Q. The online organisation Wikileaks, which is headed by the Australian Julian Assange, has released diplomatic material leaked to it by an American source. It has also provided this material to other media which have also published information about the leaks. Do you approve or disapprove of Wikileaks and media outlets releasing this material?
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20 Dec 2010 |
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total approve |
53% |
53% |
55% |
51% |
80% |
| Total disapprove |
25% |
26% |
30% |
30% |
5% |
| Strongly approve |
20% |
20% |
21% |
18% |
32% |
| Approve |
33% |
33% |
40% |
30% |
38% |
| Disapprove |
14% |
18% |
16% |
21% |
13% |
| Strongly disapprove |
11% |
8% |
6% |
10% |
5% |
| Don’t know |
22% |
22% |
17% |
20% |
12% |
Approval of Wikileaks release of leaked information remains unchanged since this question was asked over 12 months ago. 53% approve of Wikileaks activities and 26% disapprove.
80% of Greens voters approve compared to 55% of Labor voters and 51% of Liberal/National voters.
60% of men approve and 22% disapprove while women split 45% approve/30% disapprove. Younger respondents (aged 18-34) are also more likely to approve – 61% approve and 16% disapprove.