Radicalisation is a process where people adopt an extreme set of attitudes which differ significantly from those of general society and may lead to acts of violence. Which of the following groups/institutions do you think should be most responsible for identifying radicalisation among young Australians: (select up to 3)
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Parents | 55% | 52% | 59% | 60% | 66% | |
| Friends and peers | 34% | 32% | 36% | 37% | 36% | |
| Teachers | 32% | 33% | 35% | 28% | 34% | |
| Religious groups | 24% | 24% | 28% | 16% | 32% | |
| Police | 21% | 25% | 20% | 23% | 23% | |
| Government | 20% | 25% | 19% | 15% | 26% | |
| Community groups | 16% | 19% | 15% | 20% | 17% | |
| Counsellors/therapists | 9% | 10% | 6% | 19% | 10% | |
| Don’t know | 15% | 14% | 8% | 11% | 4% |
Most believe it is the people closest that have most responsibility for identifying radicalisation among young Australians. 60% think parents should be most responsible and 34% think friends and peers.
And do you think the following groups/institutions are doing enough or should be doing more to identify radicalisation among young Australians?
| Doing enough | Should do more | Don’t know | |
| Parents | 14% | 69% | 17% |
| Religious groups | 15% | 61% | 24% |
| Friends and peers | 16% | 60% | 24% |
| Government | 24% | 56% | 20% |
| Community groups | 19% | 54% | 28% |
| Teachers | 31% | 47% | 22% |
| Counsellors/therapists | 21% | 46% | 33% |
| Police | 38% | 42% | 19% |
A majority think parents (69%), religious groups (61%) and friends and peers (60%) should be doing more to identify radicalisation among young Australians. 31% think teachers are doing enough.
How concerned are you over the following public health issues?
| Very concerned | Somewhat concerned | Not very concerned | Not at all concerned | Very concern-ed aged 18-34 | Very concern-ed aged 35-54 | Very concern-ed aged 55+ | |||
| Use of illicit drugs | 44% | 32% | 14% | 7% | 30% | 41% | 64% | ||
| Food Safety | 26% | 42% | 24% | 5% | 24% | 24% | 32% | ||
| Obesity | 25% | 46% | 19% | 6% | 26% | 23% | 28% | ||
| Smoking related diseases | 23% | 36% | 26% | 12% | 23% | 17% | 29% | ||
| Zika virus | 16% | 31% | 33% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 18% | ||
| HIV/AIDS | 14% | 32% | 35% | 15% | 14% | 12% | 17% | ||
| Ebola | 12% | 25% | 38% | 20% | 13% | 11% | 15% |
The most concerning health issues were use of illicit drugs (44% very concerned), food safety (26%) and obesity (25%).
Those aged 55+ tended to be more concerned about most health issues – especially use of illicit drugs where 64% were very concerned.
Do you think the Federal Government is doing enough or should do more to address these health issues?
| Doing enough | Should do more | Don’t know | Should do more aged
18-34 |
Should do more aged
35-54 |
Should do more aged 55+ | ||
| Use of illicit drugs | 21% | 68% | 11% | 64% | 65% | 76% | |
| Obesity | 30% | 57% | 13% | 65% | 53% | 52% | |
| Food Safety | 37% | 50% | 13% | 49% | 51% | 49% | |
| Smoking related diseases | 43% | 46% | 12% | 55% | 41% | 42% | |
| Zika virus | 38% | 36% | 26% | 42% | 35% | 30% | |
| HIV/AIDS | 46% | 34% | 19% | 44% | 32% | 27% | |
| Ebola | 48% | 27% | 25% | 32% | 27% | 21% |
A majority think that the Government should be doing more about use of illicit drugs (68%), obesity (57%) and food safety (50%).
Those aged 55+ were more likely to think the Government should do more about use of illicit drugs (76%).
Those aged under 35 were more likely to think the Government should do more about obesity (65%), smoking related diseases (55%) and HIV/AIDS (44%).
Do you think babies born to asylum seekers in Australia should be sent to the detention centre on Nauru or should they be allowed to remain in Australia?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | |||
| Sent to Nauru | 39% | 29% | 53% | 18% | 42% | 43% | 34% | 23% | 44% | 48% | ||
| Remain in Australia | 40% | 50% | 29% | 74% | 41% | 39% | 41% | 49% | 35% | 38% | ||
| Don’t know | 21% | 22% | 18% | 9% | 17% | 18% | 25% | 28% | 21% | 14% |
40% think that babies born to asylum seekers in Australia should be allowed to remain in Australia and 39% think they should be sent to the detention centre on Nauru.
Those most likely to think they should be allowed to stay in Australia were Labor voters (50%), Greens voters (74%) and those aged under 35 (49%).
Of those who think conditions on Nauru and Manus Island are poor, 70% say they should be allowed to remain in Australia and 12% sent to Nauru.
Of those who think conditions on Nauru and Manus Island are good, 18% say they should be allowed to remain in Australia and 74% sent to Nauru.
As far as you know, are the conditions in which asylum seekers are kept on Nauru and Manus Island good or poor?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Total good | 34% | 27% | 48% | 9% | 44% | |
| Total poor | 40% | 50% | 29% | 81% | 35% | |
| Very good | 9% | 6% | 13% | 2% | 14% | |
| Good | 25% | 21% | 35% | 7% | 30% | |
| Poor | 20% | 25% | 19% | 19% | 16% | |
| Very poor | 20% | 25% | 10% | 62% | 19% | |
| Don’t know | 25% | 22% | 23% | 11% | 21% |
34% think that the conditions in which asylum seekers are kept on Nauru and Manus Island are good and 40% think they are poor.
48% of Liberal National voters think the conditions are good while 81% of Greens voters and 50% of Labor voters think they area poor.
It has been suggested that the Government may outsource the administration and payment of Medicare, pharmaceutical and aged care benefits to the private sector. Would you approve or disapprove of this?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| Total approve | 17% | 13% | 26% | 17% | 12% | |
| Total disapprove | 64% | 74% | 55% | 75% | 78% | |
| Strongly approve | 4% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 5% | |
| Approve | 13% | 9% | 20% | 14% | 7% | |
| Disapprove | 25% | 19% | 29% | 18% | 29% | |
| Strongly disapprove | 39% | 55% | 26% | 57% | 49% | |
| Don’t know | 20% | 14% | 20% | 8% | 10% |
64% disapprove of the suggestion that the Government outsource the administration and payment of Medicare, pharmaceutical and aged care benefits to the private sector and only 17% approve.
55% of Liberal National voters disapprove and 26% approve.
76% of those aged 55+ disapprove.
If a Federal Election was held today to which party will you probably give your first preference vote? If not sure, which party are you currently leaning toward? If don’t know -Well which party are you currently leaning to?
| Total | Last week
2/2/16 |
2 weeks ago
25/1/16 |
Election 7 Sep 13 | |||
| Liberal | 39% | 40% | 40% | |||
| National | 3% | 4% | 4% | |||
| Total Liberal/National | 43% | 44% | 44% | 45.6% | ||
| Labor | 35% | 35% | 35% | 33.4% | ||
| Greens | 11% | 11% | 10% | 8.6% | ||
| Palmer United Party | 1% | 1% | 1% | 5.5% | ||
| Other/Independent | 10% | 9% | 9% | 6.9% | ||
| 2 party preferred | ||||||
| Liberal National | 51% | 51% | 52% | 53.5% | ||
| Labor | 49% | 49% | 48% | 46.5% |
NB. The data in the above tables comprise 2-week averages derived from the first preference/leaning to voting questions. Respondents who select ‘don’t know’ are not included in the results. The two-party preferred estimate is calculated by distributing the votes of the other parties according to their preferences at the 2013 election.