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  • Nov, 2009

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    Importance of National Issues

    Q. How important are the following issues for Australia?

    Total important Very important Somewhat important Not very important Not at all important Don’t know
    Reaching a global agreement on climate change 74% 44% 30% 9% 13% 4%
    Having a Bill of Rights 63% 29% 34% 18% 11% 8%
    Gaining a seat on the UN Security Council 59% 20% 39% 20% 13% 8%
    Having a treaty with indigenous Australians 56% 23% 33% 20% 19% 5%
    Having a referendum on becoming a republic 41% 17% 24% 25% 29% 5%

    Reaching a global agreement on climate change was considered very/somewhat important for Australia by 74% of people surveyed.   63% think that having a Bill of Rights is very/somewhat important and 59% think Australia gaining a seat on the UN Security Council is very/somewhat important.

    Green (94%) and Labor (87%) voters were more likely to think that reaching a global agreement on climate change is very/somewhat important for Australia.  Just over half (55%) of Coalition voters think that this is very/somewhat important for Australia.

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