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  • Sep, 2014

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    Threat of terrorism

    Q. Do you think that sending military forces to Iraq will make Australia more or less safe from the threat of terrorism?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Total more safe

    15%

    11%

    25%

    5%

    11%

    Total less safe

    51%

    54%

    41%

    73%

    58%

    A lot more safe

    5%

    4%

    8%

    2%

    3%

    A little more safe

    10%

    7%

    17%

    3%

    8%

    Make no difference

    25%

    27%

    28%

    18%

    23%

    A little less safe

    27%

    28%

    25%

    41%

    22%

    A lot less safe

    24%

    26%

    16%

    32%

    36%

    Don’t know

    9%

    7%

    6%

    3%

    8%

    Only 15% think that sending military forces to Iraq will make Australia more safe from the threat of terrorism and 51% think it will make Australia less safe.

    Those most likely to think it will make Australia less safe from the threat of terrorism were Greens voters (73%), other party voters (58%) and women (57%)

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