Q. It has recently been revealed that Australian agencies have been secretly monitoring communications from Indonesian leaders.
Do you support or oppose Australia’s secret collecting of this information?
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Total support |
39% |
28% |
58% |
13% |
28% |
|
Total oppose |
23% |
32% |
12% |
37% |
34% |
|
Strongly support |
15% |
8% |
27% |
– |
10% |
|
Support |
24% |
20% |
31% |
13% |
18% |
|
Neither support nor oppose |
28% |
32% |
23% |
38% |
33% |
|
Oppose |
12% |
15% |
6% |
25% |
21% |
|
Strongly oppose |
11% |
17% |
6% |
12% |
13% |
|
Don’t know |
9% |
8% |
6% |
12% |
5% |
39% support Australia’s secret monitoring of communications from Indonesian leaders and 23% oppose. 28% neither support nor oppose. There was strong support from Liberal/National voters (58%) while Labor voters were split 28% support/32% oppose.
A somewhat similar question asked in October about the United States monitoring telephone and internet communications in the US and other countries produced a result of 24% support/45% oppose.