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Scott Morrison
Q. Here are some things that the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison has suggested or given his support to. Do you approve or disapprove of each of them?
Total approve | Total dis-approve | Strongly approve | Approve | Dis-approve | Strongly dis-approve | Don’t know | Approve
Vote Labor |
Approve Vote Lib/Nat | Approve Vote Greens | Approve Vote other | ||||
Relocate the Australian embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem | 26% | 32% | 7% | 19% | 16% | 16% | 42% | 19% | 40% | 19% | 29% | |||
Force immigrants to move to regional areas | 51% | 32% | 16% | 35% | 20% | 12% | 17% | 46% | 69% | 30% | 60% | |||
Commemorate Captain Cook’s discovery of Australia | 58% | 20% | 20% | 38% | 11% | 9% | 22% | 55% | 76% | 40% | 63% | |||
There was majority approval for commemorating Captain Cook’s discovery of Australia (58%) and forcing immigrants to move to regional areas (51%). However, there was strong majority disapproval of allowing religious schools to refuse to hire gay teachers (609%).
Respondents were split on the issue of relocating the Australian embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem – 26% approve, 32% disapprove with 42% don’t know.

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