20 August 2012, 200812, asylum seekers, fair treatment, government costs
Q. How effective do you think the panel recommendations will be in terms of –
|
Very effective |
Quite effective |
A little effective |
Not effective |
Don’t know |
|
| Stopping boats of asylum seekers landing in Australia |
12% |
19% |
34% |
24% |
11% |
| Providing fair treatment for genuine asylum seekers |
11% |
29% |
32% |
18% |
11% |
| Keeping Government costs down |
8% |
13% |
27% |
36% |
16% |
31% think the recommendations will be very/quite effective in stopping boats, 40% very/quite effective in providing fair treatment for genuine asylum seekers and 21% very/quite effective in keeping Government costs down.
38% of Liberal/National voters, 32% of Labor voters and 15% of Greens voters think they will be very/quite effective in stopping boats.
48% of Liberal/National voters, 41% of Labor voters and 16% of Greens voters think they will be very/quite effective in providing fair treatment for genuine asylum seekers.
27% of Liberal/National voters, 20% of Labor voters and 12% of Greens voters think they will be very/quite effective in keeping Government costs down.