Q. Thinking about reopening Australia’s international borders, which of the following is closer to your view?
Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||
Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
We need to accept some deaths to reopen our borders as the cost of remaining closed is too high | 20% | 24% | 17% | 20% | 23% | 19% | 12% | 26% | 18% | 24% |
We need to accept some deaths but must take every reasonable step to minimise deaths, even if it means slowing our reopening | 45% | 43% | 48% | 46% | 45% | 45% | 48% | 46% | 47% | 43% |
We cannot accept any deaths that could be prevented by keeping our borders closed until it’s safe to reopen them | 34% | 34% | 35% | 35% | 32% | 36% | 40% | 27% | 34% | 33% |
Base (n) | 1,100 | 539 | 561 | 341 | 374 | 385 | 367 | 389 | 103 | 145 |
State | |||||
NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | |
We need to accept some deaths to reopen our borders as the cost of remaining closed is too high | 24% | 22% | 18% | 14% | 15% |
We need to accept some deaths but must take every reasonable step to minimise deaths, even if it means slowing our reopening | 49% | 47% | 42% | 47% | 39% |
We cannot accept any deaths that could be prevented by keeping our borders closed until it’s safe to reopen them | 27% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 46% |
Base (n) | 352 | 274 | 217 | 89 | 111 |