Q. How concerned are you that Australia has been criticised by the United Nations for failing to meet its international human rights obligations in the treatment of asylum seekers?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
| Total concerned |
44% |
59% |
23% |
83% |
40% |
|
| Total not concerned |
48% |
33% |
71% |
14% |
58% |
|
| Very concerned |
21% |
28% |
7% |
64% |
21% |
|
| Somewhat concerned |
23% |
31% |
16% |
19% |
19% |
|
| Not very concerned |
19% |
15% |
24% |
11% |
22% |
|
| Not at all concerned |
29% |
18% |
47% |
3% |
36% |
|
| Don’t know |
9% |
7% |
6% |
3% |
3% |
44% were concerned that Australia has been criticised by the United Nations for failing to meet its international human rights obligations in the treatment of asylum seekers and 48% were not concerned.
Those most likely to be concerned were Labor voters (59%), Greens voters (83%), aged 18-34 (56%) and university educated (52%).
Those most likely to be not concerned were Liberal/National voters (71%) and aged 55+ (63%).
15 October 2012, 151012, access to jobs, Australia compared to US, business opportunities, Education, health care, human rights, safety, standard of living, work rights
Q. How do you think Australia compares to the United States on the following:
|
Total better in Australia |
Total better in USA |
A lot better in Australia |
A little better in Australia |
About the same |
A little better in USA |
A lot better in USA |
Don’t know |
|
| Access to health care |
82% |
5% |
61% |
21% |
8% |
3% |
2% |
5% |
| Standard of living for ordinary working people |
74% |
7% |
40% |
34% |
13% |
5% |
2% |
6% |
| Access to jobs |
70% |
5% |
34% |
36% |
17% |
4% |
1% |
7% |
| Public safety |
66% |
4% |
32% |
34% |
22% |
3% |
1% |
7% |
| Wages |
64% |
9% |
34% |
30% |
17% |
7% |
2% |
10% |
| Work rights |
63% |
7% |
34% |
29% |
18% |
5% |
2% |
13% |
| Education standards |
47% |
16% |
20% |
27% |
27% |
12% |
4% |
10% |
| Rights of individuals |
44% |
14% |
19% |
25% |
34% |
10% |
4% |
8% |
| Opportunities to succeed in business |
35% |
22% |
14% |
21% |
32% |
16% |
6% |
12% |
| International influence |
17% |
56% |
8% |
9% |
19% |
21% |
35% |
9% |
The vast majority of respondents think health care, standard of living, access to jobs, public safety, wages and work rights are better in Australia than in the US.
They are somewhat less certain about education standards, individual rights and opportunities to succeed in business – but still think these are better in Australia.
Only on international influence did respondents favour the US.
03 July 2012, 030712, aboriginal children, asylum seekers, childrens rights, human rights, Norman Gillespie, UNICEF, United Nations
Norman Gillespie says Australia broke its promise to the UN to take children out of detention centres.
Last month the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child gave its five yearly report card on Australia’s children and the findings were not good — especially regarding our treatment of asylum seeking children.
UNICEF Australia’s CEO Norman Gillespie tells 3Q that the UN’s recommendation seven years ago to release these children into the community has been ignored with over 400 children still in detention. He hopes the recent announcement to appoint a National Children’s Commissioner will ensure Australian meets its obligations for children seeking asylum and all children who continue to fall through the gaps.
ER, Essential Report, human rights, International Trade, political systems, Polling, polls, trade
Q. Should another country’s political system and human rights record influence Australia’s trade with that country or should we trade with any country regardless of their political system or human rights record?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Political system and human rights record should influence trade | 66% | 71% | 64% | 83% |
| Should trade with any country | 18% | 18% | 24% | 9% |
| Don’t know | 16% | 11% | 13% | 7% |
66% believe that another country’s political system and human rights record should influence Australia’s trade with that country and 18% think we should trade with any country regardless of their political system or human rights record.
The position that political system and human rights record should influence trade was supported by 75% of women and 57% of men.
approach to asylum seekers, asylum seekers, boat people, Essential Report, human rights, Polling, Processing Asylum Seekers
Q. Thinking about asylum seekers arriving in Australia, how important do you think each of the following features are for a good refugee processing system?
| Very important | Important | Not very important | Not at all important | Don’t know | Total Important | Total Not Important | ||
| Stopping the boats | 52% | 22% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 74% | 19% | |
| Keeping costs down | 47% | 34% | 11% | 2% | 6% | 81% | 13% | |
| Protecting human rights | 42% | 38% | 9% | 5% | 6% | 80% | 14% | |
| Avoiding prolonged detention | 35% | 33% | 13% | 12% | 8% | 68% | 25% | |
| Making sure children have their claims processed in Australia | 26% | 32% | 18% | 13% | 11% | 58% | 31% | |
| Allowing Australian courts to review claims | 22% | 34% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 56% | 32% | |
| Approval from the United Nations | 22% | 32% | 20% | 16% | 11% | 54% | 36% | |
| Making sure asylum seekers are not returned to the countries they have fled | 20% | 29% | 18% | 20% | 13% | 49% | 38% |
Please note: ‘Total Important’ is an aggregate figure achieved by adding ‘Very Important’ and ‘Important’ together. ‘Total Not Important’ is an aggregate figure that has been achieved by adding ‘Not very important’ and ‘Not at all important’ together.
The most important feature of a ‘good refugee processing system’ is ‘keeping the costs down’, with 81% of respondents regarding this to be either very important or important, followed by ‘protecting human rights’ (80% total important).
Seventy four per cent (74%) of respondents believed that ‘stopping the boats’ is an important feature and 68% regard ‘avoiding prolonged detention’ to be an important feature.
Amongst the least important features of a good refugee processing system is ‘approval from the United Nations’, with only 54% regarding this to be important and 36% viewing it as not important.
Making sure asylum seekers are not returned to the countries they have fled was the least important attribute, with only 49% believing it to be important and 38% regarding it as not important.