Essential Poll

燃料危機を受け、化石燃料に固執するよりも再生可能エネルギーへの転換を望む有権者が増えている。最新の Guardian Essential poll によると、Anthony Albanese 首相が水曜日に既存のガス輸出契約への新税導入を否定したにもかかわらず、オーストラリア国民の過半数がガス輸出利益への課税と燃料税（ガソリン税）減税の延長を支持している。 同調査では、燃料危機によって再生可能エネルギーへの移行を希望する有権者が、化石燃料を使い続けることを望む有権者よりも増えていることも判明した。世界的な燃料情勢の不透明感の中、オーストラリア国民はすでに旅行を控え、公共交通機関への切り替えや冷暖房の使用を減らすなどの対策をとっていると回答している。 続きを読む...

One Nation outperforms the Coalition for the first time, while the rightwing populist party’s leader has a positive rating among all age groupsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA majority of surveyed Australians approve of Pauline Hanson’s leadership of One Nation, giving her a higher job approval rating than Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor, as the Guardian Essential poll finds the rightwing populist party is outperforming the Coalition for the first time.The results come as Australians are becoming more pessimistic about the country and the economy, with the majority of respondents saying they expected things to get worse in coming months. Continue reading...

Poll also finds Australians keener for government to forge closer ties with ‘middle powers’ such as Canada and JapanGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOnly one in four Australians approve of the US-Israel war on Iran, and just a third have backed the federal government’s actions in sending a military plane and troops to the region, according to a new poll.The latest Guardian Essential poll found Australians are keener for the government to forge closer ties with so-called “middle powers” such as Canada and Japan, with about a third wanting to distance from the US. Continue reading...