This Month
AFR readers sceptical of Shorten’s NDIS promise
Almost 75 per cent of AFR readers doubt the Albanese government can reform the National Disability Insurance Scheme within five years.
- Tom Rabe
March
Resounding majority of AFR readers back four-year federal terms
Almost 80 per cent of The Australian Financial Review’s readers have backed calls to extend federal parliamentary terms to four years.
- Tom Rabe
‘A bloody disgrace’: AFR readers demand companies reduce pay gaps
Nearly 70 per cent of readers also said that men taking on more domestic duties would enable women to take on higher paying roles and help reduce the gap.
- Hannah Wootton
February
Disconnect laws will harm flexibility, productivity: AFR readers
A majority of readers polled believe workers have a right to switch off, but many believe it should be up to them and their employers to decide.
- Samantha Hutchinson
After tax cuts ‘serious examination’ of system is needed: AFR readers
Just over a third of readers say Labor’s stage three tax cut changes was a “broken promise that could not be justified” and 78 per cent want broader reform.
- Cindy Yin
January
PM must call for ACCC supermarket price gouging probe: AFR readers
Almost 70 per cent of respondents to The Australian Financial Review’s reader poll believe the Albanese government should call on the consumer watchdog to investigate supermarket price gouging.
- Tom Rabe
December 2023
Wong rated best minister for second year: AFR readers
The Foreign Affairs Minister beat a strong showing from Jim Chalmers as Linda Burney was named the worst performer.
- Tom Rabe
Super should go green but not for lower returns, say AFR readers
Financial Review readers want to maintain performance testing, and for super funds to invest in the energy transition, but not if it hurts their own returns.
- Maxim Shanahan
November 2023
‘Dreadful and lonely’: WFH regret as back-to-office debate sharpens
But the majority disagreed with suggestions that people who choose to work from home should be paid less, and 67 per cent supported broader moves to flexible work.
- Hannah Wootton
Chalmers shares blame for inflation, poll finds
Treasurer Jim Chalmers should have done more to boost productivity and fight the cost of living, 35 per cent of Financial Review readers polled say
- Euan Black
October 2023
AFR readers temper spending as rates bite
Households are tapping savings accounts as surging oil prices and angst about higher mortgage costs take hold.
- Max Mason
September 2023
‘Goyder is spread too thin’: AFR readers want Qantas chairman gone
Almost 80 per cent of surveyed readers say that Qantas chairman Richard Goyder should resign and that former chief executive Alan Joyce should be stripped of his bonuses.
- Edmund Tadros
‘It’s inexplicable’: AFR readers want answers on Qatar-Qantas decision
An overwhelming majority of readers believe the government has not given adequate answers on blocking Qatar’s application for more flights to Australia.
- Mark Di Stefano
August 2023
AFR readers back Matildas, slam airlines decision
Financial Review readers were not in favour of a taxpayer-funded public holiday, but back Qatar Airways getting more flights to Australia.
- Michael Pelly
July 2023
AFR readers want small nuclear reactors considered in
Nearly two-thirds of Financial Review readers who responded to a poll support further study of a promising nuclear power option using modular technology.
- Tom Burton
June 2023
AFR readers split on whether Voice should advise on Australia Day
Financial Review readers are also divided on whether Philip Lowe should have his tenure as governor of the RBA extended beyond his seven-year term in September.
- Euan Black
‘Poorest need to be protected’: AFR readers back minimum wage rise
Almost two-thirds of The Australian Financial Review’s readers support minimum wage rises and half don’t think rate increases will crush the property market.
- Gus McCubbing
May 2023
Almost half of AFR readers OK with high rise on their street
Usually it’s a case of “not in my backyard”. But 49 per cent of readers said they would be willing to see developments on their street to help more people have access to housing.
- Fiona Carruthers
AFR readers predict a post-budget rate increase
The majority of readers supported Treasurer Jim Chalmers and the federal budget but worry it will make the RBA more likely to raise rates.
- Tess Bennett
AFR readers divided on whether Philip Lowe should lead the RBA
Respondents expressed support for a specialist monetary policy board in the latest AFR reader poll, but had mixed views on the future leadership of the RBA.
- Michael Read