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Knights and Dames

3 Feb 2015

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s decision to re-introduce the honours of Knight and Dame of the Order of Australia?

 

 

Total

 

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

 

Apr 2014

Total approve

26%

16%

43%

23%

18%

27%

Total disapprove

46%

60%

32%

64%

53%

43%

Strongly approve

4%

4%

7%

3%

1%

6%

Approve

22%

12%

36%

20%

17%

21%

Disapprove

24%

25%

25%

27%

32%

22%

Strongly disapprove

22%

35%

7%

37%

21%

21%

Don’t know

28%

23%

26%

13%

29%

30%

46% (up 3% since April) disapprove of the Government’s decision to re-introduce the honours of Knight and Dame of the Order of Australia, 26%  (down 1%) approve and 28% don’t know.

Strongest approval came from Liberal/National voters (43%).

Strongest disapproval came from respondents aged 45+ (57%), Labor voters (60%) and Greens voters (64%).

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