Attitudes towards Covid-19 pandemic and reopening Australia’s borders

Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the Covid-19 pandemic in Australia and our national borders?

	TOTAL:  Agree	TOTAL: Disagree		Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	Unsure
I want things to return to how they were before the Covid-19 pandemic	71%	8%		45%	26%	19%	7%	2%	2%
I don’t think I could stand another lockdown	43%	29%		24%	19%	25%	18%	11%	3%
After the vaccine has been rolled out, Australia should slowly and safely reopen its borders	67%	11%		31%	36%	17%	6%	4%	5%
We should keep our borders closed until the pandemic is under control globally	71%	12%		43%	28%	15%	7%	5%	3%

• While 7 in 10 (71%) agree that we should keep our borders closed until the pandemic is under control globally, 67% agree that after the vaccine has been rolled out, Australia should slowly and safely reopen its borders.
• 7 in 10 (71%) agree that they want things to return to how they were before the Covid-19 pandemic.
• 43% don’t think they could stand another lockdown. About a third (29%) disagree and a quarter (25%) neither agree nor disagree with this statement.