Q. Out of the following two strategies, which do you think the Australian government should pursue in its response to the Covid-19 outbreak?
Voting intention | |||||
Total | Labor | NET: Coalition | Greens | NET: Other | |
Elimination strategy:
Work towards removing all cases of Covid-19 in Australia |
44% | 52% | 31% | 54% | 49% |
Suppression strategy:
Work towards minimising outbreaks and keeping the number of new cases at a manageable level for medical services until an effective vaccine is available |
56% | 48% | 69% | 46% | 51% |
Base (n) | 1,058 | 334 | 428 | 81 | 107 |
State | ||||||
Total | NSW | VIC | QLD | SA | WA | |
Elimination strategy:
Work towards removing all cases of Covid-19 in Australia |
44% | 42% | 46% | 41% | 42% | 46% |
Suppression strategy:
Work towards minimising outbreaks and keeping the number of new cases at a manageable level for medical services until an effective vaccine is available |
56% | 58% | 54% | 59% | 58% | 54% |
Base (n) | 1,058 | 352 | 239 | 220 | 88 | 110 |