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Views towards measures for people entering Australia from India
Q. To what extent do you support or oppose the following measures for people entering Australia from India?
TOTAL: Support | TOTAL: Oppose | Strongly support | Somewhat support | Neither support nor oppose | Somewhat oppose | Strongly oppose | |
Banning Australian citizens in India from entering the country due to the risk of Covid-19 transmission | 48% | 27% | 25% | 22% | 25% | 14% | 13% |
Penalties of $50,000 fine and five years imprisonment for anyone attempting to arrive in Australia from India | 41% | 33% | 23% | 18% | 26% | 16% | 17% |
Allowing Australian citizens to return from India provided they complete the necessary quarantine procedures when they arrive | 56% | 22% | 22% | 33% | 22% | 12% | 10% |
- Over half of Australians (56%) support allowing Australian citizens to return from India provided they complete the necessary quarantine procedures when they arrive.
- However, just under half (48%) support banning Australian citizens in India from entering the country due to the risk of Covid-19 transmission and 41% support penalties of $50,000 fine and five years imprisonment for anyone attempting to arrive in Australia from India.
TOTAL: Support | Total | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | |||||||
18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | TOTAL:
Labor, Greens, Other |
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Banning Australian citizens in India from entering the country due to the risk of Covid-19 transmission | 48% | 37% | 54% | 51% | 46% | 56% | 43% | 47% | 46% | |
Penalties of $50,000 fine and five years imprisonment for anyone attempting to arrive in Australia from India | 41% | 33% | 49% | 40% | 39% | 48% | 31% | 44% | 39% | |
Allowing Australian citizens to return from India provided they complete the necessary quarantine procedures when they arrive | 56% | 49% | 54% | 62% | 58% | 56% | 64% | 51% | 58% | |
Base (n) | 1,092 | 340 | 372 | 380 | 371 | 400 | 109 | 111 | 591 | |
- While support for allowing Australian citizens to return from India provided they complete the necessary quarantine procedures when they arrive is high across age groups, those over 55 are more likely to support this than younger cohorts (62% to 54% and 49% respectively).
- Support for this measure is consistently high across party lines.
- Those 18-34 are much less likely to support banning Australian citizens in India from entering the Australia due to the risk of Covid-19 transmission than older groups (37% to 54% of those 35-54 and 51% of those over 55).

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