Q. What level of disagreement do you think exists among Australians over the following issues?
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Total high | Total low | Very high disagreement | High disagreement | Moderate disagreement | Low disagreement | Very low disagreement | Don’t know | |
| Allowing foreign investors to buy Australian farming land | 42% | 23% | 23% | 19% | 22% | 14% | 9% | 12% | |
| Whether increased Muslim immigration poses a threat to the safety and security of the community | 39% | 22% | 15% | 24% | 28% | 11% | 11% | 11% | |
| Offshore detention of asylum seekers | 37% | 24% | 12% | 25% | 28% | 13% | 11% | 11% | |
| The need to legislate for same sex marriage | 31% | 34% | 14% | 17% | 27% | 18% | 16% | 9% | |
| Paying penalty rates for working on Sundays and public holidays | 30% | 32% | 14% | 16% | 29% | 17% | 15% | 10% | |
| What constitutes ‘fair pay’ | 29% | 24% | 9% | 20% | 32% | 16% | 8% | 15% | |
| Whether we should open new coal mines | 28% | 25% | 10% | 18% | 33% | 15% | 10% | 14% | |
| The immediate impact of climate change | 26% | 27% | 7% | 19% | 36% | 18% | 9% | 11% | |
| Whether Australia should be a republic | 20% | 37% | 7% | 13% | 27% | 21% | 16% | 15% | |
| Significant public investment in higher education | 16% | 38% | 4% | 12% | 29% | 26% | 12% | 16% | |
| The need for Australia to focus on building renewable energy | 15% | 44% | 4% | 11% | 30% | 25% | 19% | 11% | |
| Formally recognizing Aboriginal people in our constitution | 14% | 45% | 5% | 9% | 28% | 22% | 23% | 12% |
The issues with the highest level of perceived disagreement were “allowing foreign investors to buy Australian farming land” (42% high disagreement), “whether increased Muslim immigration poses a threat to the safety and security of the community” (39%), and “offshore detention of asylum seekers” (37%).
The issues with the lowest level of perceived disagreement were “formally recognising Aboriginal people in our constitution” (45% low disagreement), the need for Australia to focus on building renewable energy (44%), “significant public investment in higher education (38%) and “whether Australia should become a republic (37%).