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Permanent residency probationary visa

26 Apr 2017

Q. Do you agree or disagree that people applying for permanent residency in Australia should be first put on a probationary visa before being granted citizenship?

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other
Total agree 78%   79% 84% 62% 87%
Total disagree 10%   10% 9% 22% 6%
Strongly agree 37%   34% 43% 22% 51%
Agree 41%   45% 41% 40% 36%
Disagree 6%   7% 7% 11% 1%
Strongly disagree 4%   3% 2% 11% 5%
Don’t know 12%   11% 8% 16% 7%

 

78% agree with putting people applying for permanent residency on a probationary visa, and 10% disagree.

Those most likely to agree were those aged 65+ (89%), those voting other party/independent (87%) and those voting Liberal/National (84%).

Those most likely to disagree were those voting Greens (27%) and those aged 25-34 (17%).

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