Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s decision to re-introduce the honours of Knight and Dame of the Order of Australia?
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Total
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Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Apr 2014 |
| Total approve |
26% |
16% |
43% |
23% |
18% |
27% |
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| Total disapprove |
46% |
60% |
32% |
64% |
53% |
43% |
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| Strongly approve |
4% |
4% |
7% |
3% |
1% |
6% |
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| Approve |
22% |
12% |
36% |
20% |
17% |
21% |
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| Disapprove |
24% |
25% |
25% |
27% |
32% |
22% |
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| Strongly disapprove |
22% |
35% |
7% |
37% |
21% |
21% |
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| Don’t know |
28% |
23% |
26% |
13% |
29% |
30% |
46% (up 3% since April) disapprove of the Government’s decision to re-introduce the honours of Knight and Dame of the Order of Australia, 26% (down 1%) approve and 28% don’t know.
Strongest approval came from Liberal/National voters (43%).
Strongest disapproval came from respondents aged 45+ (57%), Labor voters (60%) and Greens voters (64%).
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s decision to re-introduce the honours of Knight and Dame of the Order of Australia?
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Total
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|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| Total approve |
27% |
16% |
46% |
11% |
20% |
|
| Total disapprove |
43% |
57% |
25% |
63% |
44% |
|
| Strongly approve |
6% |
2% |
12% |
3% |
4% |
|
| Approve |
21% |
14% |
34% |
8% |
16% |
|
| Disapprove |
22% |
24% |
21% |
25% |
19% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
21% |
33% |
4% |
38% |
25% |
|
| Don’t know |
30% |
26% |
28% |
25% |
35% |
43% disapprove of the Government’s decision to re-introduce the honours of Knight and Dame of the Order of Australia, 27% approve and 30% don’t know.
Strongest approval came from respondents aged 65+ (39%), Liberal/National voters (46%) and those with lower education levels (34% of those who had not completed secondary school).
Strongest disapproval came from respondents aged 45-64 (54%), Labor voters (57%) and Greens voters (63%).
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Q. Which of the following groups of people do you think should be given the honour of Knight or Dame?
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Total
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Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| People who have served the community |
57% |
49% |
64% |
57% |
62% |
|
| Scientists |
45% |
37% |
52% |
55% |
40% |
|
| Defence force chiefs |
33% |
27% |
44% |
14% |
32% |
|
| Judges |
23% |
19% |
27% |
32% |
14% |
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| Artists |
18% |
20% |
19% |
20% |
8% |
|
| Business leaders |
16% |
10% |
24% |
9% |
11% |
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| Senior public servants |
16% |
12% |
19% |
24% |
13% |
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| Actors |
15% |
18% |
18% |
9% |
11% |
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| Sports stars |
14% |
15% |
18% |
4% |
9% |
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| Former politicians |
13% |
12% |
15% |
17% |
7% |
There was highest support for awarding the honours of Knight and Dame to “people who have served the community” (57%), scientists (45%) and defence force chiefs (33%).
Liberal/National voters were more likely to support awarding the honours to people who have served the community (64%), scientists (52%), defence force chiefs (44%) and business leaders (24%).
Greens voters were more likely to support awarding the honours to scientists (55%), judges (32%) and senior public servants (24%).
Labor voters were less likely to support awarding the honours to almost all categories.
Interestingly, those aged 18-34 were more supportive of awarding the honours to former politicians (23%), sports stars (19%), senior public servants (30%) and judges (34%).