Do you think babies born to asylum seekers in Australia should be sent to the detention centre on Nauru or should they be allowed to remain in Australia?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | |||
Sent to Nauru | 39% | 29% | 53% | 18% | 42% | 43% | 34% | 23% | 44% | 48% | ||
Remain in Australia | 40% | 50% | 29% | 74% | 41% | 39% | 41% | 49% | 35% | 38% | ||
Don’t know | 21% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 17% | 18% | 25% | 28% | 21% | 14% |
40% think that babies born to asylum seekers in Australia should be allowed to remain in Australia and 39% think they should be sent to the detention centre on Nauru.
Those most likely to think they should be allowed to stay in Australia were Labor voters (50%), Greens voters (74%) and those aged under 35 (49%).
Of those who think conditions on Nauru and Manus Island are poor, 70% say they should be allowed to remain in Australia and 12% sent to Nauru.
Of those who think conditions on Nauru and Manus Island are good, 18% say they should be allowed to remain in Australia and 74% sent to Nauru.