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  • Feb, 2015

    Knights and Dames

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s decision to re-introduce the honours of Knight and Dame of the Order of Australia?

     

     

    Total

     

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

     

    Apr 2014

    Total approve

    26%

    16%

    43%

    23%

    18%

    27%

    Total disapprove

    46%

    60%

    32%

    64%

    53%

    43%

    Strongly approve

    4%

    4%

    7%

    3%

    1%

    6%

    Approve

    22%

    12%

    36%

    20%

    17%

    21%

    Disapprove

    24%

    25%

    25%

    27%

    32%

    22%

    Strongly disapprove

    22%

    35%

    7%

    37%

    21%

    21%

    Don’t know

    28%

    23%

    26%

    13%

    29%

    30%

    46% (up 3% since April) disapprove of the Government’s decision to re-introduce the honours of Knight and Dame of the Order of Australia, 26%  (down 1%) approve and 28% don’t know.

    Strongest approval came from Liberal/National voters (43%).

    Strongest disapproval came from respondents aged 45+ (57%), Labor voters (60%) and Greens voters (64%).

  • Apr, 2014

    Knights and Dames

    Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s decision to re-introduce the honours of Knight and Dame of the Order of Australia?

     

     

    Total

     

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Total approve

    27%

    16%

    46%

    11%

    20%

    Total disapprove

    43%

    57%

    25%

    63%

    44%

    Strongly approve

    6%

    2%

    12%

    3%

    4%

    Approve

    21%

    14%

    34%

    8%

    16%

    Disapprove

    22%

    24%

    21%

    25%

    19%

    Strongly disapprove

    21%

    33%

    4%

    38%

    25%

    Don’t know

    30%

    26%

    28%

    25%

    35%

    43% disapprove of the Government’s decision to re-introduce the honours of Knight and Dame of the Order of Australia, 27% approve and 30% don’t know.

    Strongest approval came from respondents aged 65+ (39%), Liberal/National voters (46%) and those with lower education levels (34% of those who had not completed secondary school).

    Strongest disapproval came from respondents aged 45-64 (54%), Labor voters (57%) and Greens voters (63%).

  • Apr, 2014

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    Who should be Knights and Dames

    Q. Which of the following groups of people do you think should be given the honour of Knight or Dame?

     

     

    Total

     

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    People who have served the community

    57%

    49%

    64%

    57%

    62%

    Scientists

    45%

    37%

    52%

    55%

    40%

    Defence force chiefs

    33%

    27%

    44%

    14%

    32%

    Judges

    23%

    19%

    27%

    32%

    14%

    Artists

    18%

    20%

    19%

    20%

    8%

    Business leaders

    16%

    10%

    24%

    9%

    11%

    Senior public servants

    16%

    12%

    19%

    24%

    13%

    Actors

    15%

    18%

    18%

    9%

    11%

    Sports stars

    14%

    15%

    18%

    4%

    9%

    Former politicians

    13%

    12%

    15%

    17%

    7%

    There was highest support for awarding the honours of Knight and Dame to “people who have served the community” (57%), scientists (45%) and defence force chiefs (33%).

    Liberal/National voters were more likely to support awarding the honours to people who have served the community (64%), scientists (52%), defence force chiefs (44%) and business leaders (24%).

    Greens voters were more likely to support awarding the honours to scientists (55%), judges (32%) and senior public servants (24%).

    Labor voters were less likely to support awarding the honours to almost all categories.

    Interestingly, those aged 18-34 were more supportive of awarding the honours to former politicians (23%), sports stars (19%), senior public servants (30%) and judges (34%).

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