Q. Would you support or oppose the following measures?
| TOTAL Support | TOTAL Oppose | Strongly support | Support | Oppose | Strongly oppose | Don’t know | |
| Preventing Australian citizens suspected of fighting in Syria from leaving the country | 64% | 19% | 33% | 31% | 10% | 9% | 18% |
| Preventing dual nationals who are suspected of fighting in Syria from returning to Australia | 81% | 8% | 54% | 27% | 6% | 2% | 12% |
| Allowing the government to monitor phone calls and data of all citizens | 44% | 43% | 20% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 14% |
| Supporting on the ground intervention by western military, including Australia, in Syria | 49% | 29% | 16% | 33% | 19% | 10% | 23% |
| Investing in local programs to help de-radicalise youth | 79% | 9% | 34% | 45% | 6% | 3% | 13% |
The most strong support for anti-terrorism measures was to ‘prevent dual nationals who are suspected of fighting in Syria from returning to Australia’ (81%). This was followed by ‘investing in local programs to help de-radicalise youth’ (79%).
A strong majority (64%) also supported ‘preventing Australian citizens suspected of fighting in Syria from leaving the country’.
Less popular (and supported by under half of Australians) were ‘supporting on the ground intervention by western military, including Australia, in Syria’ (49%) and ‘allowing the government to monitor phone calls and data of all citizens’ (44%).
Support for this measure increases with age; while just 31% of those aged 34 and under support allowing the government to monitor phone calls and data of all citizens, support increases to 44% for those aged 35-54 and 555 for those aged 55+.
Lib/Nat voters (57%) were far more likely to support this measure. Greens voters (15%) were far less likely, and Labor voters (41%) did not differ significantly from the average.