Spying on Indonesia
Q. It has recently been revealed that Australian agencies have been secretly monitoring communications from Indonesian leaders.
Do you support or oppose Australia’s secret collecting of this information?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total support |
39% |
28% |
58% |
13% |
28% |
|
| Total oppose |
23% |
32% |
12% |
37% |
34% |
|
| Strongly support |
15% |
8% |
27% |
– |
10% |
|
| Support |
24% |
20% |
31% |
13% |
18% |
|
| Neither support nor oppose |
28% |
32% |
23% |
38% |
33% |
|
| Oppose |
12% |
15% |
6% |
25% |
21% |
|
| Strongly oppose |
11% |
17% |
6% |
12% |
13% |
|
| Don’t know |
9% |
8% |
6% |
12% |
5% |
39% support Australia’s secret monitoring of communications from Indonesian leaders and 23% oppose. 28% neither support nor oppose. There was strong support from Liberal/National voters (58%) while Labor voters were split 28% support/32% oppose.
A somewhat similar question asked in October about the United States monitoring telephone and internet communications in the US and other countries produced a result of 24% support/45% oppose.
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