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Saturday, 21 November 2009:
Are you worried about
bushfires this summer
?
Yes: 45164 (69%)
No: 19932 (31%)
Friday, 20 November 2009:
Are humans responsible
for global warming
?
Yes: 66370 (62%)
No: 39881 (38%)
Thursday, 19 November 2009:
Should the legal drinking age
be raised to 19
?
Yes: 86642 (68%)
No: 41402 (32%)
Tuesday, 17 November 2009:
Do you think Australia is a
corrupt country
?
Yes: 46319 (41%)
No: 65309 (59%)
Monday, 16 November 2009:
Should Australian bank chiefs
be forced to take a pay cut
?
Yes: 98787 (91%)
No: 10008 (9%)
Sunday, 15 November 2009:
Are police doing enough
to curb violence at nightspots?
Yes: 14739 (22%)
No: 52604 (78%)
Sunday, 15 November 2009:
Should compensation be given to the
Forgotten Australians
?
Yes: 27535 (27%)
No: 74949 (73%)
Saturday, 14 November 2009:
Will the 9/11 'mastermind' get a
fair trial in New York?
Yes: 35186 (54%)
No: 29799 (46%)
Friday, 13 November 2009:
Do you think breastfeeding is
essential to a baby's health?
Yes: 85217 (72%)
No: 32369 (28%)
Thursday, 12 November 2009:
Should Australia cap the number of
New Zealand migrants?
Yes: 76212 (67%)
No: 36905 (33%)
Wednesday, 11 November 2009:
Should publicans be
responsible for drunken patrons?
Yes: 38094 (38%)
No: 62084 (62%)
Tuesday, 10 November 2009:
Should teens be fined for
underage smoking?
Yes: 93413 (82%)
No: 20670 (18%)
Monday, 09 November 2009:
Do you prefer a
super clinic
to a family GP?
Yes: 15416 (16%)
No: 81144 (84%)
Sunday, 08 November 2009:
Should Joe Jackson
get an allowance from Michael's estate
?
Yes: 10424 (15%)
No: 58944 (85%)
Saturday, 07 November 2009:
Do you want to see
Britney Spears in concert
?
Yes: 11250 (13%)
No: 76808 (87%)
Friday, 06 November 2009:
Should organisations set rules for
social media use
?
Yes: 35516 (73%)
No: 13022 (27%)
Thursday, 05 November 2009:
Are Australians shallow minded
about sports heroes
?
Yes: 46770 (64%)
No: 26721 (36%)
Wednesday, 04 November 2009:
Would you want Alexander Downer
to be your mayor?
Yes: 32640 (38%)
No: 54335 (62%)
Tuesday, 03 November 2009:
Can you handle another
rate rise
?
Yes: 35250 (36%)
No: 62028 (64%)
Monday, 02 November 2009:
Should we adopt a softer approach
to asylum seekers
?
Yes: 16028 (13%)
No: 103339 (87%)
Sunday, 01 November 2009:
Do you trust Peter Costello
with your money
?
Yes: 35915 (49%)
No: 37731 (51%)
Friday, 30 October 2009:
Should Australians allow
animal-to-human organ transplants?
Yes: 52417 (50%)
No: 53033 (50%)
Thursday, 29 October 2009:
Could
Cindy Crawford
make it as a supermodel today?
Yes: 58644 (70%)
No: 25473 (30%)
Thursday, 29 October 2009:
Should the army
get asylum seekers
off the Oceanic Viking?
Yes: 66168 (71%)
No: 26736 (29%)
Tuesday, 27 October 2009:
Should unions be prosecuted
over strikes
?
Yes: 40975 (46%)
No: 48162 (54%)
Monday, 26 October 2009:
Do you want to be
buried in a coffin
after you die?
Yes: 41980 (36%)
No: 76199 (64%)
Sunday, 25 October 2009:
Was closing the Sydney Harbour Bridge for a picnic
a good idea
?
Yes: 28852 (38%)
No: 46239 (62%)
Friday, 23 October 2009:
Would a population of 35 million
be a good thing
?
Yes: 28385 (24%)
No: 89444 (76%)
Friday, 23 October 2009:
Should teachers be banned from
social networking with pupils
?
Yes: 40379 (69%)
No: 18312 (31%)
Thursday, 22 October 2009:
Should poker machine bets
be capped at $1
?
Yes: 64802 (76%)
No: 20407 (24%)
Wednesday, 21 October 2009:
Can you trust the tax office to estimate
your deductions
?
Yes: 24076 (23%)
No: 79678 (77%)
Tuesday, 20 October 2009:
Is it wrong for primary school students to
hug each other?
Yes: 14417 (12%)
No: 109055 (88%)
Monday, 19 October 2009:
Should high-rise apartment windows
have child-proof bars?
Yes: 90611 (86%)
No: 15226 (14%)
Saturday, 17 October 2009:
Do you think Australians have a
strong work ethic?
Yes: 63285 (53%)
No: 56022 (47%)
Friday, 16 October 2009:
Do modern men
cry too much?
Yes: 32121 (36%)
No: 57410 (64%)
Thursday, 15 October 2009:
Are parents entitled to smack their kids with a
wooden spoon?
Yes: 107456 (76%)
No: 34058 (24%)
Wednesday, 14 October 2009:
Are PNG villagers entitled to
block the Kokoda Track?
Yes: 65520 (72%)
No: 26071 (28%)
Tuesday, 13 October 2009:
Should Australia consider a
future in nuclear power?
Yes: 59233 (60%)
No: 39367 (40%)
Monday, 12 October 2009:
Should children under two be
banned from watching TV?
Yes: 34166 (32%)
No: 72003 (68%)
Sunday, 11 October 2009:
Will the new
bushfire danger rating system
save lives?
Yes: 22663 (54%)
No: 19355 (46%)
Friday, 09 October 2009:
Did Barack Obama
deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize
?
Yes: 30594 (40%)
No: 46235 (60%)
Thursday, 08 October 2009:
Is Australia a
racist country
?
Yes: 77448 (38%)
No: 127421 (62%)
Monday, 05 October 2009:
Should Kokoda Track hikers
be forced to take a fitness test
?
Yes: 84343 (88%)
No: 11843 (12%)
Monday, 05 October 2009:
Should the Reserve Bank
raise interest rates
?
Yes: 11208 (21%)
No: 41094 (79%)
Monday, 05 October 2009:
Was the Reserve Bank
right to raise interest rates
?
Yes: 24132 (33%)
No: 47960 (67%)
Monday, 05 October 2009:
Should John Howard
take a job with the NRL
?
Yes: 36694 (46%)
No: 43231 (54%)
Sunday, 04 October 2009:
Do you think Malcolm Turnbull has lost
Liberal Party support
?
Yes: 43577 (77%)
No: 13350 (23%)
Saturday, 03 October 2009:
Is Rio the right choice
for the 2016 Olympic Games
?
Yes: 37148 (66%)
No: 19387 (34%)
Friday, 02 October 2009:
Is
nuclear war
a scarier prospect than climate change?
Yes: 66363 (78%)
No: 18352 (22%)
Thursday, 01 October 2009:
Should
Hey Hey It's Saturday
come back for good?
Yes: 88712 (65%)
No: 48537 (35%)
Wednesday, 30 September 2009:
Should art galleries be free to exhibit
photos of nude children
?
Yes: 14470 (14%)
No: 89239 (86%)
Tuesday, 29 September 2009:
Is premium petrol
a rip-off
?
Yes: 88618 (91%)
No: 8625 (9%)
Monday, 28 September 2009:
Should Jetstar
stop flying to Burma
?
Yes: 39988 (66%)
No: 20818 (34%)
Sunday, 27 September 2009:
Should religious groups
be allowed to discriminate against single mums
?
Yes: 9284 (13%)
No: 64771 (87%)
Friday, 25 September 2009:
Do you think the Big Prawn
should be knocked down
?
Yes: 22212 (27%)
No: 60348 (73%)
Thursday, 24 September 2009:
Do you think people are well treated
in nursing homes
?
Yes: 20742 (24%)
No: 66133 (76%)
Thursday, 24 September 2009:
Should Jessica Watson
try to sail around the world again
?
Yes: 17982 (29%)
No: 43297 (71%)
Wednesday, 23 September 2009:
Do you want to
live forever
?
Yes: 42499 (39%)
No: 66948 (61%)
Tuesday, 22 September 2009:
Will climate change
lead to international conflicts
?
Yes: 57238 (75%)
No: 19402 (25%)
Monday, 21 September 2009:
Are Sydneysiders
the most gullible Australians
?
Yes: 45011 (59%)
No: 31241 (41%)
Saturday, 19 September 2009:
Is
depression underdiagnosed
?
Yes: 76927 (84%)
No: 14919 (16%)
Friday, 18 September 2009:
Is population growth
a good thing for Australia
?
Yes: 39117 (41%)
No: 55186 (59%)
Thursday, 17 September 2009:
Should the AFP
do more to help Aussies in trouble overseas
?
Yes: 47629 (72%)
No: 18981 (28%)
Wednesday, 16 September 2009:
Is splitting Telstra
fair to shareholders
?
Yes: 26533 (37%)
No: 45106 (63%)
Tuesday, 15 September 2009:
Do you think that the
financial crisis is over in Australia
?
Yes: 29206 (26%)
No: 85256 (74%)
Monday, 14 September 2009:
Should convicted sex offenders
be allowed to travel overseas
?
Yes: 10333 (9%)
No: 105212 (91%)
Saturday, 12 September 2009:
Should there be more restrictions on
public holiday trading
?
Yes: 40784 (46%)
No: 48600 (54%)
Thursday, 10 September 2009:
Should the government scrap
plans for internet censorship
?
Yes: 212255 (87%)
No: 32082 (13%)
Thursday, 10 September 2009:
Should
Caster Semenya
be stripped of her world title?
Yes: 39390 (48%)
No: 42987 (52%)
Wednesday, 09 September 2009:
Should women serve in
frontline combat units
?
Yes: 46621 (49%)
No: 47663 (51%)
Tuesday, 08 September 2009:
Should women be
allowed to play in the AFL
?
Yes: 39452 (37%)
No: 65759 (63%)
Monday, 07 September 2009:
Should doctors be given
more breaks during work
?
Yes: 79924 (88%)
No: 10471 (12%)
Saturday, 05 September 2009:
Are Australians
too careless about skin cancer
?
Yes: 55342 (88%)
No: 7713 (12%)
Saturday, 05 September 2009:
Should ICAC investigate the McGurk
tape claims
?
Yes: 33894 (91%)
No: 3302 (9%)
Friday, 04 September 2009:
Should
police stun guns be banned
?
Yes: 20479 (24%)
No: 64980 (76%)
Thursday, 03 September 2009:
Do Australians need to
change their drinking habits
?
Yes: 64585 (74%)
No: 23083 (26%)
Wednesday, 02 September 2009:
Should Anna Bligh
appear on MasterChef
?
Yes: 25708 (34%)
No: 50023 (66%)
Tuesday, 01 September 2009:
Should doctors be paid based on
how well they cure patients
?
Yes: 70165 (59%)
No: 49369 (41%)
Monday, 31 August 2009:
Should it be illegal to keep
pit-bull terriers as pets
?
Yes: 84268 (75%)
No: 28520 (25%)
Sunday, 30 August 2009:
Should weekly assault figures
be made public
?
Yes: 62442 (89%)
No: 7502 (11%)
Friday, 28 August 2009:
Is
Australian Idol
boring without Kyle Sandilands
?
Yes: 31710 (41%)
No: 45431 (59%)
Thursday, 27 August 2009:
Should there be a tax
on sugary cereals
?
Yes: 38210 (43%)
No: 50149 (57%)
Thursday, 27 August 2009:
Should helmets be
compulsory on our ski slopes
?
Yes: 53355 (72%)
No: 20588 (28%)
Wednesday, 26 August 2009:
Are multitaskers
worse at everything
?
Yes: 30126 (43%)
No: 39409 (57%)
Tuesday, 25 August 2009:
Should politicians be
forced to use buses
?
Yes: 65985 (71%)
No: 26520 (29%)
Monday, 24 August 2009:
Should a
nightclub be built
on the Bali bomb site?
Yes: 28666 (31%)
No: 64928 (69%)
Sunday, 23 August 2009:
Could you see
Malcolm Turnbull
as a Labor politician?
Yes: 12110 (22%)
No: 43351 (78%)
Saturday, 22 August 2009:
Is domestic violence
becoming a bigger problem
?
Yes: 47225 (84%)
No: 9055 (16%)
Friday, 21 August 2009:
Has a virus
ever infected your computer
?
Yes: 64292 (83%)
No: 13230 (17%)
Thursday, 20 August 2009:
Should Australia do more to improve
relations with China
?
Yes: 35604 (42%)
No: 49621 (58%)
Wednesday, 19 August 2009:
Are illegal bookmakers
still influencing cricket
?
Yes: 41178 (74%)
No: 14136 (26%)
Tuesday, 18 August 2009:
Is
Lego better for kids
than computer games?
Yes: 104601 (91%)
No: 10232 (9%)
Monday, 17 August 2009:
Are you happy to
pay more for food
under an ETS?
Yes: 10110 (11%)
No: 84673 (89%)
Sunday, 16 August 2009:
Is the Rudd Government trying to force
an early election?
Yes: 30069 (62%)
No: 18395 (38%)
Friday, 14 August 2009:
Should supermarkets
phase out cage eggs
?
Yes: 67496 (72%)
No: 26230 (28%)
Friday, 14 August 2009:
Should the government introduce a
tax on expensive homes?
Yes: 26475 (38%)
No: 43814 (62%)
Thursday, 13 August 2009:
Is France entitled to ban
'burqinis'
from swimming pools?
Yes: 59382 (71%)
No: 24769 (29%)
Wednesday, 12 August 2009:
Should we have a
.02 blood-alcohol limit
for drivers?
Yes: 52014 (48%)
No: 56170 (52%)
Tuesday, 11 August 2009:
Was it right to
stand down NRL star Greg Inglis
?
Yes: 80347 (88%)
No: 11334 (12%)
Monday, 10 August 2009:
Do you believe the
spying allegations
against Rio Tinto?
Yes: 28011 (39%)
No: 42948 (61%)
Sunday, 09 August 2009:
Are Maddie McCann detectives wasting their
time in Australia
?
Yes: 27863 (51%)
No: 27268 (49%)
Saturday, 08 August 2009:
Is it a good idea to
stuff Sam the koala
?
Yes: 21931 (38%)
No: 35983 (62%)
Friday, 07 August 2009:
Do you believe there is an
Aussie link to the Maddie mystery
?
Yes: 22109 (30%)
No: 52677 (70%)
Thursday, 06 August 2009:
Is it a good idea to
privatise prisons
?
Yes: 19427 (24%)
No: 60210 (76%)
Wednesday, 05 August 2009:
Is plagiarism rife
in the world of fashion
?
Yes: 41446 (87%)
No: 6289 (13%)
Monday, 03 August 2009:
Should Australian Idol
sack Kyle Sandilands
?
Yes: 58064 (67%)
No: 27994 (33%)
Monday, 03 August 2009:
Should workers be sacked for
sending abusive emails
?
Yes: 78628 (79%)
No: 20381 (21%)
Sunday, 02 August 2009:
Should the first homebuyers scheme
be ended early?
Yes: 21968 (32%)
No: 46717 (68%)
Sunday, 02 August 2009:
Was Australian Idol right to
sack Kyle Sandilands
?
Yes: 72150 (71%)
No: 29906 (29%)
Friday, 31 July 2009:
Are money worries ruining your
holiday plans?
Yes: 49673 (70%)
No: 21117 (30%)
Thursday, 30 July 2009:
Should shock jock
Kyle Sandilands
be sacked?
Yes: 83127 (64%)
No: 46656 (36%)
Thursday, 30 July 2009:
Should Australian soldiers
have left Iraq earlier?
Yes: 43701 (69%)
No: 20029 (31%)
Wednesday, 29 July 2009:
Can NRL star
Karmichael Hunt
cut it in the AFL?
Yes: 33464 (50%)
No: 33164 (50%)
Tuesday, 28 July 2009:
Would you pay an
extra $1000 a year
for health care?
Yes: 24315 (24%)
No: 78997 (76%)
Monday, 27 July 2009:
Should the Rudd Government
fully fund the hospital system?
Yes: 81334 (85%)
No: 13813 (15%)
Saturday, 25 July 2009:
Should Australia have
a bill of rights
?
Yes: 29717 (65%)
No: 15785 (35%)
Saturday, 25 July 2009:
Do you think Labor can steal
Turnbull's electorate seat?
Yes: 25894 (56%)
No: 20507 (44%)
Friday, 24 July 2009:
Should company directors get
jail terms for price fixing?
Yes: 66059 (87%)
No: 10060 (13%)
Thursday, 23 July 2009:
Is the Miss World Australia pageant
still relevant
?
Yes: 17497 (24%)
No: 56741 (76%)
Wednesday, 22 July 2009:
Are fruit and vegetables
getting cheaper
?
Yes: 10656 (12%)
No: 78439 (88%)
Monday, 20 July 2009:
Did Julie deserve
to win MasterChef
?
Yes: 90248 (71%)
No: 36546 (29%)
Monday, 20 July 2009:
Will England go on to
win the Ashes
?
Yes: 38599 (45%)
No: 47154 (55%)
Saturday, 18 July 2009:
Will the Jakarta bomb blasts
damage democracy in Indonesia
?
Yes: 47100 (71%)
No: 18917 (29%)
Thursday, 16 July 2009:
Did Gordon Nuttall deserve
seven years in jail
?
Yes: 43886 (79%)
No: 11873 (21%)
Wednesday, 15 July 2009:
Should Kevin Rudd
get tougher with China
over Stern Hu?
Yes: 54302 (70%)
No: 23531 (30%)
Tuesday, 14 July 2009:
Is massive petrol discounting
unfair to small retailers
?
Yes: 68559 (78%)
No: 19370 (22%)
Monday, 13 July 2009:
Were the English
poor sports in the first Ashes Test?
Yes: 65041 (76%)
No: 20459 (24%)
Sunday, 12 July 2009:
Should we make it harder for
married couples to divorce
?
Yes: 38609 (47%)
No: 44219 (53%)
Saturday, 11 July 2009:
Should the government be doing more for
Stern Hu
?
Yes: 20912 (52%)
No: 19677 (48%)
Friday, 10 July 2009:
Does Australia need more ambitious
climate change targets
?
Yes: 30397 (50%)
No: 29929 (50%)
Thursday, 09 July 2009:
Should people be
banned from climbing Uluru
?
Yes: 33672 (29%)
No: 84226 (71%)
Wednesday, 08 July 2009:
Should the government
create a people's bank
?
Yes: 65250 (75%)
No: 21453 (25%)
Monday, 06 July 2009:
Is Roger Federer
the greatest tennis player
of all time?
Yes: 95563 (70%)
No: 40049 (30%)
Sunday, 05 July 2009:
Will
$20 cigarette packs
stop people smoking?
Yes: 26203 (26%)
No: 76327 (74%)
Friday, 03 July 2009:
Is it acceptable to
experiment on animals
?
Yes: 32461 (35%)
No: 61558 (65%)
Friday, 03 July 2009:
Do
childcare workers
need to be better educated?
Yes: 43695 (80%)
No: 11086 (20%)
Thursday, 02 July 2009:
Do compact discs
have a future?
Yes: 41691 (52%)
No: 38242 (48%)
Wednesday, 01 July 2009:
Should unions push
for a six per cent pay cut?
Yes: 4310 (39%)
No: 6845 (61%)
Tuesday, 30 June 2009:
Should the federal government
run our hospitals
?
Yes: 72916 (75%)
No: 24762 (25%)
Tuesday, 30 June 2009:
Should unions push
for a six per cent pay rise?
Yes: 33621 (44%)
No: 42272 (56%)
Monday, 29 June 2009:
Should
Malcolm Turnbull
stand down over the OzCar affair?
Yes: 57606 (56%)
No: 45923 (44%)
Friday, 26 June 2009:
Was
Michael Jackson
the greatest-ever pop star?
Yes: 129487 (60%)
No: 87794 (40%)
Thursday, 25 June 2009:
Should we bill asylum seekers
for mandatory detention
?
Yes: 70533 (69%)
No: 32349 (31%)
Wednesday, 24 June 2009:
Will you boycott the
Chaser's return to television
?
Yes: 64192 (58%)
No: 46044 (42%)
Tuesday, 23 June 2009:
Should Malcolm Turnbull
resign over the OzCar affair
?
Yes: 64615 (52%)
No: 60390 (48%)
Monday, 22 June 2009:
Are women
more violent
than they used to be?
Yes: 103263 (93%)
No: 7803 (7%)
Saturday, 20 June 2009:
Has Kevin Rudd
misled parliament
over the 'OzCar scandal'?
Yes: 58499 (57%)
No: 44070 (43%)
Friday, 19 June 2009:
Should politicians be allowed
to bring children into the Senate
?
Yes: 53854 (72%)
No: 21227 (28%)
Friday, 19 June 2009:
Should politicians be allowed
to bring kids to the Senate
?
Yes: 19632 (18%)
No: 87090 (82%)
Wednesday, 17 June 2009:
Should sexually active schoolkids
receive free condoms
?
Yes: 67716 (66%)
No: 35324 (34%)
Tuesday, 16 June 2009:
Did John Howard
double-cross Peter Costello
?
Yes: 63118 (66%)
No: 32205 (34%)
Monday, 15 June 2009:
Should other state governments
buy Australian-made first?
Yes: 90461 (93%)
No: 7130 (7%)
Sunday, 14 June 2009:
Will you take a
holiday in Australia
over the next year?
Yes: 49051 (71%)
No: 20176 (29%)
Saturday, 13 June 2009:
Do you think our
swine flu response
is inadequate?
Yes: 30416 (47%)
No: 33640 (53%)
Friday, 12 June 2009:
Was CA right to
tear up Andrew Symonds' contract
?
Yes: 54161 (72%)
No: 20696 (28%)
Thursday, 11 June 2009:
Do you feel as though your
job is under threat
?
Yes: 32693 (39%)
No: 50404 (61%)
Wednesday, 10 June 2009:
Are you more confident
about your financial future?
Yes: 34130 (39%)
No: 52319 (61%)
Tuesday, 09 June 2009:
Would Frank Sartor be a
better NSW Premier
than Nathan Rees?
Yes: 21245 (46%)
No: 24972 (54%)
Monday, 08 June 2009:
Would raising cigarette taxes
stop young women smoking
?
Yes: 28678 (29%)
No: 68857 (71%)
Monday, 08 June 2009:
Do you think
Gordon Ramsay is sexist?
Yes: 57317 (75%)
No: 19189 (25%)
Saturday, 06 June 2009:
Has Kevin Rudd
ignored women
in appointing new ministers?
Yes: 27326 (48%)
No: 29398 (52%)
Friday, 05 June 2009:
Did Andrew Symonds deserve
to be sent back to Australia
?
Yes: 98277 (75%)
No: 32448 (25%)
Thursday, 04 June 2009:
Did
The Chaser
overstep the mark by
making fun of dying kids
?
Yes: 118453 (87%)
No: 17116 (13%)
Wednesday, 03 June 2009:
Is Australia heading towards a
US-style health system
?
Yes: 59437 (69%)
No: 27295 (31%)
Tuesday, 02 June 2009:
Should obese people get
free stomach-reduction surgery
?
Yes: 37809 (32%)
No: 79199 (68%)
Monday, 01 June 2009:
Does Kevin Rudd have
a nasty streak
?
Yes: 98399 (76%)
No: 31694 (24%)
Saturday, 30 May 2009:
Should Australia
help resettle Guantanamo detainees?
Yes: 9014 (13%)
No: 58636 (87%)
Saturday, 30 May 2009:
Should
Corby
be allowed to serve out her sentence in Australia?
Yes: 43149 (51%)
No: 42151 (49%)
Friday, 29 May 2009:
Is the government doing enough
to contain swine flu?
Yes: 40476 (48%)
No: 43897 (52%)
Thursday, 28 May 2009:
Was Rudd wrong to give
stimulus payments to the dead
?
Yes: 103667 (83%)
No: 20969 (17%)
Wednesday, 27 May 2009:
Should the world
slap North Korea with more sanctions?
Yes: 79500 (88%)
No: 10770 (12%)
Tuesday, 26 May 2009:
Was it racist to call
Sol Trujillo an "amigo"?
Yes: 15512 (15%)
No: 86633 (85%)
Monday, 25 May 2009:
Is it time to get rid of
five-cent coins?
Yes: 51621 (45%)
No: 62306 (55%)
Sunday, 24 May 2009:
Should the federal government
take over our health system
?
Yes: 58138 (76%)
No: 18008 (24%)
Saturday, 23 May 2009:
Should schools be
closed down
for swine flu?
Yes: 43540 (69%)
No: 19959 (31%)
Thursday, 21 May 2009:
Does the
threat of swine flu
worry you?
Yes: 31598 (30%)
No: 73663 (70%)
Thursday, 21 May 2009:
Do
'sexy' photos of young Liberals
offend you?
Yes: 18454 (22%)
No: 63738 (78%)
Wednesday, 20 May 2009:
Are you
avoiding 'sickies'
for fear of losing your job?
Yes: 32055 (38%)
No: 52806 (62%)
Tuesday, 19 May 2009:
Should teachers
be paid more?
Yes: 63316 (56%)
No: 48824 (44%)
Monday, 18 May 2009:
Has the federal budget
made you worse off
?
Yes: 57382 (60%)
No: 37890 (40%)
Sunday, 17 May 2009:
Is
raising tobacco taxes
a good way to stop people smoking?
Yes: 37392 (58%)
No: 27111 (42%)
Friday, 15 May 2009:
Should the
health insurance rebate
be means tested?
Yes: 66817 (56%)
No: 51659 (44%)
Thursday, 14 May 2009:
Should the NRL name the other players in the
sex scandal?
Yes: 108216 (75%)
No: 36253 (25%)
Wednesday, 13 May 2009:
Are you happy to
work until the age of 67
?
Yes: 95206 (51%)
No: 91653 (49%)
Tuesday, 12 May 2009:
Should Australia
go into debt
to save jobs?
Yes: 54955 (56%)
No: 43499 (44%)
Monday, 11 May 2009:
Should
paid parental leave
be means-tested?
Yes: 79389 (77%)
No: 24183 (23%)
Sunday, 10 May 2009:
Can the government afford to provide
paid maternity leave
?
Yes: 19325 (28%)
No: 50206 (72%)
Friday, 08 May 2009:
Should Australia's skilled migrant intake
be slashed
?
Yes: 58221 (81%)
No: 13498 (19%)
Thursday, 07 May 2009:
Should
Pat Rafter
have re-signed with Bonds?
Yes: 37657 (48%)
No: 40172 (52%)
Wednesday, 06 May 2009:
Should the
bushfire authority
accept Mick Gatto's money?
Yes: 69259 (82%)
No: 15603 (18%)
Wednesday, 06 May 2009:
Are schools doing enough to fight
cyber bullying?
Yes: 8573 (13%)
No: 56222 (87%)
Tuesday, 05 May 2009:
Has Kevin Rudd betrayed his
promise to cut emissions?
Yes: 45169 (61%)
No: 29455 (39%)
Monday, 04 May 2009:
Did Gretel Killeen
do a good job
hosting the Logies?
Yes: 26301 (31%)
No: 58693 (69%)
Saturday, 02 May 2009:
Should parents be worried about teenagers
'sexting'
?
Yes: 110132 (78%)
No: 31950 (22%)
Wednesday, 29 April 2009:
Has the swine flu put you off
eating pork
?
Yes: 35554 (24%)
No: 115053 (76%)
Wednesday, 29 April 2009:
Are triple-0 operators to blame for
David Iredale's death
?
Yes: 20757 (67%)
No: 10039 (33%)
Tuesday, 28 April 2009:
Are you worried that you could
lose your job
?
Yes: 44857 (46%)
No: 52228 (54%)
Monday, 27 April 2009:
Are Australians spending their
$900 bonuses sensibly
?
Yes: 44448 (45%)
No: 53838 (55%)
Sunday, 26 April 2009:
Are our schools
becoming more violent
?
Yes: 53462 (90%)
No: 6257 (10%)
Saturday, 25 April 2009:
Should Anzac Day be
Australia's national day
?
Yes: 47103 (58%)
No: 34771 (42%)
Thursday, 23 April 2009:
Are world events to blame
for increased boat people arrivals
?
Yes: 49024 (54%)
No: 41172 (46%)
Wednesday, 22 April 2009:
Are Kevin Rudd's
gourmet meals on flights
justified?
Yes: 38762 (34%)
No: 75808 (66%)
Wednesday, 22 April 2009:
Is the government right
to plunge us into debt
?
Yes: 24904 (30%)
No: 58587 (70%)
Tuesday, 21 April 2009:
Would you
sell your valuables
to make ends meet?
Yes: 67911 (70%)
No: 28957 (30%)
Monday, 20 April 2009:
Would you vote for a premier
who promised free public transport?
Yes: 58653 (57%)
No: 44532 (43%)
Sunday, 19 April 2009:
Can bank chiefs win back the public
by cutting their own pay
?
Yes: 32254 (44%)
No: 40444 (56%)
Friday, 17 April 2009:
Did government policy cause
increased boat people arrivals
?
Yes: 71583 (68%)
No: 32931 (32%)
Thursday, 16 April 2009:
Was Rudd wrong to soften
asylum seeker laws?
Yes: 32699 (81%)
No: 7598 (19%)
Thursday, 16 April 2009:
Do you think
Qantas will collapse
within six months?
Yes: 137290 (59%)
No: 96255 (41%)
Wednesday, 15 April 2009:
Have you
cancelled travel plans
because of the financial crisis?
Yes: 30547 (36%)
No: 54987 (64%)
Tuesday, 14 April 2009:
Should children under five
learn about reconciliation?
Yes: 26392 (25%)
No: 80182 (75%)
Monday, 13 April 2009:
Is zero tolerance the best policy
for teenage drinking
?
Yes: 68009 (74%)
No: 23446 (26%)
Saturday, 11 April 2009:
Do condoms
make the AIDS crisis worse?
Yes: 48484 (49%)
No: 49967 (51%)
Saturday, 11 April 2009:
Are the
proposed predatory lending
laws tough enough?
Yes: 7074 (24%)
No: 21862 (76%)
Thursday, 09 April 2009:
Do you find the
'chicken sex video'
offensive?
Yes: 41912 (35%)
No: 76434 (65%)
Wednesday, 08 April 2009:
Will you switch banks if yours does not
pass on the rate cut?
Yes: 54880 (59%)
No: 37889 (41%)
Tuesday, 07 April 2009:
Did the Garuda plane crash pilot get
a fair sentence?
Yes: 22188 (35%)
No: 41542 (65%)
Monday, 06 April 2009:
Will you save your
stimulus payment?
Yes: 45578 (38%)
No: 74285 (62%)
Sunday, 05 April 2009:
Should
mortgage repayments be deferred
for the jobless?
Yes: 61442 (76%)
No: 19530 (24%)
Friday, 03 April 2009:
Should toddlers
get career counselling
?
Yes: 4079 (6%)
No: 62450 (94%)
Thursday, 02 April 2009:
Do we need another round of
stimulus handouts?
Yes: 80566 (60%)
No: 52613 (40%)
Thursday, 02 April 2009:
Will the
G20 rescue package
help end the world recession?
Yes: 33159 (42%)
No: 45892 (58%)
Tuesday, 31 March 2009:
Will
laws against bikie gatherings
help stop the violence?
Yes: 21724 (22%)
No: 79176 (78%)
Tuesday, 31 March 2009:
Is it natural
that men earn more than women
in a lifetime?
Yes: 65942 (60%)
No: 44774 (40%)
Monday, 30 March 2009:
Is Kevin Rudd
a better prime minister
than Bob Hawke?
Yes: 64865 (59%)
No: 45314 (41%)
Saturday, 28 March 2009:
Should MPs be banned from
accepting travel gifts
?
Yes: 78436 (77%)
No: 22888 (23%)
Friday, 27 March 2009:
Should
Joel Fitzgibbon resign
for not declaring trips to China?
Yes: 52737 (64%)
No: 29090 (36%)
Thursday, 26 March 2009:
Should
China be allowed to buy
Australian companies?
Yes: 15673 (15%)
No: 86722 (85%)
Wednesday, 25 March 2009:
Should airport police
carry machine guns?
Yes: 44320 (38%)
No: 71797 (62%)
Tuesday, 24 March 2009:
Are state governments doing enough to
control bikie gangs?
Yes: 12639 (13%)
No: 84517 (87%)
Monday, 23 March 2009:
Are consumers
partly to blame
for the Pacific Brands job cuts?
Yes: 44079 (42%)
No: 61881 (58%)
Sunday, 22 March 2009:
Did the nude photo scandal
damage Hanson's campaign
?
Yes: 36240 (40%)
No: 54314 (60%)
Saturday, 21 March 2009:
Should we spend $1 billion
on an Opera House facelift
?
Yes: 21308 (26%)
No: 61740 (74%)
Friday, 20 March 2009:
Should Australia
send more troops
to Afghanistan?
Yes: 25598 (25%)
No: 77114 (75%)
Thursday, 19 March 2009:
Should
taxpayers pay half
of Tiger Woods' fee?
Yes: 10994 (8%)
No: 126209 (92%)
Wednesday, 18 March 2009:
Should criminals
miss out on stimulus handouts
?
Yes: 116543 (86%)
No: 19216 (14%)
Tuesday, 17 March 2009:
Should the
TAB open
on Good Friday?
Yes: 26146 (22%)
No: 93924 (78%)
Monday, 16 March 2009:
Should the
'nude Pauline Hanson'
photos have been published?
Yes: 24027 (19%)
No: 101219 (81%)
Sunday, 15 March 2009:
Is our government
handling the economic crisis well
?
Yes: 27456 (48%)
No: 29648 (52%)
Saturday, 14 March 2009:
Should ANZ be forced
to keep jobs in Australia
?
Yes: 122755 (93%)
No: 9900 (7%)
Friday, 13 March 2009:
Can
Peter Garrett
still cut it as a rocker?
Yes: 39979 (45%)
No: 48908 (55%)
Thursday, 12 March 2009:
Would you
take a pay cut
to save your job?
Yes: 57246 (56%)
No: 44332 (44%)
Wednesday, 11 March 2009:
Should the
NRL star charged with assault
be allowed to play?
Yes: 12661 (25%)
No: 38788 (75%)
Wednesday, 11 March 2009:
Is the NRL right to suspend the player charged with assault?
Yes: 77095 (84%)
No: 14982 (16%)
Tuesday, 10 March 2009:
Should
Peter Costello
replace Malcolm Turnbull?
Yes: 72295 (60%)
No: 47396 (40%)
Monday, 09 March 2009:
Should the $900 stimulus bonus be
diverted to the fire fund
?
Yes: 20110 (15%)
No: 115725 (85%)
Sunday, 08 March 2009:
Should Barack Obama
reach out to the Taliban
?
Yes: 18309 (33%)
No: 36554 (67%)
Saturday, 07 March 2009:
Should Australia introduce
paid maternity leave
?
Yes: 36652 (49%)
No: 38690 (51%)
Friday, 06 March 2009:
Should alcohol advertising be
banned on TV
?
Yes: 51971 (55%)
No: 42170 (45%)
Thursday, 05 March 2009:
Has
talk of a recession
got you worried?
Yes: 61080 (61%)
No: 39662 (39%)
Wednesday, 04 March 2009:
Have the recent shark attacks put you off going to the beach?
Yes: 40019 (40%)
No: 60453 (60%)
Tuesday, 03 March 2009:
Is the
proliferation of porn harmful?
Yes: 60916 (66%)
No: 31866 (34%)
Monday, 02 March 2009:
Would
you vote for Pauline Hanson?
Yes: 43720 (34%)
No: 86382 (66%)
Sunday, 01 March 2009:
Should mistresses have
de facto rights
?
Yes: 16150 (20%)
No: 65343 (80%)
Saturday, 28 February 2009:
Should any US troops remain in Iraq after 2010?
Yes: 13835 (25%)
No: 41569 (75%)
Friday, 27 February 2009:
Should executives get pay rises during the financial crisis?
Yes: 8659 (7%)
No: 114019 (93%)
Thursday, 26 February 2009:
Do you care if 'Aussie' clothing brands are
made overseas?
Yes: 112126 (83%)
No: 23550 (17%)
Wednesday, 25 February 2009:
Should the PM
cap corporate pay?
Yes: 81461 (82%)
No: 18275 (18%)
Monday, 23 February 2009:
Did
Heath Ledger
deserve his Oscar?
Yes: 41089 (74%)
No: 14131 (26%)
Monday, 23 February 2009:
Do the Oscars
still matter to you
?
Yes: 31147 (21%)
No: 116648 (79%)
Sunday, 22 February 2009:
Should Peter Costello
quit parliament?
Yes: 42272 (57%)
No: 32330 (43%)
Saturday, 21 February 2009:
Has Barack Obama
fallen short of expectations?
Yes: 18183 (28%)
No: 45777 (72%)
Friday, 20 February 2009:
Do you feel
financially stressed?
Yes: 80334 (74%)
No: 27913 (26%)
Thursday, 19 February 2009:
Should
Australia send more troops to Afghanistan?
Yes: 23748 (24%)
No: 75700 (76%)
Wednesday, 18 February 2009:
Should
killer crocodiles
be put down?
Yes: 65744 (55%)
No: 54584 (45%)
Tuesday, 17 February 2009:
Should
Joe Hockey
lead the Liberals?
Yes: 30089 (38%)
No: 49364 (62%)
Monday, 16 February 2009:
Would you prefer a tax cut to
Rudd's stimulus bonus?
Yes: 148495 (71%)
No: 59373 (29%)
Saturday, 14 February 2009:
Do you have confidence in
Obama's stimulus package
?
Yes: 47262 (62%)
No: 28374 (38%)
Friday, 13 February 2009:
Should IVF parents
be compensated for twins
?
Yes: 13087 (10%)
No: 112144 (90%)
Wednesday, 11 February 2009:
Should the
"Stay or Go" bushfire safety policy
be dumped?
Yes: 66058 (56%)
No: 52327 (44%)
Tuesday, 10 February 2009:
Should the $950 stimulus bonus be
diverted to the fire fund
?
Yes: 84266 (52%)
No: 78865 (48%)
Sunday, 08 February 2009:
Are you anxious
about your finances
?
Yes: 70411 (75%)
No: 23438 (25%)
Saturday, 07 February 2009:
Are anti-whaling protesters
right to ram Japan's ships
?
Yes: 74513 (37%)
No: 125494 (63%)
Friday, 06 February 2009:
Should
executive salaries
be capped?
Yes: 89164 (89%)
No: 11205 (11%)
Wednesday, 04 February 2009:
Will you spend Kevin Rudd's
cash bonus?
Yes: 73335 (65%)
No: 39421 (35%)
Wednesday, 04 February 2009:
Should
the Opposition
back the stimulus package?
Yes: 21035 (62%)
No: 13000 (38%)
Wednesday, 04 February 2009:
Do you support a Children's Day to honour Darcey Freeman?
Yes: 53260 (58%)
No: 38170 (42%)
Tuesday, 03 February 2009:
Should
first-time graffiti
offenders be jailed?
Yes: 65231 (57%)
No: 48677 (43%)
Monday, 02 February 2009:
Should
Facebook give companies
access to its members?
Yes: 8189 (7%)
No: 101434 (93%)
Sunday, 01 February 2009:
Should parents be allowed
to choose their child's eye colour?
Yes: 8068 (10%)
No: 74674 (90%)
Saturday, 31 January 2009:
Are poker machines
damaging our communities?
Yes: 54368 (85%)
No: 9624 (15%)
Friday, 30 January 2009:
Should the federal government
take over public hospitals?
Yes: 70033 (85%)
No: 12384 (15%)
Thursday, 29 January 2009:
Would you be
happier living in the country?
Yes: 62184 (63%)
No: 36870 (37%)
Wednesday, 28 January 2009:
Would you do volunteer work in
exchange for a HECS discount?
Yes: 64125 (77%)
No: 19203 (23%)
Tuesday, 27 January 2009:
Should Wikipedia ban users
from editing the site?
Yes: 47103 (72%)
No: 18586 (28%)
Monday, 26 January 2009:
Will Jelena Dokic win
the Australian Open?
Yes: 26451 (38%)
No: 43455 (62%)
Sunday, 25 January 2009:
Will Jelena Dokic reach
the Australian Open quarter-finals?
Yes: 28097 (69%)
No: 12391 (31%)
Saturday, 24 January 2009:
Should nurses with criminal histories
be able to re-register?
Yes: 15236 (27%)
No: 41487 (73%)
Friday, 23 January 2009:
Do
Australians drink too much?
Yes: 66984 (69%)
No: 30048 (31%)
Thursday, 22 January 2009:
Should
Ben Cousins
be considered for Bachelor of the Year?
Yes: 22484 (22%)
No: 79993 (78%)
Wednesday, 21 January 2009:
Will
Barack Obama
change the world?
Yes: 76642 (63%)
No: 45915 (37%)
Tuesday, 20 January 2009:
Will you follow
Rudd's advice
and forgo a payrise this year?
Yes: 27449 (18%)
No: 121716 (82%)
Monday, 19 January 2009:
Should pubs be allowed to bar
foreigners
?
Yes: 30856 (36%)
No: 55059 (64%)
Sunday, 18 January 2009:
Will Obama's inauguration
be a turning point for the world
?
Yes: 38741 (64%)
No: 21434 (36%)
Saturday, 17 January 2009:
Should time limits on
sex-abuse compensation
be abolished?
Yes: 28273 (54%)
No: 24095 (46%)
Friday, 16 January 2009:
Would you be willing to work reduced hours
to keep your job?
Yes: 48248 (69%)
No: 22077 (31%)
Thursday, 15 January 2009:
Do you fear
the recession
will cost you your job?
Yes: 36249 (40%)
No: 54489 (60%)
Wednesday, 14 January 2009:
Should
Matthew Hayden
have retired?
Yes: 42910 (68%)
No: 20187 (32%)
Tuesday, 13 January 2009:
Are you ashamed of
Australia's treatment of asylum seekers?
Yes: 25687 (24%)
No: 80002 (76%)
Monday, 12 January 2009:
Should
Nipper caps
be banned?
Yes: 15743 (27%)
No: 42315 (73%)
Sunday, 11 January 2009:
Do you believe
mouthwash can cause oral cancer?
Yes: 21592 (40%)
No: 32447 (60%)
Saturday, 10 January 2009:
Would you read
rock star Bono's opinion columns?
Yes: 12888 (24%)
No: 41137 (76%)
Friday, 09 January 2009:
Should
Shane Warne coach
the England cricket team?
Yes: 26281 (35%)
No: 49483 (65%)
Thursday, 08 January 2009:
Should
dangerous dog laws
be tightened?
Yes: 72067 (87%)
No: 10336 (13%)
Wednesday, 07 January 2009:
Should Australia
invest more in bike paths?
Yes: 60183 (76%)
No: 18601 (24%)
Tuesday, 06 January 2009:
Does John Howard deserve a
US presidential award?
Yes: 43535 (41%)
No: 61491 (59%)
Monday, 05 January 2009:
Should
Matthew Hayden
be dumped?
Yes: 114847 (75%)
No: 38206 (25%)
Sunday, 04 January 2009:
Are you concerned that MPs
abuse their entitlements
?
Yes: 60652 (91%)
No: 5947 (9%)
Saturday, 03 January 2009:
Should Australia
accept ex-Guantanamo Bay
inmates?
Yes: 6145 (9%)
No: 64683 (91%)
Friday, 02 January 2009:
Should
bush survival skills
be taught in school?
Yes: 50125 (79%)
No: 13601 (21%)
Thursday, 01 January 2009:
Are New Year resolutions a waste of time?
Yes: 43622 (71%)
No: 18162 (29%)
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