Free trade
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Economy and trade
Economic optimism
Overall, how optimistic are you about Australia’s economic performance in the world over the next five years?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
Highest priority for Australia’s relationship with India
Of these, which would you say Australia should give highest priority to in its relationship with India?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
India: Australia’s relationship priorities
Now a question about India. In your view, what priority should Australia give to the following issues in its relationship with India:
Australian foreign policy
Support for free trade
Overall, do you personally think free trade is good or bad for each of the following:
Questions from previous years
Economy and trade
Supply chains
Now thinking about global trade and the supply chains through which Australia sources goods from other countries. In your opinion, which of the following statements should be a higher priority for Australia?
Australian foreign policy
Globalisation
Now on globalisation. Do you believe that globalisation, especially the increasing connections of our economy with others around the world, is mostly good or mostly bad for Australia?
Global powers and world leaders
Australia’s free trade negotiations
Thinking now about Australia’s approach to negotiating free trade agreements. On balance, do you think signing a free trade agreement with the following would be good or bad for Australia, or would it make no difference?
China
Chinese investment in Australia
Do you think the Australian government is allowing too much, too little or the right amount of investment from China?
Global powers and world leaders
Attitudes to Europe
Please say whether you personally agree or disagree with each of the following statements about Europe:
Economy and trade
Foreign acquisitions of farmland
Are you personally in favour or against the Australian government allowing foreign companies to buy Australian farmland?
Global powers and world leaders
Foreign investment in Australian real estate
Do you think the Australian government is allowing too much investment, about the right amount of investment, or not enough investment, from the following country or region?
China
North Asian free trade agreements
In 2014, Australia signed free trade agreements with Japan, Korea and China. On balance, do you personally think these kinds of free trade agreements are good or bad for the Australian economy and for Australia’s relations with those countries, or do they make no difference?
Economy and trade
Foreign investment by sector
Are you personally in favour or against the Australian government allowing foreign companies to invest in:
Economy and trade
Importance of Australia in the G20
Do you personally think it is important or not important for Australia to be part of organisations or groups like the G20?
Economy and trade
Australia and the financial crisis
Thinking now about the current global economic crisis. For each of the following do you personally think it was a major reason, a minor reason or not a reason why Australia managed to avoid falling into recession.
Security and defence
Exporting uranium to India
Are you personally in favour or against Australia selling uranium to India? Is that strongly or somewhat?
China
Reasons against foreign investment from China
Do you agree or disagree this is a reason as to why the Australian government is allowing too much investment from China?
Global powers and world leaders
Foreign investment and Australian regulation
Please say whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with the following statement.
Economy and trade
Trade policy and foreign investment
Please say whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with the following statement.
Economy and trade
Attitudes to free trade
I am going to read you some statements about moving towards freer trade.
Economy and trade
Free trade agreement with Japan
On balance, do you think signing a free trade agreement with Japan would be good or bad for Australia or would it make no difference?
China
Free trade negotiations with China
We are in the early stages of negotiating a free trade agreement with China. On balance, do you think signing a free trade agreement with China would be good or bad for Australia?
Global powers and world leaders
Importance of other economies to Australia in the future
How important will these economies be for Australia in 25 years time?
Global powers and world leaders
Importance of other economies to Australia today
How important are the following economies for Australia at the moment?
Economy and trade
Attitudes to international trade
Please say whether you are in favour or not in favour of each of the following approaches to international trade.
Economy and trade
Effect of globalisation
How has globalisation affected your life? For each of the following, do you think globalisation has had a good effect overall, or a bad effect overall.
United States
Free trade agreement with the United States
On balance, do you think the free trade agreement we have signed with the United States is good or bad for Australia?