Question Energy policy priorities
Now thinking about Australia’s energy policy, including electricity and gas. Which one of the following goals do you personally think should be the main priority for the federal government?
This question was last asked in 2024.
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- 10%
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- 50%
- 60%
In 2019 and 2021, this question asked about ‘reducing household bills’. In those years, the framing of the question did not include reference to ‘electricity and gas’ specifically.
2024 observation
In the context of rising energy prices and high cost-of-living pressures in Australia, almost half of Australians (48%) now say that ‘reducing household energy bills’ should be the main priority for the government’s energy policy, a sharp 16-point rise from a similar question in 2021. The number of Australians who say that ‘reducing carbon emissions’ should be the main priority has fallen 18 points to 37%, no longer the leading response. ‘Reducing the risk of power blackouts’ remained relatively low as a priority, gaining three points to 15%.