afghanistan, civillians, United States, US drone strikes, Yemen
Q. The United States has a policy of targeting terrorists with remote controlled drone strikes in countries such as Afghanistan and Yemen. These attacks also sometimes kill and injure nearby civilians. Do you approve or disapprove of this policy?
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Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
30% |
48% |
19% |
33% |
|
| Total disapprove |
45% |
50% |
33% |
63% |
51% |
|
| Strongly approve |
11% |
7% |
16% |
4% |
15% |
|
| Approve |
24% |
23% |
32% |
15% |
18% |
|
| Disapprove |
28% |
32% |
25% |
24% |
26% |
|
| Strongly disapprove |
17% |
18% |
8% |
39% |
25% |
|
| Don’t know |
21% |
19% |
19% |
18% |
16% |
35% approve of the US policy of targeting terrorists with remote controlled drone strikes and 45% disapprove.
A majority of Labor voters (50%), Greens voters (63%) and other voters (51%) disapprove while Liberal/National voters were more likely to approve (48% approve/33% disapprove).
Men were more likely to approve (47% approve/39% disapprove) while women were more likely to disapprove (23% approve/51% disapprove).
Q. Recently, two male Australian citizens were killed in a drone strike in Yemen that targeted alleged terrorists. The government has said it doesn’t have a view about how they were killed. How concerned are you about the potential for Australians to be killed or injured in drone strikes?
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Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
| Total concerned |
58% |
67% |
51% |
60% |
59% |
|
| Very concerned |
22% |
29% |
15% |
33% |
18% |
|
| Somewhat concerned |
36% |
38% |
36% |
27% |
41% |
|
| Not very concerned |
21% |
20% |
24% |
18% |
18% |
|
| Not at all concerned |
12% |
5% |
17% |
19% |
19% |
|
| Don’t know |
9% |
8% |
8% |
2% |
4% |
58% said they were very or somewhat concerned about the potential for Australians to be killed or injured in drone strikes while 33% said they were not very or not at all concerned.
A majority of all voter groups said they were concerned.
55% of men and 63% of women were very/somewhat concerned. There were no substantial differences by age.