Q. Recently, two male Australian citizens were killed in a drone strike in Yemen that targeted alleged terrorists. The government has said it doesn’t have a view about how they were killed. How concerned are you about the potential for Australians to be killed or injured in drone strikes?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
| Total concerned |
58% |
67% |
51% |
60% |
59% |
|
| Very concerned |
22% |
29% |
15% |
33% |
18% |
|
| Somewhat concerned |
36% |
38% |
36% |
27% |
41% |
|
| Not very concerned |
21% |
20% |
24% |
18% |
18% |
|
| Not at all concerned |
12% |
5% |
17% |
19% |
19% |
|
| Don’t know |
9% |
8% |
8% |
2% |
4% |
58% said they were very or somewhat concerned about the potential for Australians to be killed or injured in drone strikes while 33% said they were not very or not at all concerned.
A majority of all voter groups said they were concerned.
55% of men and 63% of women were very/somewhat concerned. There were no substantial differences by age.