Q. Australia currently has troops in Iraq to help train Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants. Would you support or oppose Australian soldiers being used to fight Islamic State, not just train Iraqi forces?
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Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
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Total support |
41% |
37% |
51% |
29% |
35% |
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|
Total oppose |
43% |
48% |
38% |
53% |
52% |
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|
Strongly support |
15% |
12% |
22% |
7% |
15% |
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|
Support |
26% |
25% |
29% |
22% |
20% |
|
|
Oppose |
23% |
23% |
25% |
22% |
18% |
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|
Strongly oppose |
20% |
25% |
13% |
31% |
34% |
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Don’t know |
17% |
14% |
12% |
18% |
12% |
41% support Australian soldiers being used to fight Islamic State and 43% oppose.
A majority (51%) of Liberal/National voters support while Greens voters (53%) and Labor voters (48%) were more likely to oppose.