importing from poor countries with little regulations. Put that timber on a boat and chug it over the ocean to meet our needs.
As public servants should politicians be paid so much money and be given pensions and allowances.
One vote count and no preference giving
Should the politicians that gifted well camp to the people who got paid to build it pay for it out of there own pockets back to tax payers
Should qld premier be ousted over her mess in qld
Hi hope the Government looking after the older ones
Do you think veterinary services are too expensive?
Do you think your veterinarian always tells the truth?
Are the States doing a good enough job in controlling and directing schools in Australia. Should parents and families have real choice in education, so they can exit failing schools.
Should there be an enquiry on all aspects of the pandemic? Should religious education be taught in all schools again? Should andrews re open logging in Vic so we won't need to import paper and timber from non environmentally sensitive countries ?
Going cashless and the power it would give governments. The government and media should be held accountable if what they say is incorrect. Government control over free speech.
Should Albo be replaced as PM is the voice fails to get in? Should we stop with the "poor aboriginals and victims mentality" and focus on the needy and vulnerable as a whole. Should we only fly one flag at parliament house? Should we change our flag a
I would like to find out what Australians think of a mandatory drug education carriculm for every High school and College in each state? I'm a volunteer officer for Drug Free World in Victoria. We're the largest non governmental,non religious drug educat
Gain insights into Australians thoughts and understanding about public education, curriculum, parental involvement, influences over education, and choice in education.
Would like to have a poll done on all those that ended up getting covid between the vaccinated and the UNvaccinated
Fund dental services the same as Medicare and allow bulk billing
Do you believe the education system has indoctrinated our children?
Do you believe the education system needs to go back to basic reading, writing and arithmetic?
Do you believe that the Australian government should only get pay increases on performance? And only agreed to by the Australian people?
Do you believe the Australian Government is not working for the Australian public?
Do you believe Australians constitutional right were taken away during COVID period?
Do you believe Australian Government are just puppets for corrupt unelected organisations?
Do you believe Labor party is corrupt?
Do you agree Australian government are just puppets to UN, WHO and WEF? Do you agree the Australian government took away your constitutional rights over COVID period? Do you approve of Australian Government becoming a corporation with ABN?
I would like to see a vote on easy abuse of Apprehended violence orders used as weapons by vindictives in in non-violent situations.
Climate Poll: needs broader options. Those of us who are older have seen one apocolyptic prediction after another. All promise the end of the world. Of course we have to clean up our pollution. But each alarmist likes to pretend that there have never been
The cost of living is rising while wages are staying the same!
All Covid-19 mandates should be removed in workplaces, particularly health sector and should not be a requirement for patients requiring surgery.
Should children under 18 be able to access gender transition opportunities? Should their parents be able to intervene?
She’s to much up herself she doesn’t care about anyone but herself she’s the biggest liaring premier in Queensland history good bye and good riddance
Housing for young people in their 20's. Should they rent with friends to save for their own home??Mum dad rent free, should they pay board at home??Should they buy an existing home once they have enough deposit?? Should they have money in another bank acc
Want a poll done on our heritage brumbies being slaughtered and left to rot shooting mares in foal and foals.at foot as a bullet cheaper then rehoming them
I would like a poll done on the slaughter and killing of our heritage brumbies and the inhumane treatment off them to be shot and left to rot shot mares in foal and with foals at foot
If the vote wins then all funding stops and they pay their own way from the rent money. Indigenous looks after themselves and no white money goes to them. Can't have it both ways. All funding including job start stops. They fund themselves.
WORK & HUMAN RIGHTS (disability) -Does society understand what workplace adjustments are for people with disabilities actually mean? Like, actually making an effort to do mentoring and letting them do part-time work. Accessibility requirements such as liv
Should it be compulsory that all students undertaking any education degree at a uni level learn more extensively on how to teach children with special needs.
We need a national poll on whether the ABC should be funded by the Australian tax payer.
I would like to see a poll conducted about transgender athletes in sport
Should victims of domestic violence get better support and fast tracked response through family court
I want to do a poll in relation to which issues are most important to Queensland voters today. I'd like for the poll to survey city voters verse regional voters
I want to know everyone's thoughts on what we can do about housing affordability. I think we need to completely cut the negative gearing benefits to break this asset class.
I want to know what the nation thinks about the fast rail between the east coast states! I think it's a waste of money.
I think you should do a poll discussing how the high inflation is causing HECS/HELP debt to balloon while wages aren't catching up!
On a Wednesday evening in my hometown of Kingaroy, in the South Burnett, volunteers come together to prepare a free, nutritious, home-cooked meal for the homeless and vulnerable.
The service is fairly new, only starting in early April, but already, it is feeding 50-60 people.
It is a window into what is happening in regional towns and major cities across Australia. Families, the elderly, pensioners and young people across the board, it seems so many are struggling to find enough money to put food on the table.
In Queensland, the cost-of-living crisis is one of the worst in the country.
Queenslanders are paying the price for the current Labor Government failures, suffering huge increases in 2023, including:
As the Shadow Minister for Cost of Living, I have spent a great deal of time travelling the state and hearing from people about their experiences and how they are coping.
No matter where I go, however, the message I get is always the same. Families are struggling. They’re having to decide which bill to pay and which bill will fall past the due date.
Families are having to pull kids out of sport to pay for the essentials like rising electricity and grocery bills. It is a devastating choice that families shouldn’t have to make.
Pensioners are stretching out their prescriptions, taking medication every second day to get by. People who have never had to ask for help before are reaching out for free meals so they have a bit of money to put some fuel in their cars.
It’s a shocking indictment of ten years of Queensland’s Palaszczuk-Miles Government, which has made life harder for Queenslanders by failing to govern in their best interests.
Queenslanders are frustrated that the current government is no longer listening to their priorities and is more focused on themselves rather than our state’s future.
Instead, the job of helping people facing this crisis is all too often falls to our local welfare groups and volunteers. In regional areas like mine, these groups play a vital role, but they are seeing a significant rise in the number of people accessing their services.
Queenslanders will go to the polls in October this year, and from an LNP perspective, we’ll be prioritising cost of living relief. Some of the measures we’ve already announced include:
This is only the start, and there is more to come as we chart a new course for our state.
We will do this by focusing on Queenslanders’ priorities, providing stability, and governing with integrity.
We will provide better services for Queenslanders shouldn’t be faced with the choice of keeping the lights, paying the rent, or keeping food on the table.
Deb Frecklington MP
Shadow Minister for the Cost of Living and Energy