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Federal Government and the suspension of refugee claims
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Federal Government’s recent decision to suspend processing of any refugee claims from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Liberal/National | Vote Greens | |
| Total approve | 69% | 70% | 80% | 47% |
| Total disapprove | 15% | 16% | 11% | 42% |
| Strongly approve | 39% | 40% | 43% | 23% |
| Approve | 30% | 30% | 37% | 24% |
| Disapprove | 10% | 13% | 9% | 17% |
| Strongly disapprove | 5% | 3% | 2% | 25% |
| Don’t know | 15% | 15% | 9% | 10% |
69% approve the Federal Government’s recent decision to suspend processing of any refugee claims from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan and 15% disapprove.
By voting intention, 70% of Labor voters approve and 80% of Liberal/National voters approve. Greens voters are split – 47% approve and 42% disapprove. Comments »
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