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Easing restrictions
Q. When do you think governments should start to ease the restrictions on travel and gatherings to allow offices, shops, restaurants, other workplaces, and public spaces to start operating again?
11/05 | 04/05 | 27/04 | 20/04 | |
As soon as possible | 13% | 10% | 10% | 9% |
Within the next 1 to 2 weeks | 12% | 9% | 7% | 6% |
Within the next month | 22% | 21% | 18% | 14% |
By the end of next month | 20% | 15% | 15% | 13% |
It is too soon to consider easing restrictions | 27% | 37% | 42% | 49% |
Unsure | 6% | 8% | 8% | 10% |
Base (n) | 1,067 | 1,093 | 1,054 | 1,051 |
Federal Voting Intention | ||||
Labor | Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | |
As soon as possible | 11% | 15% | 4% | 17% |
Within the next 1 to 2 weeks | 10% | 15% | 4% | 18% |
Within the next month | 17% | 25% | 35% | 17% |
By the end of next month | 24% | 17% | 15% | 17% |
It is too soon to consider easing restrictions | 33% | 23% | 35% | 20% |
Unsure | 5% | 4% | 6% | 10% |
Base (n) | 306 | 418 | 86 | 143 |
- People are becoming increasingly open to easing the lockdown restrictions – now just over a quarter (27%) believe it’s too soon to consider easing restrictions and 20% say that the government could ease restrictions by the end of June.
- Labor and Greens voters (33% and 35% respectively) are more likely to say it’s too soon to consider easing restrictions than Coalition and other voters (23% and 20%).

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