Iraq, Military Intervention, USA
Q. Would you approve or disapprove of the USA taking military action to support the Iraqi Government in the current fighting in Iraq?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total approve |
39% |
34% |
49% |
24% |
36% |
|
| Total disapprove |
31% |
35% |
24% |
35% |
41% |
|
| Strongly approve |
11% |
13% |
13% |
1% |
9% |
|
| Approve |
28% |
21% |
36% |
23% |
27% |
|
| Disapprove |
20% |
23% |
16% |
17% |
27% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
11% |
12% |
8% |
18% |
14% |
|
| Don’t know |
30% |
31% |
26% |
42% |
21% |
39% would approve of the USA taking military action to support the Iraqi Government in the current fighting in Iraq and 31% would disapprove.
Those most likely to approve were Liberal/National voters (49%) and men (48%). Labor voters were split (34% approve/35% disapprove) while Greens voters were more likely to disapprove (24% approve/35% disapprove).
29 October 2012, 291012, China, Germany, importance of international relationships, India, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA
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 28 Mar 11 |
Very Important 14 Nov 11 |
Change |
| United States |
55% |
36% |
5% |
3% |
60% |
55% |
– |
|
| New Zealand |
54% |
36% |
7% |
3% |
69% |
61% |
-7 |
|
| United Kingdom |
47% |
44% |
6% |
3% |
56% |
47% |
– |
|
| China |
45% |
44% |
6% |
4% |
48% |
48% |
-3 |
|
| Indonesia |
33% |
43% |
18% |
5% |
31% |
27% |
+6 |
|
| Japan |
31% |
52% |
12% |
5% |
39% |
32% |
-1 |
|
| India |
26% |
45% |
22% |
6% |
26% |
23% |
+3 |
|
| Germany |
20% |
44% |
29% |
7% |
23% |
18% |
+2 |
|
| South Africa |
14% |
35% |
43% |
8% |
16% |
12% |
+2 |
More than half the respondents think it is very important to have close relationships with the New Zealand (54%) and the United States (55%) and just under half think it is very important to have a close relationship with the China (45%) and the United Kingdom (47%).
A close relationship with the United States is considered very important by 60% of Liberal/National voters, 60% of Labor voters and 43% of Greens voters.
Since this question was asked last November, there have been decreases in the rating of the importance of relations with New Zealand (-7%) and an increase in the rating of the importance of relations with Indonesia (+6%).
15 October 2012, 151012, right direction, United States, USA, wrong direction
Q. Overall, do you think the United States is heading in the right direction/wrong direction?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Right direction |
39% |
46% |
37% |
45% |
| Wrong direction |
23% |
18% |
29% |
19% |
| Don’t know |
38% |
36% |
34% |
36% |
39% think the US is heading in the right direction, 23% in the wrong direction and 38% don’t know.
46% of Labor voters and 45% of Greens voters think the US is heading in the right direction, while 29% of Liberal/National voters think it is heading in the wrong direction.
America, Barack Obama, culture, economy, EMC, Essential Media, faith, Health, peter lewis, Politics, Sport, The Drum, United States, US influence, US relations, USA, Values, war
First Published on The Drum 16/11/2010
If the mid-term drubbings and G20 currency fisticuffs with China are not enough, Barack Obama will return home with more bad news: Australians think his nation has lost its mojo.
While Julia Gillard and entourage were all smiles at the official photo call, they politely chose not to disclose they were representing a nation that thinks the USA is in decline.
In fact, 60 per cent of all surveyed in this week’s Essential Report see the American Empire’s influence becoming weaker, with just 20 per cent believing the USA’s influence on the world is on the rise.
EMC, ER, essential report, United States, USA, USA influence
Q. Do you think the influence of the United States in the world is becoming stronger or weaker?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | |
| Total stronger | 20% | 23% | 17% | 20% |
| Total weaker | 60% | 56% | 63% | 73% |
| Much stronger | 7% | 8% | 5% | 4% |
| A little stronger | 13% | 15% | 12% | 16% |
| A little weaker | 50% | 49% | 54% | 52% |
| Much weaker | 10% | 7% | 9% | 21% |
| No change | 14% | 14% | 16% | 6% |
| Don’t know | 7% | 5% | 5% | 1% |
The majority (60%) think that the influence of the United States in the world is becoming weaker – only 20% think it is becoming stronger.
72% of those aged 55+ think it is becoming weaker (and 15% stronger) while 27% of those aged under 35 think it is becoming stronger (and 46% weaker).