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  • Mar, 2015

    Sending troops to Iraq

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of sending more Australian troops to Iraq to help train Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants? 

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote Other

    Total approve

    36%

    28%

    54%

    15%

    35%

    Total disapprove

    50%

    60%

    35%

    72%

    56%

    Strongly approve

    7%

    5%

    10%

    2%

    6%

    Approve

    29%

    23%

    44%

    13%

    29%

    Disapprove

    29%

    31%

    25%

    36%

    31%

    Strongly disapprove

    21%

    29%

    10%

    36%

    25%

    Don’t know

    14%

    12%

    11%

    13%

    10%

    36% approve of sending more Australian troops to Iraq to help train Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants and 50% disapprove.

    A majority of Liberal/National voters (54%) approve but other voter groups strongly disapprove – 60% of Labor voters and 72% of Greens voters.

    Men are divided (45% approve/45% disapprove) while women strongly disapprove (27% approve/55% disapprove).

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