A majority of Mallee voters now want the federal government to do more when it comes to climate change action, with one in four wanting 'much more,' as Australia's largest ever poll on climate change attitudes reveals a tidal shift in attitudes.
The poll is the first time YouGov's multilevel regression with poststratification (MRP) has been used in Australia, after the technique's stunning success predicting the last British election.
After surveying 15,000 people it found 59% of Mallee voters now say they want the government to do more than it is currently doing when it comes to climate change action. The national average for this question was 67%, indicating the conventional wisdom – that Australian attitudes on climate are sharply divided by geography – is wrong.
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