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  • Oct, 2014

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    Australia’s assistance in fighting Ebola

    Q. The Australian Government has committed $18 million to efforts to fight Ebola in West Africa, but has said the risks are too high to send medical or other personnel at this time. Do you think Australia is doing enough or not doing enough to assist the international efforts to fight Ebola?

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Doing enough

    58%

    54%

    74%

    36%

    56%

    Not doing enough

    21%

    32%

    10%

    42%

    17%

    Don’t know

    21%

    14%

    17%

    22%

    26%

    58% of respondents think Australia is doing enough to assist the international efforts to fight Ebola and 21% think we are not doing enough.

    74% of Liberal/National voters and 54% of Labor voters think we are doing enough but 42% of Greens voters think we are not doing enough.

    62% of women think we are doing enough compared to 54% of men.

  • Oct, 2014

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    Support for aid to fight Ebola

    Q. Would you support or oppose Australia providing the following types of aid to fight Ebola in West Africa?

     

    Total support

    Total oppose

     

    Strongly support

    Support

    Oppose

    Strongly oppose

    Don’t know

    Increased funding

    53%

    31%

    12%

    41%

    20%

    11%

    16%

    Sending workers to build hospitals

    48%

    37%

    9%

    39%

    23%

    14%

    15%

    Sending medical personnel

    44%

    41%

     

    10%

    34%

    25%

    16%

    15%

    Sending troops for security and logistics

    36%

    48%

    7%

    29%

    28%

    20%

    16%

    A majority (53%) would support Australia increasing funding to aid the fight against Ebola in West Africa.

    However less than 50% support sending medical personnel (44%), troops (36%) or other workers (48%).

    Those most likely to support sending medical personnel were Greens voters (62%) and those with university education (52%).

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