Wikileaks – Release of Material

Q. The online organisation Wikileaks, which is headed by the Australian Julian Assange, has released diplomatic material leaked to it by an American source.  It has also provided this material to other media which have also published information about the leaks. Do you approve or disapprove of Wikileaks and media outlets releasing this material?

	Total	Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens
Total approve	53%	55%	51%	80%
Total disapprove	25%	30%	30%	5%
Strongly approve	20%	21%	17%	35%
Approve	33%	34%	34%	45%
Disapprove	14%	16%	18%	3%
Strongly disapprove	11%	14%	12%	2%
Don’t know	22%	16%	19%	15%

53% approve Wikileaks and other media outlets releasing leaked US diplomatic material and 25% disapprove – 22% do not have an opinion.  There was majority approval from supporters of each major party.

There was also majority approval from all age groups – aged under 35 54% approve/17% disapprove, aged 35-54 51% approve/26% disapprove, aged 55+ 56% apperove/34% disapprove.