War in Afghanistan

Q. Thinking about the Australian troops in Afghanistan, do you think Australia should –

	Total 25 Oct 10	Labor	Liberal	Greens		30 March 09	21 June 10	11 Oct 10
Increase the number of troops in Afghanistan	10%	10%	12%	10%		14%	7%	13%
Keep the same number of troops in Afghanistan	30%	31%	34%	23%		24%	24%	24%
Withdraw our troops from Afghanistan	47%	49%	45%	55%		50%	61%	49%
Don’t know	14%	10%	8%	12%		12%	8%	14%

47% say Australia should withdraw our troops from Afghanistan, 30% say we should keep the same number and 10% say we should increase troop numbers. The support for keeping the same number of troops in Afghanistan has increased by 6% since previous surveys.

Support for withdrawal is highest among Greens voters (55%) and those on higher incomes (54% of those earning over $1,600 per week).

Support for maintaining or increasing troop numbers is highest among Liberal/National voters (46%), men (46%) and those aged 55+ (48%).