The majority of Australians oppose government plans to price carbon, new polling reveals. Sixty-three per cent say they're against the introduction of a fixed price on carbon, leading to an emissions trading scheme. And 57 per cent say they're in favour of coalition plans to scrap carbon pricing. The results were revealed on Tuesday in The 2012 Lowy Institute Poll. The survey of 1005 Australian adults, conducted between March 26 and April 10, also showed the majority support temporary skilled migration to fill labour shortages. The federal government courted controversy last week, confirming plans to allow multi-billionaire Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting to import up to 1715 foreign guest workers for her Roy Hill iron ore mine in Western Australia. But the Lowy poll revealed 62 per cent of Australians support an influx of temporary foreign workers. Eighty-one per cent were against foreign companies buying Australian farmland, while 56 per cent thought the government was allowing too much Chinese investment in Australia. Lowy Institute executive director Dr Michael Wesley says the results regarding foreign workers and ownership show Australians are anxious about volatility and exposure to the global economy. "We're aware that much of the rest of the world looks at Australia as a land of comparative wealth, and we're apprehensive about the possible downsides of that," he said in a statement. Meanwhile, 70 per cent said overseas demand for Australian resources has helped prevent the nation falling into recession. And 87 per cent supported Australia's close relationship with America - compared to 63 per cent in 2007. There was also strong support for last year's announcement that 2500 US marines will be based in Darwin on a rotating basis. The Lowy Institute will host a panel discussion on the findings on Tuesday morning. http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/newshome/13866778/majority-oppose-carbon-price-poll/ ========================================================================================== Some interesting figures here. Not least being the overwhelming awareness that the resources boom has been our hedge against the GFC. The unasked for carbon tax is on the nose, before it even begins, and the unions are on their own re foreign workers. The coalition doesn`t need to try. All they need to do, is to not do the things that this Govt has done, and sit back as the electorate becomes increasingly disgusted with the empty speil of the present, tempory Govt. Australia urgently needs real Government.
The stupidity of Australians is breathtaking. 81% are against foreign ownership in Australia, but 62% of these idiots are in favour of importing foreign workers to take jobs away from Australians. LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL I hope you don't mind, but I just copied and sent your posting to family overseas so they could have a belly laugh at how dumb Australians really are. I reckon my friends mentally challenged daughter has a higher IQ that some of these Aussies.
No problems CD. If we were to take any notice of the tone of media media reporting, we`d get an entirely different impression to the one these figures represent.
This is a bit of a confusing comment. You can't have it both ways man. There is always bad representation when it doesn't suit one re: foreign workers but seems to be covering your other passionate topic, the carbon tax quite overwhelmingly! It's maybe because aussies who have grown up spoilt with white collar jobs and huge mortgages to pay off (Thanks to the Howard government)are still too reluctant to head to the most challenging parts of our country where the jobs happen to be. Mining companies need reassurance that they can sufficiently fulfill quotas obviously before committing. This is one way to ensure its viability.
Actually No. There was a story in the media just last week that followed three different groups of Australians who had moved to the mining areas looking for jobs. These mining companies were all advertising they desperately needed all kinds of different skilled workers. When these three different groups arrived, they were told that there was no work available, and now one group in living in a tent under a bridge and the other two in caravan parks hoping they will get some work. One man was a qualified tradesperson; the two women were also semi-skilled with appropriate industrial licensed tickets, and the two young guys were unskilled labourers. The media, politicians and mining industry are feeding the public propaganda by proclaiming that Australians will not move to these outback regions, just so the mining industry can pay low wages to foreign workers. The troll is allowing this because the mining will cease is negative advertisements on the mining tax. The big losers here are the Australian workers, but the majority of them wouldnt wake up if a shyte-house fell on them.
There was another documentary about areas in central queensland, I think Moranbah to be precise. Retail outlets couldn't find anyone to employ because everyone in the community was working in the mines. McDonalds couldn't compete with 80k plus wages for the same job therefore were nearly out of business and not because of patronage but for workers. These places aren't far out places like the Pilbara, where the desert meets hell and civilisations is more than just a short drive down the road. It all depends on what mines and what mining companies as well. I think you'll find that there is another side to that story. Anyway, the foreign worker arrangement is a contingency, if Australian workers aren't willing to fill these very desirable jobs in very undesirable locations.
