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Resettling refugees in Cambodia

27 May 2014

Q. Would you support or oppose an agreement with Cambodia to resettle refugees arriving in Australia by boat?

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Total support

37%

31%

46%

23%

46%

Total oppose

39%

47%

33%

49%

35%

Strongly support

11%

9%

16%

5%

14%

Support

26%

22%

30%

18%

32%

Oppose

18%

23%

17%

19%

13%

Strongly oppose

21%

24%

16%

30%

22%

Don’t know

24%

22%

21%

28%

18%

37% support an agreement with Cambodia to resettle refugees arriving in Australia by boat and 39% oppose.

49% of Greens voters and 47% of Labor voters oppose while 46% of Liberal/National voters support. There were no major differences across demographic groups.

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