Most Popular Political Issues of 2023

Trade Unions

Do you believe trade unions help or hurt the economy?

27 Yes

73 No

39,550 votes

Genetically Modified Foods

Do you support the use of genetically engineered crops and foods?

55 Yes

45 No

132,197 votes

Drug Price Regulation

Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?

91 Yes

9 No

251,236 votes

Nurse to Patient Ratios

Should nurse to patient ratios be increased?

89 Yes

11 No

142,978 votes

Which side of the Israeli Palestinian conflict do you sympathize with more?

42 Yes

58 No

158 votes

North Korea Military Strikes

Should Australia conduct military strikes against North Korea in order to destroy their long-range missile and nuclear weapons capabilities?

7 Yes

93 No

59,385 votes

Should immigrants from high risk countries be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

60 Yes

40 No

196 votes

Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

15 Yes

85 No

582,611 votes

Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

40 Yes

60 No

7,181 votes

Skilled Immigrants

Should Australia increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

50 Yes

50 No

80,138 votes

Gender Workplace Diversity

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?

42 Yes

58 No

35,886 votes

Citizenship Test

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

77 Yes

23 No

28,994 votes

LGBT Adoption Rights

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?

86 Yes

14 No

120,333 votes

Transgender Athletes

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

54 Yes

46 No

16,519 votes

Government Surveillance

Should the government be able to monitor phone calls and emails?

40 Yes

60 No

87,123 votes

Terrorist Citizenship

Should citizens lose their citizenship if they join a terrorist organization in a foreign country?

88 Yes

12 No

116,065 votes

Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidise Australian farmers?

74 Yes

26 No

49,859 votes

Sunday Double Wages

Should workers continue to be paid double wages on Sunday?

85 Yes

15 No

200,429 votes

Death Penalty

Should the death penalty be reinstated?

36 Yes

64 No

59,597 votes

Foreign Land Ownership

Should the government allow the sale of Australian agricultural land and water to foreign buyers?

22 Yes

78 No

335,377 votes

Campaign Finance

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

29 Yes

71 No

103,637 votes

Gender Transition

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments?

50 Yes

50 No

5,824 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

Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalisation of same sex marriage?

85 Yes

15 No

587,578 votes

Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

22 Yes

78 No

164,585 votes

U.S. Military Bases

Should Australia allow the U.S. to operate military bases located in Australia.

51 Yes

49 No

134,169 votes

Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

56 Yes

44 No

8,653 votes

Universal Dental Care

Are you in favour of universal dental care?

88 Yes

12 No

297,446 votes

Taxes

Should the government raise taxes on the rich?

70 Yes

30 No

593,496 votes

Safe Haven

Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

63 Yes

37 No

88,284 votes

High Speed Rail

Should the federal government invest in the construction of a high speed rail?

67 Yes

33 No

206,692 votes

Mental Health

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

87 Yes

13 No

326,378 votes

Mandatory Vaccinations

Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?

88 Yes

12 No

361,236 votes

Environmental Regulation

Should the government increase environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions?

83 Yes

17 No

575,638 votes

Social Media Regulation

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

38 Yes

62 No

13,850 votes

Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

74 Yes

26 No

276,611 votes

Healthcare Privatisation

Should there be more or less privatisation of hospital and healthcare services?

20 Yes

80 No

435,522 votes

Aboriginal recognition

Should the constitution recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?

87 Yes

13 No

65,887 votes

Internet Regulation

Should the government regulate the internet?

29 Yes

71 No

329,332 votes

Should the government build a network of electric vehicle charging stations?

71 Yes

29 No

461 votes

Should the government support peace talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran?

64 Yes

36 No

242 votes

Corporate Tax

Should Australia raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

78 Yes

22 No

63,726 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

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

Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

83 Yes

17 No

308,756 votes

Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

79 Yes

21 No

331,939 votes

Euthanasia

Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?

88 Yes

12 No

199,168 votes

Drug Policy

Are you in favour of decriminalising drug use?

49 Yes

51 No

545,828 votes

Candidate Transparency

Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?

65 Yes

35 No

30,540 votes

Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

48 Yes

52 No

355,929 votes

Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

41 Yes

59 No

1,142 votes

Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

74 Yes

26 No

64,080 votes

Boat Immigrants

Should Australia accept asylum-seeking boat immigrants?

53 Yes

47 No

576,219 votes

Plastic Product Ban

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

76 Yes

24 No

339,426 votes

University Funding

Should universities set their own fees?

22 Yes

78 No

552,294 votes

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

82 Yes

18 No

639 votes

Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

68 Yes

32 No

351,598 votes

Criminal Politicians

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

39 Yes

61 No

286,705 votes

Fracking

Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

23 Yes

77 No

39,484 votes

Government Spending

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

44 Yes

56 No

493,143 votes

Homeless Encampments

Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or encamp on public property?

56 Yes

44 No

69,106 votes

Right of Foreigners to Vote

Should foreigners, currently residing in Australia, have the right to vote?

43 Yes

57 No

349,492 votes

Safe Schools

Should the government continue to fund the Safe Schools Coalition?

76 Yes

24 No

383,104 votes

Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

18 Yes

82 No

338,786 votes

Defunding the Police

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

39 Yes

61 No

67,693 votes

Woman Quotas

Should political parties be required to run a certain percentage of women candidates?

43 Yes

57 No

157,776 votes

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for students?

65 Yes

35 No

555 votes

Welfare

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

63 Yes

37 No

31,743 votes

Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Australian flag?

48 Yes

52 No

18,783 votes

Should Australia provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

71 Yes

29 No

681 votes

COVID Employment Health Pass

Should the government require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated from COVID?

49 Yes

51 No

34,361 votes

Mandatory Military Service

Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?

20 Yes

80 No

452,117 votes

United Nations

Should Australia maintain a presence at the United Nations?

91 Yes

9 No

98,298 votes

Niqāb

Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?

70 Yes

30 No

30,027 votes

Adler A110 Ban

Should the government ban the import of the Adler A110 lever-action shotgun?

80 Yes

20 No

562,989 votes

Domestic Jobs

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

69 Yes

31 No

9,918 votes

Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

85 Yes

15 No

22,586 votes

Foreign Aid

Should Australia increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

45 Yes

55 No

406,024 votes

Coal Seam Gas

Should the government allow Coal Seam Gas (CSG) projects in Australia?

28 Yes

72 No

314,445 votes

Marijuana

Do you support the legalisation of Marijuana?

77 Yes

23 No

479,631 votes

Uranium

Should the government allow the mining and export of Uranium?

68 Yes

32 No

142,971 votes

Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

38 Yes

62 No

32,672 votes

Animal Testing

Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?

46 Yes

54 No

138,575 votes

Monarchy

Should Australia end the monarchy and become a republic?

37 Yes

63 No

357,202 votes

Hospitals

Should hospitals continue to be funded on fee-for-service model?

65 Yes

35 No

231,331 votes

Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

12 Yes

88 No

11,717 votes

Prison Overcrowding

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

48 Yes

52 No

95,417 votes

Should Ukraine join NATO?

72 Yes

28 No

2,553 votes

Military Spending

Should Australia increase or decrease military spending?

51 Yes

49 No

77,322 votes

Political Party Subsidies

Should political parties receive money from the government?

36 Yes

64 No

22,313 votes

World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

70 Yes

30 No

6,462 votes

Lock Out Laws

Do you support lock out laws?

39 Yes

61 No

34,631 votes

Free Trade

Do you support the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement?

60 Yes

40 No

355,956 votes

Nuclear Waste

Do you support building a nuclear waste storage facility in the Northern Territory?

41 Yes

59 No

458,878 votes

Public School

Should the federal government turn over school funding to the states?

40 Yes

60 No

511,214 votes

Charter Schools

Do you support charter schools?

51 Yes

49 No

296,894 votes

Dual Citizenship

Should immigrants to Australia be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?

80 Yes

20 No

15,015 votes

Should the government ban TikTok?

29 Yes

71 No

225 votes

Turnball Tax Cut

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

27 Yes

73 No

19,572 votes

Should the government provide subsidies to taxpayers who purchase an electric vehicle?

52 Yes

48 No

94 votes

Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

76 Yes

24 No

14,974 votes

Economic Stimulus

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

86 Yes

14 No

39,959 votes

Tariffs

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

37 Yes

63 No

5,963 votes

Should companies be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for employees?

50 Yes

50 No

577 votes

Housing Bubble

Should the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raise interest rates to prevent a housing bubble?

43 Yes

57 No

35,194 votes

State Ownership

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

53 Yes

47 No

1,388 votes

Rent Tax

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

63 Yes

37 No

115,450 votes

Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

66 Yes

34 No

329,360 votes

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for teachers and faculty?

54 Yes

46 No

534 votes

Corporate Subsidies

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

61 Yes

39 No

11,064 votes

Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

31 Yes

69 No

33,634 votes

Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

49 Yes

51 No

5,732 votes

Term Limits

Should there be term limits for Senators?

62 Yes

38 No

22,291 votes

Should medical boards penalize doctors who give health advice that contradicts contemporary scientific consensus?

49 Yes

51 No

482 votes

Decentralised 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

1,169 votes

Should universities be held financially accountable if graduates, with degrees leading to lower income jobs, default on their student loans?

43 Yes

57 No

134 votes