Vote Resultninemsn news puts up a daily vote on whatever controversial subject is making the headlines. Check out how you and others voted on our previous topics.
Friday, 03 July 2009:Is it acceptable to experiment on animals?Yes: 32461 (35%)
No: 61558 (65%)
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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