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  • Apr, 2014

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    Defence Spending

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s decision to purchase 58 fighter jets from the US at a cost of $12 billion?

     

    Total

     

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Total approve

    30%

    20%

    49%

    12%

    20%

    Total disapprove

    52%

    65%

    33%

    73%

    59%

    Strongly approve

    7%

    3%

    13%

    <1%

    5%

    Approve

    23%

    17%

    36%

    12%

    15%

    Disapprove

    27%

    30%

    23%

    28%

    29%

    Strongly disapprove

    25%

    35%

    10%

    45%

    30%

    Don’t know

    18%

    15%

    18%

    15%

    21%

    Just 30% of Australians approve of the Government’s decision to purchase 58 fighter jets from the US. Over half (52%) disapprove.

    Greens (12%), Labor (20%) and Other (20%) voters were less likely to approve. Lib/Nat voters (49%) were more likely.

    Males (35%) were more likely than females (23%) to approve.

    Those aged 50+ were the age group most likely to approve (35%), while those aged 31-50 (27%) and under 30 (24%) were less likely.

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