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  • Mar, 2015

    National security

    Q. When it comes to issues of national security, do you think there should be more restrictions on rights and freedom for some people so there can be more security for others or do you think our current laws strike the right balance between freedom and security?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

     

    Sep 2014

    Should be more restrictions

    56%

    53%

    69%

    26%

    66%

    50%

    Current laws strike the right balance

    28%

    31%

    23%

    49%

    24%

    34%

    Don’t know

    16%

    16%

    8%

    25%

    10%

    16%

     

    56% think there should be more restrictions on rights and freedom for some people so there can be more security for others – up 6% since September. 28% (down 6%) are more likely to think the current laws strike the right balance between freedom and security.

    Those most in favour of more restrictions on rights and freedoms were Liberal/National voters (69%) and aged 45+ (68%).

  • Sep, 2014

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    National security

    Q. When it comes to issues of national security, do you think there should be more restrictions on rights and freedom for some people so there can be more security for others or do you think our current laws strike the right balance between freedom and security?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Should be more restrictions

    50%

    48%

    66%

    14%

    50%

    Current laws strike the right balance

    34%

    38%

    21%

    72%

    42%

    Don’t know

    16%

    14%

    13%

    13%

    8%

    50% think there should be more restrictions on rights and freedom for some people so there can be more security for others and 34% are more likely to think the current laws strike the right balance between freedom and security.

    Those most in favour of more restrictions on rights and freedoms were Liberal/National voters (66%), aged 55+ (68%) and people who hadn’t completed secondary education (66%).

    Those most likely to think current laws strike the right balance were Greens voters (72%), men (41%), aged 18-34 (43%) and university educated (43%).

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