asylum seeker, genuine, refugees
Q. As far as you know, are most asylum seekers arriving by in Australia boat genuine refugees or are most of them not genuine refugees?
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Total
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Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Jan 2014 | ||
| Most of them are genuine refugees | 32% | 37% | 26% | 64% | 27% | 30% | ||
| Most of them are not genuine refugees | 43% | 40% | 53% | 16% | 50% | 47% | ||
| Don’t know | 25% | 22% | 21% | 20% | 24% | 23% |
43% of respondents believe that most asylum seekers arriving by boat are not genuine refugees – 32% believe most are genuine refugees. This is a shift toward believing they are genuine since this question was asked in January last year.
Those more likely to think most are not genuine refugees were Liberal/National voters (53%) and aged 55+ (59%). Those more likely to think most are genuine refugees were Greens voters (64%), Labor voters (37%) and those with university education (42%).
Q. Which of the following comes is closest to your view?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Jan 2014 | |||
| All asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat should be sent back to the country they came from even if they are genuine refugees | 21% | 21% | 27% | 4% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Asylum seekers arriving by boat should be allowed to stay in Australia if they are found to be genuine refugees | 49% | 56% | 43% | 72% | 42% | 46% | ||
| Asylum seekers arriving by boat should not be allowed to stay in Australia but be resettled in another country if they are found to be genuine refugees | 16% | 12% | 20% | 8% | 21% | 15% | ||
| All asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat should be allowed to stay in Australia whether they are genuine refugees or not | 3% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 3% | ||
| Don’t know | 11% | 8% | 7% | 11% | 11% | 10% |
49% (up 3% since January 2014) think that asylum seekers arriving by boat should be allowed to stay in Australia if they are found to be genuine refugees and 21% (down 5%) think all asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat should be sent back to the country they came from even if they are genuine refugees. Only 16% think asylum seekers arriving by boat should not be allowed to stay in Australia but be resettled in another country if they are found to be genuine refugees.
Those more likely to think they should be sent back to the country they came from were Liberal/National voters (27%) and aged 55+ (25%).
Those more likely to think they should be allowed to stay in Australia if they are found to be genuine refugees were Greens voters (72%), Labor voters (56%) and those with university education (56%).
approach to asylum seekers, asylum seeker
Q. Do you think the Federal Liberal/National Government is too tough or too soft on asylum seekers or is it taking the right approach?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Oct 2010 | Jul 2012 | Jan 2014 | Mar 2014 | Jul 2014 | Jan 2015 | |||
| Too tough | 22% | 31% | 6% | 67% | 26% | 7% | 12% | 22% | 25% | 27% | 26% | ||
| Too soft | 27% | 27% | 27% | 12% | 36% | 63% | 60% | 25% | 28% | 18% | 23% | ||
| Taking the right approach | 34% | 24% | 58% | 8% | 20% | 18% | 11% | 35% | 34% | 36% | 35% | ||
| Don’t know | 17% | 17% | 9% | 13% | 18% | 12% | 17% | 18% | 13% | 18% | 16% |
27% think the Government is too soft on asylum seekers, 22% think they are too tough and 34% think they are taking the right approach.
Since this question was last asked in January, those thinking the Government are too soft has increased a little from 23% to 27%.
Those most likely to think they are taking the right approach were Liberal/National voters (58%) and aged 55+ (46%).
Q. How would you rate the performance of the Federal Liberal/National Government in handling the issue of asylum seekers arriving by boat?
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Total
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Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
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Mar 2014 |
Jul 2014 |
| Total good |
38% |
22% |
72% |
6% |
40% |
39% |
41% |
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| Total poor |
36% |
53% |
8% |
80% |
35% |
38% |
35% |
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| Very good |
20% |
8% |
44% |
2% |
19% |
18% |
24% |
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| Good |
18% |
14% |
28% |
4% |
21% |
21% |
17% |
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| Neither good nor poor |
19% |
19% |
19% |
10% |
21% |
18% |
18% |
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| Poor |
15% |
20% |
7% |
19% |
19% |
15% |
12% |
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| Very poor |
21% |
33% |
1% |
61% |
16% |
23% |
23% |
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| Don’t know |
7% |
6% |
2% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
7% |
38% (down 3% since last July) think the Government’s performance in handling the issue of asylum seekers arriving by boat has been good and 36% (up 1%) think it has been poor.
Those most likely to think it has been good were Liberal/National voters (72%), men (46%) and aged 55+ (54%).
Those most likely to think it has been poor were Labor voters (53%) and Greens voters (80%).
asylum seeker, Cambodia, refugees in Cambodia
Q. The Government recently made an agreement to send asylum seekers arriving by boat in Australia to Cambodia in exchange for increased foreign aid. Do you support or oppose this agreement?
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Total
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Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
| Total support |
44% |
36% |
67% |
10% |
41% |
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| Total oppose |
32% |
42% |
12% |
71% |
37% |
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| Strongly support |
11% |
8% |
19% |
2% |
9% |
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| Support |
33% |
28% |
48% |
8% |
32% |
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| Oppose |
17% |
21% |
9% |
28% |
23% |
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| Strongly oppose |
15% |
21% |
3% |
43% |
14% |
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| Don’t know |
24% |
21% |
21% |
19% |
22% |
44% support the Government’s agreement to send asylum seekers to Cambodia and 32% oppose.
Those most likely to support were Liberal/National voters (67%) and men (50%).
Those most likely to oppose were Greens voters (71%) and Labor voters (42%).