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) |
Get closer (29 Oct 11) |
Change – Oct 12 to Oct 13 |
|
| China |
33% |
49% |
10% |
9% |
32% |
35% |
29% |
4% |
|
| New Zealand |
34% |
55% |
3% |
8% |
37% |
33% |
26% |
8% |
|
| Indonesia |
29% |
45% |
15% |
10% |
21% |
23% |
25% |
4% |
|
| India |
21% |
52% |
16% |
12% |
19% |
23% |
24% |
-3% |
|
| Japan |
24% |
57% |
9% |
10% |
26% |
24% |
22% |
2% |
|
| United Kingdom |
22% |
60% |
9% |
8% |
25% |
19% |
21% |
1% |
|
| United States |
20% |
59% |
13% |
8% |
24% |
18% |
21% |
-1% |
|
| Germany |
18% |
60% |
10% |
13% |
18% |
20% |
18% |
– |
|
| South Africa |
12% |
59% |
14% |
15% |
13% |
14% |
12% |
– |
33% favour closer relations with China, 34% with New Zealand, 29% with Indonesia and 24% with Japan.
Liberal/National voters were more likely to favour closer relationships with the United States (24%). Greens voters are more likely to favour closer relationships with Indonesia (38%).
Labor voters were more likely to favour closer relationships with New Zealand (40%) and Japan (28%)
Those aged 18-25 were more likely to favour closer relationships with Japan (45%), New Zealand (48%), China (51%) and Germany (28%).
Since this question was asked last year, the percentages wanting a closer relationship with the New Zealand (+8%) has increased.