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  • Jul, 2014

    Support for Peter Greste

    Q. Australian journalist Peter Greste and his two al-Jazeera colleagues have been found guilty of producing false news to defame Egypt by an Egyptian court and sentenced to seven years in prison.

    Do you think the Australian government has provided appropriate support to Peter Greste?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Government have provided appropriate support

    20%

    11%

    34%

    17%

    15%

    Government have not provided appropriate support

    39%

    51%

    27%

    44%

    40%

    Don’t know

    41%

    38%

    39%

    40%

    45%

    20% think that the Australian government has provided appropriate support to Peter Greste and 39% think they have not provided appropriate support. 34% of Liberal/National voters think they have provided appropriate support and 51% of Labor voters think they have not.

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