Key findings:

• A majority of Australians (59%) support the Government reintroducing free and universal childcare, with almost one in four Australians (24%) strongly supporting the proposal. Only 24% oppose.
• There was no significant difference in responses by gender, with both men (59% support) and women (58% support) equally supportive of free and universal childcare.
• The majority of Coalition (51%), Labor (66%), Greens (65%) and Independent/Other (58%) voters support free and universal childcare.
• Australia Institute commissioned economic modelling shows increased Government funding for childcare would be nearly 20 times more effective at creating jobs than an income tax cut of the same size.