12 billion, 58 fighter jets, 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.