Q. Thinking about Australia’s relationship with the United States of America, how do you rate the influence of the United States of America on each of the following aspects?
| TOTAL: Positive | TOTAL: Negative | Very positive | Somewhat positive | Somewhat negative | Very negative | Unsure | |
| Australia’s defence, military, and national security | 63% | 19% | 21% | 42% | 12% | 7% | 18% |
| Australia’s international trade | 59% | 19% | 14% | 45% | 13% | 6% | 22% |
| Australia’s culture | 49% | 33% | 13% | 37% | 22% | 10% | 18% |
| Australia’s politics | 47% | 31% | 11% | 35% | 20% | 11% | 23% |
| American corporations and businesses operating in Australia | 53% | 26% | 12% | 41% | 19% | 7% | 21% |
| TOTAL: Positive influence | Jun’21 | May’20 | Aug’19 |
| Australia’s defence, military, and national security | 63% | 54% | 65% |
| Australia’s international trade | 59% | 48% | 56% |
| Australia’s culture | 49% | 43% | 51% |
| Australia’s politics | 47% | 41% | 43% |
| American corporations and businesses operating in Australia | 53% | 47% | 57% |
| Base (n) | 1,087 | 1,087 | 1,096 |
| TOTAL: Positive influence | Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | ||||||||
| Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||||
| Australia’s defence, military, and national security | 63% | 67% | 60% | 51% | 62% | 74% | 65% | 77% | 42% | 54% | ||
| Australia’s international trade | 59% | 62% | 56% | 48% | 60% | 69% | 59% | 73% | 36% | 56% | ||
| Australia’s culture | 49% | 50% | 48% | 42% | 53% | 52% | 48% | 62% | 27% | 46% | ||
| Australia’s politics | 47% | 50% | 43% | 36% | 49% | 53% | 44% | 63% | 25% | 38% | ||
| American corporations and businesses operating in Australia | 53% | 58% | 48% | 43% | 55% | 60% | 53% | 65% | 35% | 45% | ||
| Base (n) | 1,087 | 527 | 560 | 328 | 374 | 385 | 378 | 407 | 98 | 102 | ||
Donald Trump, Joe Biden, US, US election 2020
Q. How favourable or unfavourable do you feel towards each of the US Presidential nominees?
| TOTAL: Favourable | TOTAL: Unfavourable | Very favourable | Somewhat favourable | Somewhat unfavourable | Very unfavourable | Unsure | Never heard of them | |
| Donald Trump | 28% | 61% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 47% | 10% | 1% |
| Joe Biden | 43% | 37% | 13% | 30% | 17% | 20% | 18% | 3% |
| TOTAL: Favourable | Total | Federal Voting Intention | Gender | |||||
| Labor | Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | Male | Female | |||
| Donald Trump | 28% | 22% | 39% | 16% | 31% | 36% | 20% | |
| Joe Biden | 43% | 49% | 45% | 58% | 29% | 47% | 40% | |
| Base (n) | 1,063 | 352 | 431 | 85 | 100 | 530 | 533 | |
Donald Trump, US, US relations
Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about relations with the USA?
| TOTAL: Agree | TOTAL: Disagree | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | Unsure | |
| It is important for the Prime Minister to have a good relationship with the US President, whoever they might be, for the good of the nation | 72% | 18% | 36% | 36% | 12% | 6% | 10% |
| The Trump Presidency has diminished the USA’s reputation | 65% | 21% | 43% | 23% | 13% | 8% | 14% |
| The US is less relevant to Australia’s interests than it has been in the past | 54% | 31% | 19% | 35% | 22% | 9% | 15% |
| The Trump Presidency has been good for Australia | 32% | 48% | 13% | 19% | 21% | 27% | 20% |
China, EMC, ER, essential report, Germany, India, Indonesia, International relationships, International ties, Japan, NZ, South Africa, UK, US
Q. How important is it for Australia to have a close relationship with the following nations?
| Very important | Quite important | Not very important | Don’t know | Very Important April 10 | Change | ||
| United States | 56% | 34% | 5% | 4% | 59% | -3 | |
| New Zealand | 54% | 36% | 6% | 5% | 56% | -2 | |
| China | 45% | 44% | 5% | 6% | 51% | -6 | |
| United Kingdom | 44% | 43% | 9% | 4% | 46% | -2 | |
| Japan | 30% | 53% | 10% | 7% | 40% | -10 | |
| Indonesia | 30% | 48% | 15% | 7% | 39% | -9 | |
| India | 24% | 45% | 23% | 8% | 27% | -3 | |
| Germany | 15% | 43% | 34% | 9% | 18% | -3 | |
| South Africa | 12% | 35% | 43% | 10% | 12% | – |
More than half the respondents think it is very important to have close relationships with the United States (56%) and New Zealand (54%) and just under half think it is very important to have a close relationship with China (45%) and United Kingdom (44%).
A close relationship with the United Sates is considered very important by 65% of Liberal/National voters and 62% of Labor voters but only 37% of Greens voters. Greens voters consider relations with New Zealand (58%) and China (47%) more important.
Since this question was asked in April, the overall rating of the importance of relations with other countries has dropped – especially for Japan (-10%) and Indonesia (-9%).
China, EMC, ER, essential report, Germany, India, Indonesia, International relationships, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, US
Q. Would you like to see Australia’s relationship with these countries get closer, stay the same or become less close?
| Get closer | Stay the same | Become less close | Don’t know | Get closer April 10 | Change | ||
| China | 30% | 50% | 9% | 11% | 33% | -3 | |
| New Zealand | 29% | 58% | 3% | 11% | 33% | -4 | |
| Indonesia | 23% | 49% | 15% | 13% | 30% | -7 | |
| India | 22% | 50% | 14% | 14% | 24% | -2 | |
| Japan | 21% | 58% | 8% | 13% | 24% | -3 | |
| United States | 20% | 60% | 11% | 10% | 24% | -4 | |
| United Kingdom | 20% | 63% | 7% | 10% | 24% | -4 | |
| Germany | 14% | 62% | 9% | 15% | 16% | -2 | |
| South Africa | 11% | 59% | 14% | 16% | 13% | -2 |
30% think that Australia’s relationship with China should get closer and 29% think our relationship with New Zealand should get closer.
Labor voters are most likely to favour closer relationships with China (32%) and New Zealand (29%).
Liberal/National voters are most likely to favour closer relationships with New Zealand (29%) and China (28%).
Greens voters are most likely to favour closer relationships with China (38%), Indonesia (36%) and New Zealand (36%).
Since this question was asked in April, the percentage wanting a closer relationship with Indonesia has dropped from 30% to 23%.