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Q. Do the recent rallies in Canberra – the no carbon tax rally and the trucking convoy – represent your views about the Government?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
Yes | 40% | 14% | 66% | 10% |
No | 38% | 73% | 13% | 75% |
Don’t know | 22% | 13% | 22% | 15% |
40% say the recent rallies in Canberra represent their views about the Government, 38% say they do not represent their views.
Those most likely to say the rallies represent their views were Liberal/National voters (66%), aged 65+ (60%) and full-time workers (46%).
Those most likely to say the rallies do not represent their views were Labor voters (73%), Greens voters (75%) and those aged under 35 (45%).
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Q. Do you approve or disapprove of Tony Abbott giving his support to these rallies?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
Total approve | 38% | 14% | 68% | 8% |
Total disapprove | 36% | 65% | 9% | 75% |
Strongly approve | 18% | 3% | 37% | 1% |
Approve | 20% | 11% | 31% | 7% |
Disapprove | 15% | 25% | 8% | 14% |
Strongly disapprove | 21% | 40% | 1% | 61% |
No opinion | 26% | 21% | 22% | 18% |
38% approve and 36% disapprove of Tony Abbott giving his support to the Canberra rallies. Views are closely associated with voting intention.
Groups most likely to approve were aged 65+ (54%) and full-time workers (45%).