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Approval of handling threat of terrorism

3 Mar 2015

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Prime Minister Tony Abbott is handling the threat of terrorism in Australia?

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Total approve

46%

24%

81%

24%

40%

Total disapprove

33%

53%

8%

55%

35%

Strongly approve

13%

4%

28%

6%

12%

Approve

33%

20%

53%

18%

28%

Disapprove

18%

30%

7%

18%

17%

Strongly disapprove

15%

23%

1%

37%

18%

Don’t know

22%

23%

10%

20%

25%

 

46% approve of the way the Prime Minister Tony Abbott is handling the threat of terrorism in Australia and 33% disapprove.

81% of Liberal/National voters approve while a majority of Labor voters (53%) and Greens voters (55%) disapprove.

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