Q. Should the decision about whether or not to declare war be made by the Prime Minister or should it be debated and voted on by Parliament?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
Should be made by Prime Minister | 22% | 17% | 33% | 13% | 21% | |
Should be voted on by Parliament | 61% | 68% | 56% | 71% | 63% | |
Don’t know | 17% | 16% | 11% | 16% | 17% |
61% believe that the decision about whether or not to declare war should it be debated and voted on by Parliament and 22% think it should be made by the Prime Minister.
Those most likely to favour a vote in Parliament were aged 65+ (72%), Greens voters (71%) and Labor voters (68%).