Economic optimism −11 from 2025 In 2026, 41% were optimistic about Australia’s economic performance over the next five years. Theme Economy and trade | Asked in 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 and 13 more
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
Foreign acquisitions of farmland In 2016, 69% of Australians said strongly against. Theme Economy and trade | Asked in 2016 2012
Kevin Rudd as United Nations Secretary General In 2016, 49% of Australians said no, he would not be a good Secretary-General. Theme Australian foreign policy | Asked in 2016
Australia in the G20 and UNSC In 2015, 62% of Australians said worth the effort and cost. Theme Australian foreign policy | Asked in 2015
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
Importance of Australia in the G20 In 2013, 58% of Australians said very important. Theme Economy and trade | Asked in 2013
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
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
