Immigration
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Societal issues
Cultural diversity
For several decades, Australia has been open to people from all over the world. Overall, do you think Australia’s culturally diverse population has been:
Immigration and refugees
Immigration rate
Do you personally think that the total number of migrants coming to Australia each year is too high, too low or about right?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
Threats to Australia’s vital interests
Do you see the following possible threat as a critical threat, an important but not critical threat, or not an important threat to Australia’s vital interests in the next ten years?
Relations in the Indo-Pacific
Visa requirements for citizens of Pacific Islands countries
Would you support or oppose relaxing visa requirements for citizens of Pacific Islands countries to enable them to live, work and study in Australia?
Questions from previous years
Australian foreign policy
Australian prime ministers and foreign policy
Now thinking about the way Australia’s foreign policy has been handled by different prime ministers over the last 15 years. In your personal view, has each of the following prime ministers done a very good job, a reasonable job, or a poor job in handling Australia’s foreign policy?
Immigration and refugees
Immigration after Covid-19
Thinking now about the pause in Australia’s immigration during the pandemic. Now that borders have reopened, over the next 12 months, do you think the number of immigrants allowed into Australia should be:
Immigration and refugees
Immigration and national identity
Next, indicate whether the first statement or the second statement comes closer to your own views, even if neither is exactly right:
United States
Coalition government report card
What mark out of ten would you personally give the Coalition Government in Canberra for its performance in handling each of the following issues — with 10 meaning it has done an excellent job, 5 an average job and 0 a very poor job?
Immigration and refugees
Attitudes to immigration
Thinking about immigration to Australia. Please say whether you personally agree or disagree with each of the following statements about immigration:
Immigration and refugees
Border protection and Australia’s reputation
In your view, do Australia’s border protection policies help, hurt or make no difference to its international reputation?
Australian foreign policy
Elections and foreign policy
Which major party would do a better job of handling the following foreign policy issues?
Immigration and refugees
Nauru and Manus Island policy
And now about asylum seekers currently in Nauru and Manus Island detention centres. For those asylum seekers who have been determined to be refugees, please say which one of the following statements most closely represents your own view.
Global powers and world leaders
Attitudes to Europe
Please say whether you personally agree or disagree with each of the following statements about Europe:
Immigration and refugees
Australia’s humanitarian policy options
Please say whether you personally agree or disagree with each of the following statements:
China
Important issues facing Australia
Please say whether you personally think each of the following is a very important issue, a somewhat important issue, or not an important issue facing Australia at the moment:
Immigration and refugees
Asylum seeker policy
Please say whether you personally agree or disagree with the following policy ideas:
Australian foreign policy
Australia’s population
Now about the size of Australia’s population in the next 40 years or so. Which one of the following do you personally think would be the best target population for Australia in the next 40 years?
Immigration and refugees
Reasons for reducing immigration
Please say whether each of the following is a major reason, a minor reason or not a reason as to why you personally think there should be fewer migrants coming to Australia:
Immigration and refugees
Attention on the asylum seeker issue
Is the right amount of attention being given to the issue of asylum seekers?
Australian foreign policy
Australian responses to Asia’s growth
As the Asian region grows and becomes more significant, do you personally think it is very important, somewhat important or not important for the Australian government to do each of the following in response?
Immigration and refugees
Unauthorised asylum seekers
Are you concerned about unauthorised asylum seekers coming to Australia by boat?
Immigration and refugees
Views of offshore processing
And are you personally in favour or against the offshore processing of unauthorised asylum seekers? And is that strongly or somewhat?
Immigration and refugees
Criteria for new migrants
Please say whether you personally think each of the following is an important criteria or not an important criteria for determining which migrants should be allowed to come to Australia to live
Immigration and refugees
Important criteria for new migrants
Which one is the most important criteria for determining which migrants should be allowed to come to Australia to live?
China
Reasons for reducing Chinese investment
Why do you think Australia should have less Chinese investment?
Immigration and refugees
Skilled worker visas
When there are shortages of workers in Australia and companies in Australia cannot find enough skilled workers, are you personally in favour or against the government allowing in extra workers from foreign countries to come to Australia and fill those positions on short-term visas?
Immigration and refugees
Arguments about unauthorised asylum seekers
I am now going to read you a few different arguments that have been made about unauthorised asylum seekers arriving here by boat. For each one please say whether you personally agree or disagree.
Australian foreign policy
Goals of Australian foreign policy
Thinking about what Australian foreign policy should be trying to achieve, I am going to read a list of goals, and ask you to tell me how important each one is for Australia.
Australian foreign policy
Indian student attacks
Do you personally think Australia’s relationship with India has been damaged or has not been damaged following the recent attacks on Indian students in Australia?
Australian foreign policy
Performance of the Rudd Government
This year the Rudd Government will complete its first term in office. What mark out of ten would you personally give the Rudd Government for its performance in handling each of the following issues — with ten meaning it has done an excellent job, five an average job and one a very poor job? Firstly …
Australian foreign policy
Australia’s influence under the Rudd Government
Do you agree or disagree that the Kevin Rudd Labor government has been successful in giving Australia more influence in the world?
Australian foreign policy
International reputation after election
Comparing Australia’s international reputation under the previous Howard government with our reputation under the current Rudd government, would you say it has improved, worsened or stayed the same?
Immigration and refugees
Temporary migrant worker schemes
Temporary migrant worker schemes bring in foreigners to do seasonal unskilled work for limited periods. Thinking about Australia, please say whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements.