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Republic

2 Feb 2016

Q. Are you in favour or against Australia becoming a republic?

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

 

 

Jun 2012

Apr 2014

Oct 2014

Feb 2015

Sep 2015

Shift since Sep 2015

In favour

36%

44%

30%

53%

41%

 

 

39%

33%

31%

34%

39%

-3

Against

31%

24%

43%

11%

36%

 

 

35%

42%

31%

34%

29%

+2

No opinion

33%

33%

27%

36%

23%

 

 

27%

25%

38%

32%

32%

+1

36% (down 3% since September) of respondents were in favour of Australian becoming a republic and 31% (up 2%) were against. 33% could not give an opinion.

Greens (53%) and Labor (44%) voters were more likely to be in favour of a republic. 43% of Liberal/National voters were opposed. Those more in favour were men (42%), higher income earners (42% of those earning $1,600+ pw) and university educated (45%).

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