Q. Do you think the death of Osama bin Laden will result in less terrorism or more terrorism or will it make no difference?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Liberal/ National | Vote Greens | |
Result in more terrorism | 37% | 32% | 40% | 40% |
Result in less terrorism | 7% | 8% | 7% | 9% |
Make no difference | 48% | 51% | 48% | 45% |
Don’t know | 8% | 9% | 5% | 6% |
About half (48%) think that the death of Osama bin Laden will make no difference to terrorism. However, 37% think it will result in more terrorism and only 7% think it will result in less terrorism. Views are broadly similar across demographic groups.
Greens and Liberal/National voters (40%) are a little more likely to think it will result in more terrorism than Labor voters (32%).