Retaining telephone and internet records
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the government proposal to require telecommunications companies and internet service providers to retain records of your telephone and internet activity for intelligence and criminal investigation purposes?
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Total approve |
39% |
31% |
59% |
15% |
26% |
|
Total disapprove |
51% |
58% |
33% |
80% |
64% |
|
Strongly approve |
10% |
6% |
18% |
2% |
6% |
|
Approve |
29% |
25% |
41% |
13% |
20% |
|
Disapprove |
21% |
22% |
18% |
28% |
22% |
|
Strongly disapprove |
30% |
36% |
15% |
52% |
42% |
|
Don’t know |
11% |
10% |
9% |
5% |
9% |
39% approve of the government proposal to require telecommunications companies and internet service providers to retain records of your telephone and internet activity for intelligence and criminal investigation purposes and 51% disapprove.
80% of Greens voters and 58% of Labor voters disapprove while 59% of Liberal/National voters approve.
64% of respondents aged 18-34 disapprove while 54% of those aged 55+ approve.

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