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Support and priority of Indigenous Issues

6 Jul 2021

Q. What is your view about the following issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and whether they should be a priority for the government to address?

TOTAL: Support Jul’21 Jun’19 Feb’18
Meet the ‘Close the Gap’ indigenous health, education and employment targets 69% 74% 75%
Include aboriginal recognition in the constitution 69% 70% 70%
Establish an indigenous ‘voice’ to advise the Parliament 66% 66% 68%
Agree a treaty with indigenous Australia 61% 59% 59%
Australia to become a republic 43% 43% 46%
Change the date of Australia Day 37% 30% 27%

 

TOTAL: Support TOTAL: Support Support, and should be a priority Support, but not a high priority Don’t support Not sure
Meet the ‘Close the Gap’ indigenous health, education and employment targets 69% 34% 35% 15% 15%
Include aboriginal recognition in the constitution 69% 31% 38% 17% 14%
Establish an indigenous ‘voice’ to advise the Parliament 66% 29% 37% 19% 15%
Agree a treaty with indigenous Australia 61% 27% 33% 22% 17%
Australia to become a republic 43% 17% 26% 34% 23%
Change the date of Australia Day 37% 17% 20% 50% 12%
  • There is majority support to meet the ‘Close the Gap’ targets (69%), inclusion of aboriginal recognition in the constitution (69%), and establishment of an Indigenous ‘voice’ to advise Parliament (66%). Support for these changes is consistent with 2019.
  • Support for Australia to become a republic is greater than opposition (43% to 34%) with 23% unsure on the issue.
  • Support for changing the date of Australia day is now at 37%, an increase from 30% in 2019.
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