Q. Would you like to see Australia’s relationship with these countries get closer, stay the same or become less close?
|
Get closer |
Stay the same |
Become less close |
Don’t know |
|
Get closer 28 Mar 11 |
Get closer 14 Nov 11 |
Change |
China |
29% |
50% |
9% |
12% |
|
32% |
35% |
-6 |
New Zealand |
26% |
59% |
4% |
11% |
|
37% |
33% |
-7 |
Indonesia |
25% |
47% |
16% |
12% |
|
21% |
23% |
+2 |
India |
24% |
47% |
15% |
14% |
|
19% |
23% |
+1 |
Japan |
22% |
59% |
7% |
13% |
|
26% |
24% |
-2 |
United Kingdom |
21% |
62% |
6% |
10% |
|
25% |
19% |
+2 |
United States |
21% |
59% |
10% |
10% |
|
24% |
18% |
+3 |
Germany |
18% |
59% |
7% |
16% |
|
18% |
20% |
-2 |
South Africa |
12% |
57% |
14% |
16% |
|
13% |
14% |
-2 |
29% favour closer relations with China, 26% with New Zealand, 25% with Indonesia and 24% with India.
Liberal/National voters are more likely to favour closer relationships with United States (25%).
Greens voters are more likely to favour closer relationships with Indonesia (34%), Japan (34%) and India (44%),
Since this question was asked last year, the percentages wanting a closer relationship with the China (-7%) and the New Zealand (-6%) have declined.