The Most Popular Economic Issues of 2021

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

231,787 votes

Economic Stimulus

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

86 Yes

14 No

37,846 votes

Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

31 Yes

69 No

32,546 votes

Equal Pay

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

85 Yes

15 No

84,962 votes

Mining Water Use

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

88 Yes

12 No

124,021 votes

Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

55 Yes

45 No

8,610 votes

Corporate Tax

Should Australia raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

78 Yes

22 No

47,767 votes

Taxes

Should the government raise taxes on the rich?

70 Yes

30 No

523,508 votes

Domestic Jobs

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

68 Yes

32 No

8,667 votes

State Ownership

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

56 Yes

44 No

609 votes

Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

74 Yes

26 No

262,343 votes

Welfare

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

66 Yes

34 No

25,925 votes

Negative Gearing

Should the government ban negative gearing?

50 Yes

50 No

24,829 votes

Turnball Tax Cut

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

28 Yes

72 No

16,329 votes

Sunday Double Wages

Should workers continue to be paid double wages on Sunday?

85 Yes

15 No

199,125 votes

Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

70 Yes

30 No

281,932 votes

Rent Tax

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

63 Yes

37 No

113,063 votes

Offshore Banking

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

57 Yes

43 No

31,666 votes

Trade Unions

Do you believe trade unions help or hurt the economy?

28 Yes

72 No

34,853 votes

Government Spending

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

44 Yes

56 No

463,603 votes

Bonus Cap

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

67 Yes

33 No

10,733 votes

Bitcoin

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?

31 Yes

69 No

45,036 votes

ABCC

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

49 Yes

51 No

18,033 votes

Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidise Australian farmers?

74 Yes

26 No

49,030 votes

Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

54 Yes

46 No

7,769 votes

Tariffs

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

36 Yes

64 No

5,017 votes

Decentralized Finance

Should the underlying technology of our financial system (credit, savings, investing, purchasing) transition from an institutionally owned industry to a decentralised protocol (similar to the internet) that is not owned by any corporation?

33 Yes

67 No

144 votes

Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

45 Yes

55 No

138 votes

Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

33 Yes

67 No

1,234 votes