Q. Overall, do you think that laws governing racial discrimination in Australia are too strict, too weak or about right?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Nov 2016 | |||
Too strict | 16% | 11% | 21% | 10% | 29% | 17% | ||
Too weak | 26% | 30% | 22% | 37% | 27% | 26% | ||
About right | 40% | 46% | 47% | 34% | 28% | 40% | ||
Don’t know | 18% | 13% | 11% | 19% | 15% | 17% |
40% think Australia current laws governing racial discrimination are about right, 26% think they are too weak and 16% think they are too strict. These results are almost unchanged since this question was asked in November.
Those most likely to think they are too weak were Greens voters (37%) and people aged 18-34 (30%).
Those most likely to think they are too strict were other voters (29%) and aged 55+ (25%).