The Most Popular Economic Issues of 2023

Trade Unions

Do you believe trade unions help or hurt the economy?

27 Yes

73 No

39,550 votes

Mining Water Use

If their projects involve water, should coal companies be subject to additional government regulations?

88 Yes

12 No

125,715 votes

Should Australia transition to a four-day workweek?

69 Yes

31 No

2,018 votes

Taxes

Should the government raise taxes on the rich?

70 Yes

30 No

593,521 votes

Trans-Pacific Partnership

Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?

56 Yes

44 No

8,654 votes

Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

74 Yes

26 No

276,625 votes

Corporate Tax

Should Australia raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

78 Yes

22 No

63,726 votes

National Broadband Network

Should the Australian government continue to invest billions of dollars into the development of the National Broadband Network?

65 Yes

35 No

233,284 votes

Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidise Australian farmers?

74 Yes

26 No

49,860 votes

Equal Pay

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?

85 Yes

15 No

86,831 votes

Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

68 Yes

32 No

351,622 votes

Government Spending

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

44 Yes

56 No

493,144 votes

Welfare

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

63 Yes

37 No

31,743 votes

Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

41 Yes

59 No

1,144 votes

State Ownership

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

53 Yes

47 No

1,389 votes

Rent Tax

Do you support an increase in the mineral resources rent tax?

63 Yes

37 No

115,450 votes

Economic Stimulus

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?

86 Yes

14 No

39,959 votes

Domestic Jobs

Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?

69 Yes

31 No

9,919 votes

Tariffs

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

37 Yes

63 No

5,964 votes

Sunday Double Wages

Should workers continue to be paid double wages on Sunday?

85 Yes

15 No

200,429 votes

Turnball Tax Cut

Do you support Malcolm Turnbull’s $50 billion corporate tax cut?

27 Yes

73 No

19,572 votes

Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

31 Yes

69 No

33,634 votes

Decentralized Finance

Should the technology of our financial system transition to a decentralized protocol, that is not owned or controlled by any corporation, similar to the internet?

49 Yes

51 No

1,170 votes

Should the government tax stock buybacks?

42 Yes

58 No

331 votes

Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

30 Yes

70 No

2,013 votes

Offshore Banking

Should Australian citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

57 Yes

43 No

34,004 votes

Should online payment platforms be forced to report all transactions over $600 to the IRS?

33 Yes

67 No

156 votes

Should the government ban surcharges tacked onto concert tickets, cable bills, banking services, hotel bookings and other purchases?

69 Yes

31 No

405 votes

Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

57 Yes

43 No

12,959 votes

Bonus Cap

Should bankers’ bonuses be capped at 100% of their pay?

67 Yes

33 No

13,184 votes

ABCC

Should the government reinstate the Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)?

49 Yes

51 No

19,066 votes

Negative Gearing

Should the government ban negative gearing?

51 Yes

49 No

27,535 votes