Free trade

Charts from previous years

• Highest priority for Australia’s relationship with India

  In 2024, 42% said Australia should give highest priority to trade and investment in its relationship with India.

  Theme Relations in the Indo-Pacific | Asked in

  • 2024

  
• India: Australia’s relationship priorities

  In 2024, 49% said Australia should give defence and regional security cooperation a medium priority in its relationship with India.

  Theme Relations in the Indo-Pacific | Asked in

  • 2024

  
• Support for free trade

  In 2024, 80% of Australians said free trade was good for their own standard of living.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2024
  • 2022
  • 2019
  • 2017

  
• Globalisation

  In 2022, 73% believed globalisation was mostly good for Australia.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2022
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2017
  • 2009
  • and 2 more

  
• Australia’s free trade negotiations

  In 2020, 58% said it would be good for Australia if it signed a free trade agreement with the European Union.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2020

  
• Chinese investment in Australia

  In 2019, 68% said the Australian government is allowing too much investment from China.

  Theme China | Asked in

  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • and 4 more

  
• Attitudes to Europe

  In 2016, 90% said agree when asked about Australians and Europeans share many common values and ideals and so Europe will always be important to us.

  Theme Global powers and world leaders | Asked in

  • 2016

  
• Foreign acquisitions of farmland

  In 2016, 69% of Australians said strongly against.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2016
  • 2012

  
• Foreign investment in Australian real estate

  In 2015, 50% of Australians said allowing too much investment when asked about Middle East.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2015

  
• North Asian free trade agreements

  In 2015, 65% said good when asked about Australia’s relations with those countries.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2015

  
• Foreign investment by sector

  In 2014, 61% of Australians said against when asked about agriculture.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2014

  
• Awareness of the G20

  In 2013, 79% of Australians said yes.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2013

  
• Importance of Australia in the G20

  In 2013, 58% of Australians said very important.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2013

  
• Australia and the financial crisis

  In 2012, 70% said major reason when asked about because of demand for Australian resources from countries like China.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2012

  
• Exporting uranium to India

  In 2012, 39% of Australians said strongly against.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2012

  
• Reasons against foreign investment from China

  In 2012, 96% said agree when asked about China is seeking to buy Australian mining and agricultural companies and these need to be kept in Australian hands.

  Theme China | Asked in

  • 2012

  
• Foreign investment and Australian regulation

  In 2008, 61% said strongly agree when asked about investment in Australia by companies controlled by foreign governments should be more strictly regulated than investment by foreign private investors.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2008

  
• Trade policy and foreign investment

  In 2008, 49% said strongly agree when asked about the government has a responsibility to ensure major Australian companies are kept in majority Australian control.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2008

  
• Attitudes to free trade

  In 2007, 50% said somewhat agree when asked about enables Australian business to open new markets for Australian products.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2007

  
• Free trade agreement with Japan

  In 2007, 47% of Australians said mostly good.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2007

  
• Free trade negotiations with China

  In 2007, 38% of Australians said mostly good.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2007
  • 2005

  
• Importance of other economies to Australia in the future

  In 2007, respondents gave China an average rating of 7.8.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2007

  
• Importance of other economies to Australia today

  In 2007, respondents gave China an average rating of 7.2.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2007

  
• Attitudes to international trade

  In 2005, 88% of Australians said favour when asked about we should try to negotiate international agreements that open other countries markets to our exports.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2005

  
• Effect of globalisation

  In 2005, 66% of Australians said mostly good when asked about your standard of living.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2005

  
• Free trade agreement with the United States

  In 2005, 34% of Australians said mostly good.

  Theme Economy and trade | Asked in

  • 2005