Q. Do you think that sending military forces to Iraq will make Australia more or less safe from the threat of terrorism?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total more safe |
15% |
11% |
25% |
5% |
11% |
|
| Total less safe |
51% |
54% |
41% |
73% |
58% |
|
| A lot more safe |
5% |
4% |
8% |
2% |
3% |
|
| A little more safe |
10% |
7% |
17% |
3% |
8% |
|
| Make no difference |
25% |
27% |
28% |
18% |
23% |
|
| A little less safe |
27% |
28% |
25% |
41% |
22% |
|
| A lot less safe |
24% |
26% |
16% |
32% |
36% |
|
| Don’t know |
9% |
7% |
6% |
3% |
8% |
Only 15% think that sending military forces to Iraq will make Australia more safe from the threat of terrorism and 51% think it will make Australia less safe.
Those most likely to think it will make Australia less safe from the threat of terrorism were Greens voters (73%), other party voters (58%) and women (57%)