Q. Australia Day is celebrated annually on 26th January, which is the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of British ships at Sydney Cove, New South Wales. Do you approve or disapprove of holding Australia’s national day on the 26th January?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other/ indep-endent |
|
| Total approve |
66% |
63% |
78% |
37% |
61% |
|
| Total disapprove |
7% |
6% |
4% |
27% |
8% |
|
| Strongly approve |
37% |
34% |
44% |
18% |
39% |
|
| Approve |
29% |
29% |
34% |
19% |
22% |
|
| Neither approve nor disapprove |
24% |
28% |
16% |
27% |
30% |
|
| Disapprove |
5% |
5% |
3% |
16% |
4% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
2% |
1% |
1% |
11% |
4% |
|
| Don’t know |
3% |
2% |
2% |
8% |
1% |
66% approve of celebrating Australia day on 26th January and only 7% disapprove. 24% neither approve nor disapprove.
Those most likely to disapprove were Greens voters (27%) and those with incomes under $600 pw (13%).