Q. How important is it for Australia to have a close relationship with the following nations?
|
Very |
Quite |
Not very |
Don’t know |
|
Very Mar 11 |
Very Nov 13 |
Very Jun 14 |
Change |
|
| United States |
53% |
37% |
5% |
4% |
60% |
59% |
57% |
-4 |
|
| United Kingdom |
48% |
41% |
7% |
4% |
56% |
48% |
48% |
– |
|
| China |
44% |
45% |
6% |
6% |
48% |
54% |
46% |
-2 |
|
| Indonesia |
32% |
46% |
15% |
7% |
31% |
40% |
35% |
-3 |
|
| Japan |
31% |
51% |
11% |
7% |
39% |
35% |
32% |
-1 |
|
| Canada |
26% |
47% |
20% |
7% |
na |
na |
28% |
-2 |
|
| India |
22% |
46% |
24% |
8% |
26% |
26% |
23% |
-1 |
|
| Germany |
22% |
43% |
27% |
8% |
23% |
20% |
21% |
+1 |
|
| Saudi Arabia |
17% |
38% |
35% |
10% |
na |
na |
na |
na |
|
| Russia |
16% |
39% |
37% |
8% |
na |
na |
na |
na |
More than half the respondents think it is very important to have close relationships with the United States (53%). Relations with Russia (16%) and Saudi Arabia (17%) were thought to be the least important.
A close relationship with the United States is considered very important by 67% of Liberal/National voters, 50% of Labor voters and 41% of Greens voters.
Since this question was last asked in June, there has been a 4% decrease in the rating of the importance of relations with the United States.