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Support for Right to Protest laws
Q. Scott Morrison has flagged changing the law to stop environmental and other civil society groups or consumers campaigning against big resource projects. This change could make consumer or environmental boycotts illegal.
Based on what you understand, to what extent do you support or oppose the Prime Minister’s proposal?
Gender | Age | |||||
Total | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | |
Strongly support | 14% | 18% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 19% |
Somewhat support | 19% | 20% | 18% | 23% | 16% | 18% |
Neither support, nor oppose | 28% | 24% | 31% | 29% | 33% | 22% |
Somewhat oppose | 15% | 13% | 17% | 12% | 18% | 15% |
Strongly oppose | 24% | 25% | 23% | 24% | 22% | 26% |
NET: Support | 33% | 38% | 29% | 35% | 27% | 37% |
NET: Oppose | 39% | 38% | 40% | 36% | 40% | 41% |
Base (n) | 1,075 | 526 | 549 | 327 | 371 | 377 |
- Overall, there was more opposition to support for the Government’s proposals stop environmental and other civil society groups or consumers campaigning against big resource projects (39% to 33%). 28% neither support nor oppose the proposals.
- Support was highest among men (38%) and those aged 55+ (37%).
Total | Voting Intention | Protest Activity | ||||||
Labor | Coalition | Greens | NET: Other | Participated in protest activity | Not participated in protest activity | |||
Strongly support | 14% | 9% | 26% | 1% | 11% | 15% | 13% | |
Somewhat support | 19% | 15% | 30% | 11% | 13% | 16% | 23% | |
Neither support, nor oppose | 28% | 27% | 24% | 13% | 30% | 22% | 37% | |
Somewhat oppose | 15% | 17% | 12% | 18% | 18% | 16% | 14% | |
Strongly oppose | 24% | 32% | 8% | 57% | 29% | 31% | 13% | |
NET: Support | 33% | 24% | 56% | 12% | 23% | 31% | 36% | |
NET: Oppose | 39% | 49% | 20% | 76% | 47% | 46% | 27% | |
Base (n) | 1,075 | 325 | 377 | 107 | 155 | 682 | 393 | |
- Just over half of Coalition voters support the Government’s proposals (56%). The proposal receives lower support among Labor (24%), Greens (12%), and minor party/independent voters (23%).
- Those who have participated in a protest activity are more likely than those who have not to oppose the proposed changes (46% to 27%).

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