Countries and world leaders

Australian views of Brexit

Australian views of the United Kingdom may have been affected by Brexit, and the adverse coverage of the protracted Brexit negotiations.

Seven in ten Australians (70%) say that the United Kingdom leaving the European Union will be a bad thing for the European Union. The majority (62%) say it will be a bad thing for the United Kingdom. Fewer, but still a majority (58%), say Brexit will be a bad thing for the West.

Pessimism about Brexit aligns with Lowy Institute polling from 2016, in which a majority of Australians (51%) said that the United Kingdom ‘should remain a member of the European Union’. Only 19% said it should leave.

Countries and world leaders
Australian views of Brexit

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Now a question about the United Kingdom and its vote to leave the European Union. Do you personally think the United Kingdom leaving the European Union will be a good thing or a bad thing for:

This question was asked in 2019.

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