Asylum seekers
Q. Would you support or oppose the following actions regarding the refugees being held on Nauru?
Total support | Total oppose | Strongly support | Support | Oppose | Strongly oppose | Don’t know | ||
Close the detention centre on Nauru and transfer all the remaining asylum seekers to Australia | 37% | 42% | 14% | 23% | 17% | 25% | 22% | |
Transfer the families and children from Nauru to Australia | 40% | 39% | 15% | 25% | 17% | 22% | 21% | |
Keep all asylum seekers on Nauru indefinitely | 35% | 43% | 15% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 23% |
Total support | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
Close the detention centre on Nauru and transfer all the remaining asylum seekers to Australia | 37% | 51% | 32% | 68% | 18% | |
Transfer the families and children from Nauru to Australia | 40% | 53% | 36% | 65% | 21% | |
Keep all asylum seekers on Nauru indefinitely | 35% | 26% | 42% | 17% | 58% |
37% support and 42% oppose closing the detention centre on Nauru and transferring all the remaining asylum seekers to Australia. Those most likely to support were aged under 34 (48%), university educated (48%), Labor voters (51%) and Greens voters (68%).
40% support and 39% oppose transferring the families and children from Nauru to Australia. Those most likely to support were aged under 34 (51%), university educated (52%), Labor voters (53%) and Greens voters (65%).
35% support and 43% oppose keeping all asylum seekers on Nauru indefinitely. Those most likely to support were other party voters (58%).

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