Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues

Q. What is your view about the following issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and whether they should be a priority for the Government to address?

	Support, and should be a priority	Support, but not a high priority	Don’t support	Not sure	NET: Support	NET: Support (Feb’18)
Meet the ‘Close the Gap’ indigenous health, education and employment targets	36%	38%	15%	12%	74%	75%
Include aboriginal recognition in the constitution	33%	37%	18%	12%	70%	70%
Establish an indigenous ‘voice’ to advise the Parliament	29%	37%	21%	13%	66%	68%
Agree a treaty with indigenous Australia	26%	33%	25%	16%	59%	59%
Australia to become a republic	17%	26%	38%	19%	43%	46%
Change the date of Australia Day	12%	18%	58%	12%	30%	27%
Change the words of the National Anthem	11%	22%	53%	14%	33%	N/A

• Voters supported meeting the ‘Close the Gap’ targets (74%), inclusion of aboriginal recognition in the constitution (70%), and establishment of an Indigenous ‘voice’ to advise Parliament (66%), with around three in ten voters saying each should be a high priority for the Government to address.
• Coalition voters were less likely than other voters to say they supported all of these issues and they should be a priority, whereas Greens voters were more likely to say so.
• Changing the date of Australia Day and the words of the National Anthem were opposed by a majority of voters.
• Net support for all of the issues varied little from when the same question was asked in February 2018.