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National security

3 Mar 2015

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%).

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