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  • Apr, 2014

    Changes to Racial Discrimination Act

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s plan to change the Racial Discrimination Act so that it is no longer unlawful to “offend, insult or humiliate” someone because of their race or ethnicity? It will still be unlawful to  “intimidate or vilify” someone because of their race or ethnicity.

     

     

    Total

     

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Total approve

    38%

    30%

    56%

    16%

    38%

    Total disapprove

    44%

    53%

    25%

    81%

    46%

    Strongly approve

    13%

    8%

    21%

    4%

    14%

    Approve

    25%

    22%

    35%

    12%

    24%

    Disapprove

    18%

    17%

    14%

    25%

    26%

    Strongly disapprove

    26%

    36%

    11%

    56%

    20%

    Don’t know

    18%

    17%

    19%

    3%

    16%

    38% approve the Government’s proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act and 44% disapprove.

    A majority of Labor voters (53%) and Greens voters (81%) disapprove while 56% of Liberal/National voters approve.

    Men approve 43% to 40% while women disapprove 47% to 34%. 51% of those with university education disapprove.

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