Q. Australia recently announced a trilateral partnership with the US and UK (known as AUKUS) which will deliver a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines for Australia.
The new security pact sees Australia cancel its previous deal with France’s Naval Group to build conventionally powered submarines.
How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the new AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine partnership?
| TOTAL: Agree | TOTAL: Disagree | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | |
| Australia is right to build strong relations with the US and UK for its national defence | 62% | 8% | 33% | 29% | 30% | 5% | 3% |
| The AUKUS partnership strains Australia’s trade relations with China who see it as a threat | 55% | 8% | 20% | 35% | 37% | 5% | 3% |
| The AUKUS partnership may endanger future trade deals with France and the EU | 48% | 13% | 16% | 32% | 39% | 9% | 4% |
| The AUKUS partnership is in Australia’s best security and economic interests | 54% | 12% | 26% | 28% | 34% | 7% | 5% |
| Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| Australia is right to build strong relations with the US and UK for its national defence | 62% | 68% | 56% | 49% | 58% | 77% | 59% | 78% | 44% | 58% |
| The AUKUS partnership strains Australia’s trade relations with China who see it as a threat | 55% | 61% | 49% | 49% | 54% | 61% | 57% | 57% | 65% | 55% |
| The AUKUS partnership may endanger future trade deals with France and the EU | 48% | 49% | 47% | 47% | 47% | 49% | 53% | 47% | 64% | 48% |
| The AUKUS partnership is in Australia’s best security and economic interests | 54% | 62% | 46% | 45% | 50% | 66% | 49% | 72% | 36% | 47% |
| Base (n) | 1,094 | 539 | 555 | 341 | 368 | 385 | 366 | 397 | 101 | 130 |