19 November 2012, 191112, Australian exports, export live animals, live exports, sheep and cattle
Q. Thinking about the export of live animals for slaughter, which of the following statements is closest to your view?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Australia should not export live sheep and cattle to any country at all |
25% |
25% |
24% |
35% |
| Australia should only export live sheep and cattle to countries which guarantee they will be treated humanely |
54% |
53% |
55% |
58% |
| Australia should export live sheep and cattle to any country that wants them |
15% |
15% |
19% |
5% |
| Don’t know |
6% |
7% |
3% |
1% |
54% think that Australia should only export live sheep and cattle to countries which guarantee they will be treated humanely and 25% think Australia should not export live sheep and cattle to any country at all.
Those most opposed to exporting live sheep and cattle to any country at all were Greens voters (35%), women (29%) and respondents aged 45-64 (30%).
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Q. Do you support or oppose the Government’s recent decision to suspend all live export of cattle to Indonesia?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Total support | 58% | 69% | 48% | 73% |
| Total oppose | 28% | 17% | 42% | 14% |
| Strongly support | 26% | 32% | 19% | 43% |
| Support | 32% | 37% | 29% | 30% |
| Oppose | 19% | 13% | 28% | 11% |
| Strongly oppose | 9% | 4% | 14% | 3% |
| Don’t know | 14% | 13% | 9% | 14% |
58% supported the Government’s decision to to suspend all live export of cattle to Indonesia and 28% opposed the decision. The decision was most strongly supported by Labor voters (69%) and Greens voters (73%).
62% of women supported the decision compared to 53% of men.
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Q. Should the Federal Government pay compensation to cattle farmers who are financially affected by the suspension of live cattle exports to Indonesia?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Should pay compensation | 61% | 57% | 68% | 55% |
| Should not pay compensation | 21% | 26% | 17% | 23% |
| Don’t know | 18% | 17% | 14% | 23% |
61% believe that the Federal Government should pay compensation to cattle farmers who are financially affected by the decision and 21% think they should not be compensated. Compensation is favoured by a majority of all voter and demographic groups.
Those most likely to support compensation were Liberal/National voters (68%) and those aged 55+ (66%).
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Q. Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Australia should not export live cattle to any country at all | 22% | 26% | 18% | 30% |
| Australia should only export live cattle to countries which guarantee they will be treated humanely | 58% | 57% | 59% | 56% |
| Australia should export live cattle to any country that wants them | 14% | 11% | 19% | 5% |
| Don’t know | 6% | 5% | 4% | 8% |
58% believe that Australia should only export live cattle to countries which guarantee they will be treated humanely and 22% think Australia should not export live cattle to any country at all. Only 14% think Australia should export live cattle to any country that wants them.
A majority of all voter and demographic groups think Australia should only export live cattle to countries which guarantee they will be treated humanely.