Polling

AFL stadium

YouGov, 23 Jun 2025

69% of Tasmanian voters agreed that: “The Tasmanian Parliament should renegotiate with the AFL to avoid building a new stadium”.

https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/whether-for-or-against-the-stadium-tasmanians-overwhelmingly-feel-dudded-by-the-afl-poll/

EMRS, 25 Feb 2025

Braddon: 65% against stadium

Bass: 64% against

Lyons: 63% against

Clark: 55% against

Franklin: 49% for; 48% against

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-25/tas-macquarie-point-stadium-support-by-chris-rowbottom/104979126

AUKUS/US relations

YouGov, Nov 2025

Fewer than half of Australians think the AUKUS deal is in our best interest or makes us safer.

https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/new-polling-reveals-only-8-of-australians-genuinely-convinced-australia-shares-values-with-trumps-america/

UTS, Nov 2025

54% said they were concerned about US interference in Australia, an increase of nearly 20 points since 2021.

Climate

Essential, 29 Oct 2025

44% of voters supported net zero and 27% were against

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/29/guardian-essential-poll-liberal-voters-progressive-coalition-net-zero

YouGov, Aug 2025

“77% of Australians want the government’s climate plan to aim to limit risks from extreme weather events like bushfires. 61% think the Federal Government should do more on climate change.”

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/new-poll-shows-aussies-back-strong-climate-action-as-unnatural-disasters-dent-productivity/

Forestry

Pyxis, Jan 2025

58% of voters in Lyons supported an end to native forest logging.

76% in Griffith; 74% in Brisbane; 60% in Eden-Monaro; 72% in Richmond

https://www.forestfutures.org.au/polling_reveals_voter_support_for_a_new_national_forest_policy

TAI, 17 Aug 2023

69% of Australians support extending native forest logging bans to New South Wales and Tasmania.

https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/polling-labor-voters-back-native-forest-protection-ahead-of-national-conference/

Gambling

Dynata, Mar 2025

76% of Australians support a total ban on gambling ads phased in over three years.

78% agree that Australian Government policies should aim to reduce the amount people spend on gambling.

https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/polling-bans-on-gambling-advertising/

Tas integrity commission

TAI, Aug 2025

77% of Tasmanians support a new, fit-for-purpose anti-corruption commission, with stronger mechanisms to investigate misconduct and corruption.

https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/underfunded-toothless-and-lacking-transparency-time-for-a-new-era-of-integrity-in-tasmania/

Population

Resolve Political Monitor, Nov 2025

Most NSW voters believe immigration numbers are too high, and 44 per cent think new arrivals have had a negative impact on the state. The findings show that 58 per cent of NSW voters think immigration levels are too high, while only 25 per cent say the current intake is “about right”.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/revealed-how-sydney-feels-about-its-growing-pains-20251114-p5nfh7.html

Newspoll, Nov 2025

“The Australian had further results from last week’s Newspoll providing familiar results on immigration, which 64% considered too high, 10% too low and 26% about right. Twenty-three per cent felt the “impact of immigration to Australia” to be beneficial for most, 20% harmful, and 55% a bit of both.”

https://www.pollbludger.net/2025/11/14/friday-polling-miscellany-open-thread/

Macquarie University, Oct 2025 (housing crisis)

The issue that was most frequently identified as contributing to the housing problems was immigration or population growth (39%). 66% support less migration to address the housing crisis.

https://www.mq.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1357321/Housing-and-Election-Report.pdf

Dynata, Oct 2025

60% of Australians believe immigration intake levels are too high, while 33% believe it is about right.

https://www.news.com.au/travel/new-institute-of-public-affairs-poll-suggests-growing-concern-among-young-australians-on-immigration-numbers/news-story/fe64852561d19b79b18d646af3c7f193

Resolve, Oct 2025

58% supported a cut to immigration; 15% were against reducing immigration.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15184979/Australia-immigration-migration-Albanese-Ley-poll.html

TAPRI, 2017-24

Consistent support among majority of Australin voters for lower levels of net migration.

https://tapri.org.au/the-tapri-surveys/

Salmon farms

uComms, Mar 2025

61% of Sydney residents support stopping salmon farming in areas where it is putting the endangered Maugean skate at risk of extinction; more than twice as many who oppose (24%).

https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/polling-salmon-farming-and-environment-in-tasmania/

YouGov, Mar 2025

65% of Tasmanians support reducing salmon farming to the level necessary to protect the Maugean skate (68% in Franklin). 59% of Tasmanians are concerned about salmon farming either environmentally and/or for health reasons (71% in Franklin).

https://assets.nationbuilder.com/marine/pages/2258/attachments/original/1742957277/YouGovreportSalmonfarmingfinal240325_%281%29.pdf?1742957277

Dynata, Nov 2024

58% of Australians support stopping fish farming in areas where it is putting the endangered Maugean skate at risk of extinction, while17% oppose.

https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/tide-of-public-opinion-supports-stopping-fish-farming-in-macquarie-harbour/