Jun
14

Support for Malaysia Proposal

Q. Do you support or oppose the Government’s plan to send asylum seekers arriving by boat in Australia to Malaysia?

Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Heard a lot Heard something Heard a little/ nothing
Total support 40% 47% 40% 27% 34% 42% 46%
Total oppose 39% 33% 45% 51% 60% 39% 28%
Strongly support 13% 13% 15% 4% 14% 11% 15%
Support 27% 34% 25% 23% 20% 31% 31%
Oppose 22% 21% 24% 31% 26% 24% 20%
Strongly oppose 17% 12% 21% 20% 34% 15% 8%
Don’t know 21% 20% 14% 23% 6% 19% 27%

40% support the Government’s plan to send asylum seekers arriving by boat in Australia to Malaysia and 39% oppose.

Those who say they have heard more about it are more likely to oppose this proposal.  Only 34% of those who have heard a lot about it support the proposal compared to 46% of those who have heard a little or nothing. There were not substantial differences by gender or age.

June 14, 2011   //   Essential Report 110614 14th June 2011   //   No Comments   //   Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

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