Christchurch Terror Attacks

Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the Mosque shooting in New Zealand?

	NET: Strongly / Somewhat agree	NET: Strongly / Somewhat disagree	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	Unsure
Social media platforms should be forced to ensure violent material (such as the recording of the attack) is not broadcast	69%	11%	52%	17%	14%	6%	5%	6%
White extremism is every bit as dangerous as Muslim fundamentalism	63%	14%	44%	19%	17%	7%	6%	6%
Television networks and newspapers that have provided platforms (e.g. on lifestyle shows, breakfast TV or in opinion pieces) for people with extreme and racist views bear some responsibility for the attack	49%	19%	19%	30%	24%	11%	8%	8%
Politicians from Australia’s major political parties have deliberately stirred up anti-Islamic sentiment as a way of getting votes	42%	23%	20%	22%	26%	11%	11%	9%
It was an isolated act of evil and has nothing to do with broader political debates	40%	31%	18%	22%	21%	18%	12%	8%
In my everyday life, I regularly hear people saying things that are racist and/or Islamophobic	37%	33%	12%	25%	25%	20%	13%	5%

 

NET: Strongly / Somewhat agree	Total	Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+
Social media platforms should be forced to ensure violent material (such as the recording of the attack) is not broadcast	69%	64%	74%	61%	68%	76%
White extremism is every bit as dangerous as Muslim fundamentalism	63%	61%	66%	55%	60%	73%
Television networks and newspapers that have provided platforms (e.g. on lifestyle shows, breakfast TV or in opinion pieces) for people with extreme and racist views bear some responsibility for the attack	49%	47%	50%	50%	45%	50%
Politicians from Australia’s major political parties have deliberately stirred up anti-Islamic sentiment as a way of getting votes	42%	45%	39%	49%	41%	37%
It was an isolated act of evil and has nothing to do with broader political debates	40%	44%	37%	37%	39%	44%
In my everyday life, I regularly hear people saying things that are racist and/or Islamophobic	37%	41%	34%	42%	40%	31%

 

NET: Strongly / Somewhat agree	Total	Vote Labor	Vote Liberal / National	Vote Greens	NET: Vote Other
Social media platforms should be forced to ensure violent material (such as the recording of the attack) is not broadcast	69%	71%	69%	74%	67%
White extremism is every bit as dangerous as Muslim fundamentalism	63%	67%	64%	72%	57%
Television networks and newspapers that have provided platforms (e.g. on lifestyle shows, breakfast TV or in opinion pieces) for people with extreme and racist views bear some responsibility for the attack	49%	51%	45%	66%	48%
Politicians from Australia’s major political parties have deliberately stirred up anti-Islamic sentiment as a way of getting votes	42%	50%	31%	65%	43%
It was an isolated act of evil and has nothing to do with broader political debates	40%	34%	50%	29%	46%
In my everyday life, I regularly hear people saying things that are racist and/or Islamophobic	37%	38%	38%	46%	38%

• 69% of Australians agree that ‘Social media platforms should be forced to ensure violent material (such as the recording of the attack) is not broadcast’. Women (74%), those over the age of 55 (76%) and Greens voters (74%) are most likely to agree with this statement.
• 37% agree that they hear people saying things that are racist and/or or Islamophobic regularly.
• 45% agree that ‘Politicians from Australia’s major political parties have deliberately stirred up anti-Islamic sentiment as a way of getting votes’. Agreement was highest among Labor (50%) and Greens (65%) voters. Those least likely to agree with the statement were Coalition voters (31%) and One nation voters (36%).