Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the following actions Australia is taking or might take to secure and search the Malaysia Airlines crash site in Ukraine?
|
Total approve |
Total dis-approve |
|
Strongly approve |
Approve |
Dis-approve |
Strongly dis-approve |
Don’t know |
|
| Sending unarmed Australian Federal Police to secure and search the crash site |
51% |
38% |
17% |
34% |
23% |
15% |
11% |
|
| Sending armed Australian Federal Police to secure and search the crash site |
64% |
25% |
25% |
39% |
16% |
9% |
11% |
|
| Sending armed Australian Federal Police to secure and search the crash site without the agreement of the Ukraine Government |
26% |
60% |
10% |
16% |
29% |
31% |
13% |
51% approve of sending unarmed Australian Federal Police to secure and search the Malaysia Airlines crash site and 64% approve sending armed forces. However, only 26% approve sending armed forces without the agreement of the Ukraine Government – and 60% disapprove.
Liberal/National voters were more likely to approve of each action – 57% approve of unarmed forces, 71% approve armed forces and 37% approve armed forces without agreement.
There was a significant split on gender on approval of sending unarmed forces – 58% of men and 42% of women.
G20, Malaysian Airlines disaster
Q. Based on Russia’s response to the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine, do you think the Russian President, Vladimir Putin should be allowed to attend the G20 meeting in Brisbane in November?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Should be allowed to attend |
29% |
32% |
26% |
37% |
27% |
|
| Should not be allowed to attend |
49% |
47% |
54% |
44% |
51% |
|
| Don’t know |
23% |
21% |
20% |
19% |
22% |
About half (49%) of respondents think that based on Russia’s response to the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin should not be allowed to attend the G20 meeting in Brisbane in November and 29% think he should be allowed to attend.
Although Liberal/National voters were a little more likely to think he should not be allowed to attend (54%), there were not major differences by voting intention.
58% of those aged 55+ think he should not be allowed to attend while those aged under 35 were more evenly divided (34% allow/37% not allow).
Malaysian Airlines disaster, Russia
Q. If Russia is found to be involved in the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine, what actions should Australia take?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Trade sanctions against Russia |
62% |
63% |
68% |
59% |
53% |
|
| Withdraw from diplomatic relations with Russia |
46% |
47% |
47% |
54% |
42% |
|
| Give support to the Ukraine Government against the rebels |
28% |
32% |
26% |
26% |
25% |
|
| Take no action |
8% |
11% |
6% |
5% |
10% |
62% support trade sanctions against Russia and 46% support withdrawing from diplomatic relations with Russia if Russia is found to be involved in the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane.
Only 8% support taking no action.
There were broadly similar levels of support across voter groups.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott’s handling of Australia’s response to the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total approve |
67% |
55% |
89% |
58% |
62% |
|
| Total disapprove |
13% |
22% |
3% |
17% |
14% |
|
| Strongly approve |
23% |
9% |
46% |
7% |
18% |
|
| Approve |
44% |
46% |
43% |
51% |
44% |
|
| Disapprove |
10% |
15% |
3% |
15% |
10% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
3% |
7% |
* |
2% |
4% |
|
| Don’t know |
20% |
22% |
8% |
26% |
25% |
67% approve of Tony Abbott’s handling of Australia’s response to the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane and 13% disapprove.
Although approval by Liberal/National voters is very high (89%) a majority of each voter group also approve.
81% of those aged 55+ approve while 35% of those aged under 35 have no opinion.
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the following have handled the Malaysian Airlines disaster?
|
Total approve |
Total disapprove |
|
Strongly approve |
Approve |
Disapprove |
Strongly disapprove |
Don’t know |
|
| Malaysian Airlines |
50% |
25% |
6% |
44% |
18% |
7% |
25% |
|
| The Russian Government |
8% |
77% |
2% |
6% |
32% |
45% |
16% |
|
| The Australian Government |
71% |
13% |
22% |
49% |
11% |
2% |
16% |
|
| The United Nations |
56% |
19% |
9% |
47% |
15% |
4% |
24% |
71% approve of the Australian Government’s handling of the Malaysia Airlines disaster and 77% disapprove of the Russian Government’s handling of the issue.
A majority also approve of the United Nations handling (56%) and Malaysia Airlines handling (50%).