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  • Jun, 2014

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    Concern about drone strikes

    Q. Recently, two male Australian citizens were killed in a drone strike in Yemen that targeted alleged terrorists. The government has said it doesn’t have a view about how they were killed. How concerned are you about the potential for Australians to be killed or injured in drone strikes?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote Other

    Total concerned

    58%

    67%

    51%

    60%

    59%

    Very concerned

    22%

    29%

    15%

    33%

    18%

    Somewhat concerned

    36%

    38%

    36%

    27%

    41%

    Not very concerned

    21%

    20%

    24%

    18%

    18%

    Not at all concerned

    12%

    5%

    17%

    19%

    19%

    Don’t know

    9%

    8%

    8%

    2%

    4%

    58% said they were very or somewhat concerned about the potential for Australians to be killed or injured in drone strikes while 33% said they were not very or not at all concerned.

    A majority of all voter groups said they were concerned.

    55% of men and 63% of women were very/somewhat concerned. There were no substantial differences by age.

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