Federal Government, great barrier reef, kimberly coast, oil leak
Q. Thinking about the oil rig off the Kimberley coast which has recently caught fire after leaking oil and gas into the ocean for 10 weeks – do agree or disagree that if the oil spill had occurred near an area like the Great Barrier Reef, the Federal Government would have done much more to prevent damage to the marine environment?
| % | |
| Total agree | 75% |
| Total disagree | 7% |
| Strongly agree | 41% |
| Somewhat agree | 34% |
| Somewhat disagree | 6% |
| Strongly disagree | 1% |
| Don’t know | 17% |
75% of people agree that the Federal Government should have done much more to prevent damage to the marine environment after the recent oil spill off the Kimberley coast.