Q. Over the last few years, do you think that the threat of terrorism happening in Australia has increased, decreased or stayed much the same?
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Sep 2014 |
|
| Total increased |
75% |
74% |
84% |
54% |
83% |
57% |
||
| Total decreased |
2% |
3% |
2% |
3% |
1% |
6% |
||
| Increased a lot |
39% |
37% |
46% |
18% |
52% |
22% |
||
| Increased a little |
36% |
37% |
38% |
36% |
31% |
35% |
||
| Stayed about the same |
20% |
21% |
14% |
39% |
13% |
33% |
||
| Decreased a little |
1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
– |
3% |
||
| Decreased a lot |
1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
3% |
||
| Don’t know |
4% |
1% |
1% |
5% |
3% |
4% |
75% think that the threat of terrorism happening in Australia has increased – up from 57% recorded in September. 20% (down 13%) think it has stayed about the same and 2% (down 4%) think it has decreased.
Those most likely to think it has increased were Liberal/National voters (84%) and those aged 55+ (85%).
Q. Do you think the Australian Government should be spending more or less on anti-terrorism measures or is current spending about right?
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Aug 2014 |
|
| Spending more |
39% |
38% |
47% |
19% |
46% |
28% |
||
| Spending less |
12% |
13% |
5% |
37% |
14% |
19% |
||
| Current spending about right |
33% |
31% |
41% |
26% |
25% |
36% |
||
| Don’t know |
16% |
17% |
6% |
18% |
14% |
16% |
39% think the Australian Government should be spending more on anti-terrorism measures – up 11% since August. 12% (down 7%) think they should be spending less – 33% (down 3%) think the current spending is about right.
Those most likely to support spending more were aged 45+ (48%) and Liberal/National voters (47%).
Q. When it comes to issues of national security, do you think there should be more restrictions on rights and freedom for some people so there can be more security for others or do you think our current laws strike the right balance between freedom and security?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Sep 2014 |
|
| Should be more restrictions |
56% |
53% |
69% |
26% |
66% |
50% |
||
| Current laws strike the right balance |
28% |
31% |
23% |
49% |
24% |
34% |
||
| Don’t know |
16% |
16% |
8% |
25% |
10% |
16% |
56% think there should be more restrictions on rights and freedom for some people so there can be more security for others – up 6% since September. 28% (down 6%) are more likely to think the current laws strike the right balance between freedom and security.
Those most in favour of more restrictions on rights and freedoms were Liberal/National voters (69%) and aged 45+ (68%).
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Prime Minister Tony Abbott is handling the threat of terrorism in Australia?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total approve |
46% |
24% |
81% |
24% |
40% |
|
| Total disapprove |
33% |
53% |
8% |
55% |
35% |
|
| Strongly approve |
13% |
4% |
28% |
6% |
12% |
|
| Approve |
33% |
20% |
53% |
18% |
28% |
|
| Disapprove |
18% |
30% |
7% |
18% |
17% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
15% |
23% |
1% |
37% |
18% |
|
| Don’t know |
22% |
23% |
10% |
20% |
25% |
46% approve of the way the Prime Minister Tony Abbott is handling the threat of terrorism in Australia and 33% disapprove.
81% of Liberal/National voters approve while a majority of Labor voters (53%) and Greens voters (55%) disapprove.
Q. Overall, has multiculturalism (that is, the acceptance of people from different countries, cultures and religions) made a positive or negative contribution to Australian society?
|
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Feb 2011 |
Sep 2014
|
| Total positive |
57% |
59% |
59% |
84% |
37% |
57% |
57% |
||
| Total negative |
29% |
29% |
31% |
11% |
45% |
29% |
30% |
||
| Very positive |
18% |
23% |
9% |
49% |
11% |
15% |
18% |
||
| Positive |
39% |
36% |
50% |
35% |
26% |
42% |
39% |
||
| Negative |
18% |
18% |
20% |
9% |
21% |
18% |
19% |
||
| Very negative |
11% |
11% |
11% |
2% |
24% |
11% |
11% |
||
| Made no difference |
6% |
4% |
5% |
– |
12% |
6% |
6% |
||
| Don’t know |
9% |
7% |
5% |
5% |
7% |
8% |
6% |
57% believe that multiculturalism has made a positive contribution to Australian society and 29% believe the contribution has been negative. These results are almost identical to when this question was asked in September. A majority of major party voter groups believe the contribution has been positive.
84% of Greens voters and 74% of university-educated respondents thought it was positive.
Q. Which of the following statements is closer to your view about multiculturalism?
|
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Feb 2011 |
Sep 2014
|
| Multiculturalism and cultural diversity has enriched the social and economic lives of all Australians. |
55% |
58% |
54% |
80% |
38% |
53% |
55% |
||
| Multiculturalism has failed and caused social division and religious extremism in Australia. |
33% |
31% |
37% |
12% |
54% |
38% |
34% |
||
| Don’t know |
12% |
11% |
9% |
8% |
9% |
9% |
11% |
55% think that multiculturalism and cultural diversity has enriched the social and economic lives of all Australians while 33% agree more that multiculturalism has failed and caused social division and religious extremism in Australia. These results are almost identical to when this question was asked in September.
Those most likely to have a positive view of multiculturalism were aged under 35 (66%), Greens voters (80%) and those with university education (72%).
Q. Would you support or oppose a national ban on greyhound racing?
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total support |
48% |
51% |
46% |
63% |
47% |
|
| Total oppose |
26% |
25% |
31% |
10% |
31% |
|
| Strongly support |
23% |
24% |
20% |
32% |
25% |
|
| Support |
25% |
26% |
26% |
31% |
22% |
|
| Oppose |
19% |
18% |
23% |
8% |
21% |
|
| Strongly oppose |
7% |
7% |
8% |
2% |
10% |
|
| Don’t know |
26% |
24% |
24% |
27% |
21% |
48% would support a national ban on greyhound racing and 26% would oppose. 26% did not have an opinion.
Those most likely to support a ban were Greens voters (63%) and those with a university education (56%).
ageism, forms of intolerance, homophobia, Racism, religious intolerance, sexism
Q. For each of the following forms of intolerance, please indicate to what extent you think it is a problem in Australia.
|
Total large/ mod |
|
A large problem |
Mod problem |
Small problem |
Not a problem at all |
Don’t know |
|
Sept 12 Total large/ mod |
Jun 13 Total large/ mod |
Feb 14 Total large/ mod |
|
| Racism |
67% |
30% |
37% |
23% |
6% |
4% |
71% |
69% |
64% |
||
| Religious intolerance |
61% |
28% |
33% |
25% |
9% |
5% |
65% |
54% |
51% |
||
| Sexism |
47% |
16% |
31% |
36% |
12% |
5% |
45% |
52% |
51% |
||
| Ageism |
45% |
17% |
28% |
33% |
13% |
9% |
44% |
46% |
49% |
||
| Homo-phobia |
45% |
15% |
30% |
32% |
15% |
8% |
50% |
51% |
47% |
67% think that racism is a major/moderate problem in Australia – up 3% compared to when this question was previously asked in February last year. 61% think that religious intolerance is a major/moderate problem – up 10% since last February.
Those most likely to think racism a major/moderate problem were women (73%) and Greens voters (80%).
Those most likely to think religious intolerance a major/moderate problem were women (73%) and incomes under $600pw (69%).
Those most likely to think sexism a major/moderate problem were women (68%) and Greens voters (67%).
Those most likely to think homophobia a major/moderate problem were Greens voters (67%), Labor voters (53%) and aged 18-24 (57%).
58% of those aged 55+ think ageism is a major/moderate problem.