16 July 2012, 160712, consular support, extradition, government, Julia Gillard, Julian Assange, prosecute, support for Julian Assange
Q. Recently US government figures have indicated they want Julian Assange to be prosecuted. If he is charged by the US, what do you think the Australian Government should do?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Support US attempts to prosecute him |
9% |
8% |
10% |
4% |
| Call for the US to observe due process and offer consular support |
34% |
40% |
33% |
30% |
| Offer him protection from extradition and prosecution. |
24% |
26% |
19% |
41% |
| Do nothing |
13% |
12% |
17% |
7% |
| Don’t know |
20% |
13% |
21% |
19% |
34% think that if Julian Assange is charged by the US, the Australian Government should call for the US to observe due process and offer consular support and 24% think the Government should offer him protection from extradition and prosecution. Only 9% think the Government should support US attempts to prosecute him and 13% think they should do nothing.
Support for offering Assange protection was highest among older respondents – 31% of respondents aged 55+ compared to 22% of those aged under 35.
19 March 2012, 190312, Assange, diplomatic cables, extradition, Julian Assange, Polling, polls, Wikileaks
Q. The online organisation Wikileaks, which is headed by the Australian Julian Assange, has released diplomatic material leaked to it by an American source. It has also provided this material to other media which have also published information about the leaks. Do you approve or disapprove of Wikileaks and media outlets releasing this material?
|
20 Dec 2010 |
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total approve |
53% |
53% |
55% |
51% |
80% |
| Total disapprove |
25% |
26% |
30% |
30% |
5% |
| Strongly approve |
20% |
20% |
21% |
18% |
32% |
| Approve |
33% |
33% |
40% |
30% |
38% |
| Disapprove |
14% |
18% |
16% |
21% |
13% |
| Strongly disapprove |
11% |
8% |
6% |
10% |
5% |
| Don’t know |
22% |
22% |
17% |
20% |
12% |
Approval of Wikileaks release of leaked information remains unchanged since this question was asked over 12 months ago. 53% approve of Wikileaks activities and 26% disapprove.
80% of Greens voters approve compared to 55% of Labor voters and 51% of Liberal/National voters.
60% of men approve and 22% disapprove while women split 45% approve/30% disapprove. Younger respondents (aged 18-34) are also more likely to approve – 61% approve and 16% disapprove.
19 March 2012, 190312, Assange, diplomatic cables, extradition, Julian Assange, Polling, polls, Wikileaks
Q. Julian Assange faces extradition from the UK to Sweden for an investigation into sexual assault allegations. In Sweden he will be detained while the investigation continues, and he may be extradited to the United States to face charges relating to WikiLeaks’s release of US diplomatic cables.
Do you think the Australian government has provided appropriate support to Assange given he faces investigation for sexual assault in Sweden and possible extradition to the US?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
NSW |
Vic |
Qld |
|
| Government have provided appropriate support |
22% |
26% |
26% |
14% |
21% |
23% |
21% |
| Government have not provided appropriate support |
36% |
34% |
35% |
53% |
36% |
38% |
33% |
| Don’t know |
41% |
40% |
39% |
33% |
43% |
39% |
46% |
36% believe that Julian Assange has received appropriate support from the Australian Government and 22% think he has received appropriate support. 41% could not give an opinion.
47% of men think the Government has not provided appropriate support compared to 26% of women – mainly due the 53% of women who said they “don’t know”. Despite the their higher approval of Wikileaks, only 33% of respondents aged 18-34 think Julian Assange has not received appropriate support.