Australia’s diplomatic and trade relationship with other countries

Q. In terms of diplomatic & trade relationships, for each of the following countries please indicate whether you think Australia should be working more closely with them, less closely with them or stay about the same as now?

TOTAL: Get closer	Jun’21	Dec’20
New Zealand	50%	49%
United Kingdom	44%	38%
The European Union	37%	33%
United States	32%	28%
China	12%	15%

 

TOTAL	Get closer	Stay the same	Become less close	Don’t know
New Zealand	50%	34%	6%	10%
United Kingdom	44%	35%	8%	12%
The European Union	37%	41%	9%	13%
United States	32%	42%	14%	11%
China	12%	24%	51%	13%

 

TOTAL: Get closer	Total	Gender			Age Group				Federal Voting Intention
		Male	Female	18-34		35-54	55+	Labor		TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
New Zealand	50%	49%	50%	43%		48%	57%	58%		46%	48%	48%
United Kingdom	44%	47%	41%	32%		38%	61%	47%		51%	24%	46%
The European Union	37%	40%	34%	29%		35%	45%	43%		33%	40%	35%
United States	32%	37%	26%	22%		29%	42%	33%		38%	15%	34%
China	12%	16%	9%	14%		13%	10%	16%		10%	20%	8%
Base (n)	1,087	527	560	328		374	385	378		407	98	102

• New Zealand still remains Australians’ preferred diplomatic and trading partner (50% wanting closer ties), followed by the UK (44% closer ties, an increase from 38% in December), the EU (37%), and the US (32%).
• Only 12% of Australians want closer ties with China – half (50%) want Australia to become less close with China, and a further quarter (24%) think our relationship with China should stay the same at most. 13% don’t know.