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%).